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Classic garage rock is a raw and energetic music genre that emerged in the mid-1960s. It is characterized by its simple chord progressions, distorted guitar riffs, and driving rhythms. The lyrics often deal with teenage rebellion, love, and heartbreak. The genre is known for its DIY approach and was often recorded in garages or basements. It was popularized by bands that had a short-lived but influential career, and their music continues to inspire new generations of musicians.


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List of classic garage rock artists

Here is a list of classic garage rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the classic garage rock genre. You can find out what classic garage rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 52 322758
2 36 212878
3 44 170167
4 50 158088
5 31 35385
6 42 221189
7 36 108944
8 28 23836
9 22 13048
10 38 133943
11 20 12517
12 34 140274
13 37 41448
14 17 13317
15 35 109307
16 47 127949
17 16 12969
18 16 6593
19 36 77938
20 12 10108
21 37 59206
22 37 136326
23 33 77010
24 36 34017
25 21 21959
26 20 41006
27 28 26702
28 36 99364
29 16 12540
30 39 23229
31 30 39207
32 25 13570
33 25 26378
34 28 32444
35 30 84602
36 37 85249
37 35 65062
38 27 53295
39 26 16048
40 39 47037
41 25 36686
42 37 69677
43 31 20377
44 40 128394
45 34 28521
46 14 8596
47 12 5730
48 27 46457
49 14 2932
50 14 5086
51 21 6117
52 25 27431
53 25 19107
54 28 30842
55 35 49879
56 12 3426
57 12 6106
58 22 17601
59 26 24153
60 16 9629
61 22 11849
62 22 31286
63 20 7793
64 18 15020
65 13 4787
66 23 13433
67 16 2671
68 30 71830
69 16 6461
70 15 5324
71 28 30990
72 14 1731
73 44 41152
74 14 7675
75 13 6588
76 26 4410
77 37 138992
78 21 13297
79 25 22332
80 31 11728
81 24 9667
82 10 3438
83 32 28806
84 35 16922
85 25 6237
86 33 1612
87 22 9192
88 20 11643
89 23 21782
90 20 7823
91 27 5405
92 23 7601
93 20 2365
94 21 1561
95 21 15022
96 20 8781
97 15 6046
98 19 7148
99 18 3094
100 12 5465

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