Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in the 1980s. It is characterized by its flashy, theatrical style, often featuring big hair, makeup, and spandex. The music typically incorporates elements of hard rock and pop, with catchy hooks and anthemic choruses. The lyrics often focus on themes of partying, sex, and rebellion. Glam metal bands were known for their high-energy live performances and over-the-top music videos.
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Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Horn Section
Popular glam metal Songs
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Appetite For Destruction
1987
Dr. Feelgood (40th Anniversary;2021 - Remaster)
1989
The Last In Line (Deluxe Edition)
1984
Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition)
2024
No More Tears (Expanded Edition)
1991
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
1975
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List of glam metal artists
Here is a list of glam metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the glam metal genre. You can find out what glam metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
68
2523885
2
63
1712139
3
60
1455412
4
69
3104396
5
65
2504210
6
52
862737
7
72
5361428
8
57
1144166
9
57
1210092
10
67
2687847
11
61
1932599
12
57
799393
13
63
3640081
14
62
1238899
15
63
2910106
16
59
1477480
17
57
1773664
18
71
5050218
19
60
824988
20
53
1167205
21
68
3984971
22
70
4843932
23
54
884946
24
57
881786
25
63
1534631
26
52
937313
27
61
2556325
28
59
1437891
29
54
600252
30
62
2756821
31
61
2599688
32
50
713516
33
46
587345
34
64
1520431
35
55
655591
36
63
3183346
37
56
1634397
38
68
1097537
39
46
475372
40
54
563793
41
49
388337
42
48
664447
43
51
679593
44
47
343785
45
58
1708268
46
57
1128620
47
79
30305264
48
55
1239568
49
37
214934
50
52
928086
51
52
902035
52
56
921048
53
47
462963
54
48
926926
55
48
500433
56
46
529725
57
37
188503
58
52
1483646
59
42
299908
60
42
221487
61
53
934322
62
45
241347
63
43
124044
64
40
198048
65
51
582334
66
48
417542
67
36
257274
68
56
804413
69
36
92024
70
42
204622
71
61
589780
72
59
603035
73
56
882507
74
55
420787
75
38
84467
76
51
272406
77
45
430700
78
43
625122
79
46
227791
80
42
126875
81
44
272581
82
37
52419
83
41
213403
84
78
13005854
85
39
212263
86
50
523502
87
38
83575
88
41
260693
89
47
343794
90
39
51009
91
37
70295
92
39
113203
93
40
106221
94
40
284046
95
40
177710
96
38
19104
97
37
94423
98
36
206103
99
36
61501
100
36
145066
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