Heartland rock is a genre of music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its rootsy, Americana sound, often featuring acoustic guitars, harmonicas, and pianos. The lyrics often focus on themes of blue-collar life, small-town America, and the struggles and triumphs of everyday people. The genre gained popularity in the Midwest and heartland regions of the United States, hence its name.
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Piano, Flute, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Harmonica
Popular heartland rock Songs
Hotel California (2013 Remaster)
1976
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
1972
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
1988
Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron (Music From The Original Motion Picture)
2002
Escape (2022 Remaster)
1981
Shake Your Money Maker
1990
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List of heartland rock artists
Here is a list of heartland rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the heartland rock genre. You can find out what heartland 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
62
1579336
2
54
1237969
3
55
1241629
4
65
1667572
5
54
702838
6
59
1184597
7
67
2445898
8
63
797479
9
58
1312429
10
56
1004560
11
68
2328282
12
57
689769
13
55
980343
14
63
1697871
15
67
2495819
16
53
849827
17
60
1313140
18
64
2267449
19
57
1671358
20
62
1166379
21
51
856987
22
58
1884679
23
64
1058167
24
69
2468546
25
53
398807
26
67
2943492
27
67
2690380
28
75
2343023
29
77
5791356
30
67
1227661
31
57
966023
32
54
421857
33
72
3081873
34
60
1446560
35
69
3070953
36
68
1377793
37
53
603034
38
64
2483938
39
60
866436
40
73
5309924
41
66
1513678
42
54
1090890
43
58
1025487
44
57
993236
45
46
376441
46
51
359209
47
60
818951
48
47
364692
49
66
1057575
50
52
756016
51
60
1083114
52
57
891647
53
75
10350085
54
63
1553916
55
66
2541898
56
55
237798
57
63
953079
58
45
254867
59
62
1121335
60
67
1707458
61
54
878930
62
57
794279
63
50
490244
64
57
695749
65
61
918365
66
62
742101
67
52
1160171
68
53
396581
69
67
2684961
70
61
2402102
71
50
708428
72
58
410217
73
46
583844
74
46
446142
75
55
631065
76
51
930876
77
54
257664
78
46
208931
79
58
795558
80
74
6093857
81
54
406610
82
74
3469903
83
59
280402
84
52
204651
85
54
218211
86
50
245213
87
51
472825
88
51
214924
89
58
236761
90
51
281257
91
64
497256
92
59
799230
93
64
1522018
94
54
653613
95
58
1096414
96
50
175038
97
53
341690
98
49
104160
99
47
146558
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45
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heartland rock playlist created by Chosic
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