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Rock genre — history, bands and artists
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Rock concerts in Earth
Upcoming Rock concerts: one card per artist, the rest of their dates on the artist page
Geography of Rock
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Rock
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1973The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd
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1971[Led Zeppelin IV]Led Zeppelin
1997OK ComputerRadiohead
1987Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses
1969Abbey RoadThe Beatles
1975Wish You Were HerePink Floyd
1979Highway to HellAC/DC
1980Back in BlackAC/DC
1968The BeatlesThe Beatles
New in Rock
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026How's It Goin'Bryan Adams
2026Dead CompanyRoyal Blood
2026Requiem for a VillageSteven Wilson
2026In the Shadow of Your ShadowCult of Luna
Rock by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Rock by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Rock
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- AC/DC
Aerosmith
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams
Chicago
Coldplay
David Bowie- Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Dua Lipa
Duran Duran
Eagles
Electric Light Orchestra- Elton John
- Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Eurythmics
Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner
Genesis
Guns N’ Roses- Imagine Dragons
Justin Timberlake
Led Zeppelin- Lionel Richie
Mariah Carey
Maroon 5- MILEY
Oasis- Olivia Rodrigo
P!nk
Paul McCartney
Phil Collins- Pink Floyd
- Queen
R.E.M.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rihanna- Robbie Williams
Rod Stewart
Roxette
Scorpions
Shakira- Simply Red
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Sting- Tame Impala
- Tears for Fears
- The Beatles
The Cure
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Weeknd
Tina Turner
Toto
U2- Whitney Houston
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Rock is divided into
Acid RockBlues RockHard RockProgressive RockSouthern RockStoner RockSurf MusicPsychedelic RockMelodic RockFunk RockCountry RockJazz RockPop RockNew WaveGarage RockFolk RockClassic RockRock & RollIndieR&BArt RockAnatolian RockArena RockAORAlternative RockAfro RockAcoustic RockBard RockElectronic RockComedy RockChristian RockDance-RockExperimental RockFreakbeatGothic RockGlam RockHeartland RockIndustrial RockInstrumental RockJam BandLatin RockModMiejski FolkMath rockMangue BeatMainstream RockNoise RockNeo-RockabillyOccult RockPunk BluesPub RockProto-PunkPost-RockPost-PunkPop Yeh-YehPiano RockRoots RockRock UrbanoRock OperaRock AndinoRock AndaluzRautalankaRap RockSymphonic RockSwamp RockSufi RockSoft RockZoloVisual KeiReggae RockRock Urbano MexicanoBeat Rock
Origins
Genres from which Rock originated
Parent genre
Rock is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Rock