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Genre: glam rock

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Parent Genre: rock

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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Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Harmonica

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Double Platinum
1978
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)
1972
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The Game
1980
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Even In The Quietest Moments
1977
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Transformer
1972
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Remastered)
1973
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Avalon
1982
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Hello!
1973
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Ambient 1: Music For Airports (Remastered 2004)
1978
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Picture Book
2008
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Lust For Life
1977
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Electric Warrior
1971
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Trash
1989

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List of glam rock artists

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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 65 2530878
2 70 3344383
3 70 3953834
4 60 1446560
5 62 3616938
6 76 10184186
7 84 48972277
8 59 695089
9 82 12917525
10 60 1031768
11 61 1784605
12 54 400859
13 61 1587373
14 71 9200966
15 54 692537
16 60 969693
17 61 726480
18 56 541325
19 57 586426
20 55 450364
21 40 275084
22 58 772524
23 59 376956
24 57 426431
25 57 6844971
26 45 218915
27 53 45697
28 46 32178
29 33 92823
30 49 130089
31 45 45749
32 47 222407
33 50 409212
34 43 105217
35 48 53347
36 47 377973
37 37 83158
38 39 42681
39 42 216786
40 44 39216
41 39 174187
42 40 79650
43 39 85152
44 38 80070
45 31 68091
46 31 43489
47 27 23844
48 34 30562
49 33 28111
50 27 18427
51 33 55024
52 33 37746
53 32 5195
54 30 142591
55 26 20616
56 29 21684
57 29 40090
58 22 13207
59 25 12331
60 25 33461
61 25 2666
62 19 19252
63 20 11288
64 18 389
65 15 8533
66 4 1314
67 9 2194
68 13 1759
69 13 4951
70 7 4534
71 11 2670
72 11 4081
73 11 7118
74 10 1138
75 8 3945
76 8 767
77 7 1577
78 4 6902
79 4 1257
80 3 1335
81 3 46

glam rock playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular glam rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.