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Genre: southern rock

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Southern rock is a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. It combines elements of rock, country, and blues music, often featuring electric guitars, drums, and vocals with a distinctly southern accent. The lyrics often touch on themes of rebellion, freedom, and the struggles of everyday life. The genre is known for its energetic and upbeat sound, with catchy hooks and memorable riffs. Some of the most iconic bands in the genre include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Buffalo Springfield. (AI Generated)

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Parent Genre: rock

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Instruments used

Harmonica, Piano, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Organ, Horn Section, Drum Machine, Sampler, Turntables

Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Southern Rock genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 247
2024 47
2023 79
2022 47
2021 34
2020 40
2010s 404
2019 49
2018 33
2017 45
2016 39
2015 35
2014 47
2013 31
2012 41
2011 36
2010 48
2000s 347
2009 45
2008 38
2007 31
2006 38
2005 38
2004 25
2003 40
2002 31
2001 30
2000 31
1990s 197
1999 19
1998 33
1997 20
1996 23
1995 18
1994 19
1993 21
1992 15
1991 17
1990 12
1980s 138
1989 15
1988 19
1987 7
1986 16
1985 8
1984 6
1983 8
1982 14
1981 19
1980 26
1970s 319
1979 27
1978 33
1977 40
1976 38
1975 41
1974 33
1973 37
1972 29
1971 21
1970 20
1960s 44
1969 29
1968 9
1967 3
1966 2
1965 1
1950s 1
1954 1
1697 releases

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southern rock music by decade

Explore southern rock history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of southern rock artists

Here is a list of southern rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the southern rock genre. You can find out what southern rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 63 1694427
2 55 1291784
3 64 854559
4 62 1146027
5 56 893906
6 48 421876
7 48 379943
8 42 354826
9 56 1300077
10 59 1245574
11 54 468463
12 58 1267114
13 82 7139796
14 31 322584
15 58 923572
16 61 806479
17 47 273898
18 57 1042144
19 40 228008
20 53 199787
21 43 186705
22 46 113963
23 37 188492
24 49 298395
25 39 136891
26 46 254703
27 40 222858
28 54 1210942
29 45 299659
30 48 608771
31 37 111361
32 49 223565
33 42 184876
34 60 859935
35 35 160882
36 45 363688
37 53 443393
38 43 191119
39 59 838633
40 45 83954
41 48 144496
42 50 261511
43 45 373586
44 49 252905
45 73 5392447
46 45 297942
47 42 125972
48 48 201985
49 39 148788
50 48 225924
51 38 51556
52 42 78885
53 41 154178
54 35 108785
55 47 143884
56 39 177666
57 32 48270
58 38 57644
59 48 472898
60 48 444508
61 29 51347
62 45 232361
63 50 104084
64 32 32817
65 35 66963
66 37 56936
67 37 32639
68 33 53286
69 33 156805
70 33 69628
71 41 109830
72 29 68622
73 53 226006
74 34 71295
75 30 93842
76 28 37200
77 50 284542
78 37 14400
79 45 192319
80 56 373847
81 58 168391
82 39 125693
83 28 22596
84 33 12992
85 36 15972
86 37 61904
87 32 17480
88 30 17932
89 26 5913
90 28 21797
91 31 8798
92 31 59403
93 30 13942
94 30 42878
95 29 19952
96 29 11567
97 28 24567
98 28 12787
99 27 32653
100 26 9322

southern rock playlist created by Chosic

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