Glam rock is a music genre that emerged in the early 1970s, characterized by its flamboyant and theatrical style. It often features heavy use of makeup, glitter, and outrageous costumes. The music itself is a blend of rock and pop, with catchy hooks and anthemic choruses. The lyrics often deal with themes of individuality, rebellion, and sexuality. Glam rock was a major influence on later genres such as punk and new wave.
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Here is a list of glam rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the glam rock genre. You can find out what glam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | 2544959 | |
| 2 | 71 | 3980265 | |
| 3 | 70 | 3376887 | |
| 4 | 60 | 1456598 | |
| 5 | 63 | 3640081 | |
| 6 | 77 | 10287208 | |
| 7 | 85 | 49382202 | |
| 8 | 60 | 699805 | |
| 9 | 83 | 13069512 | |
| 10 | 61 | 1039406 | |
| 11 | 62 | 1796339 | |
| 12 | 55 | 402392 | |
| 13 | 61 | 1597996 | |
| 14 | 72 | 9312284 | |
| 15 | 55 | 695233 | |
| 16 | 61 | 976682 | |
| 17 | 61 | 731075 | |
| 18 | 57 | 544028 | |
| 19 | 57 | 590717 | |
| 20 | 56 | 453729 | |
| 21 | 41 | 276701 | |
| 22 | 58 | 776467 | |
| 23 | 59 | 379143 | |
| 24 | 58 | 6883356 | |
| 25 | 58 | 429574 | |
| 26 | 46 | 220178 | |
| 27 | 53 | 45697 | |
| 28 | 33 | 93270 | |
| 29 | 46 | 46536 | |
| 30 | 49 | 131197 | |
| 31 | 47 | 223144 | |
| 32 | 50 | 412424 | |
| 33 | 44 | 105952 | |
| 34 | 48 | 53866 | |
| 35 | 38 | 83730 | |
| 36 | 47 | 379319 | |
| 37 | 47 | 32548 | |
| 38 | 40 | 43058 | |
| 39 | 42 | 218362 | |
| 40 | 45 | 39726 | |
| 41 | 40 | 174901 | |
| 42 | 40 | 85667 | |
| 43 | 39 | 80276 | |
| 44 | 38 | 80879 | |
| 45 | 32 | 43936 | |
| 46 | 31 | 68470 | |
| 47 | 28 | 24065 | |
| 48 | 34 | 28604 | |
| 49 | 34 | 38042 | |
| 50 | 34 | 55299 | |
| 51 | 34 | 30790 | |
| 52 | 28 | 18530 | |
| 53 | 33 | 5287 | |
| 54 | 27 | 20780 | |
| 55 | 30 | 40348 | |
| 56 | 30 | 143386 | |
| 57 | 29 | 21901 | |
| 58 | 27 | 2681 | |
| 59 | 25 | 12402 | |
| 60 | 22 | 13285 | |
| 61 | 25 | 33544 | |
| 62 | 20 | 19314 | |
| 63 | 21 | 11330 | |
| 64 | 18 | 389 | |
| 65 | 15 | 8578 | |
| 66 | 5 | 1373 | |
| 67 | 9 | 2212 | |
| 68 | 14 | 4975 | |
| 69 | 13 | 1767 | |
| 70 | 8 | 4596 | |
| 71 | 12 | 7138 | |
| 72 | 11 | 2620 | |
| 73 | 11 | 4110 | |
| 74 | 10 | 1138 | |
| 75 | 8 | 3985 | |
| 76 | 8 | 786 | |
| 77 | 8 | 1602 | |
| 78 | 4 | 1280 | |
| 79 | 4 | 72 | |
| 80 | 4 | 6904 | |
| 81 | 3 | 1335 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular glam rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
