Country rock is a genre that blends elements of country music with rock and roll. It typically features acoustic and electric guitars, drums, and bass, along with lyrics that often focus on rural themes such as love, heartbreak, and the struggles of everyday life. The genre emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and has been popularized by a number of influential artists. Its sound can range from upbeat and energetic to mellow and introspective.
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Piano, Flute, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Harmonica, Organ, Horn Section
Popular country rock Songs
Top New country rock Songs of 2024
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1972
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
1988
Flowers On The Wall: The Essential Statler Brothers 1964-1969
1996
The Classic Christmas Album
2013
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List of country rock artists
Here is a list of country rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the country rock genre. You can find out what country rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
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63
1588515
2
54
1243559
3
56
1247722
4
63
802027
5
59
1191266
6
58
693689
7
65
1677016
8
54
708009
9
56
985775
10
59
1321456
11
54
857139
12
67
2459821
13
60
1317841
14
58
1685192
15
56
1010845
16
53
401178
17
68
2344585
18
58
992914
19
58
1895101
20
69
1391647
21
60
1088631
22
61
872962
23
51
361430
24
47
402881
25
57
1143567
26
52
862490
27
57
972740
28
48
366545
29
57
836430
30
51
449316
31
68
2183732
32
46
256563
33
54
606085
34
58
701656
35
62
928016
36
47
950172
37
50
492899
38
57
1209337
39
55
991564
40
57
897019
41
57
498461
42
53
448218
43
57
881786
44
71
6386449
45
62
483648
46
47
294902
47
48
286776
48
55
401868
49
53
353756
50
46
248120
51
48
592458
52
55
408769
53
58
802034
54
54
330701
55
81
6443829
56
47
210507
57
53
303671
58
57
614523
59
59
281855
60
53
205715
61
47
304390
62
53
399085
63
52
368768
64
55
219294
65
73
2155408
66
54
82368
67
46
40353
68
48
215410
69
46
225407
70
59
592575
71
50
175171
72
63
582204
73
59
364619
74
48
96670
75
54
424017
76
51
187003
77
61
865055
78
47
447308
79
61
1185962
80
54
597029
81
54
487136
82
53
548741
83
60
1315449
84
59
240133
85
66
1602553
86
56
374492
87
54
411395
88
49
324238
89
60
673839
90
63
1366581
91
49
194273
92
47
143696
93
59
648324
94
49
127480
95
49
226309
96
50
98667
97
49
342216
98
46
107964
99
62
241135
100
46
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country rock playlist created by Chosic
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