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* ArenaRock (also known as album-oriented rock [AOR], stadium rock, or corporate rock): Polished, slick, radio-ready, and commercially-friendly (generally without being out-and-out pop rock) rock that was at its peak between the mid [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]] (although it remained popular into the early [[TheNineties '90s]]) and featured hard rock anthems and soft rock {{Power Ballad}}s

* Music/BlueOysterCult -- HardRock.

Note: The bands'/artists' ''primary'' genres are listed as well, with ArenaRock being considered a subgenre of HardRock and soft rock, HairMetal a subgenre of HardRock, {{New Wave|Music}} a subgenre of pop rock, and PunkRock a subgenre of HardRock. When these subgenres are listed, their larger genre is not, to avoid redundancy.

* Music/SkidRow -- HairMetal, HeavyMetal (output from '90s on).

* {{Music/Scorpions}} -- HairMetal.

* Music/ZZTop -- Boogie rock; BluesRock; HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s), SouthernRock (debatable)..

* Music/ZZTop -- Boogie rock; BluesRock; HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s).

* Music/VanHalen -- HairMetal.

* {{Music/Whitesnake}} -- HairMetal.

* Music/StoneTemplePilots

* [[Music/HallAndOates Hall & Oates]] -- Soul rock, pop rock (with a {{New Wave|Music}} period in the '80s), soft rock.

* Music/AliceCooper -- HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the late '80s-early '90s).

* Music/BillyIdol -- HardRock, {{New Wave|Music}}.
* Music/BillyJoel -- Pop rock, soft rock.
* Music/BillySquier -- ArenaRock.

* Music/BobDylan -- Folk rock, soft rock.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen -- Heartland rock, folk rock.
* Music/BryanAdams -- ArenaRock.

* Music/DavidBowie -- GlamRock, {{New Wave|Music}}, ProgressiveRock (debatable).
* Music/DavidLeeRoth -- HairMetal, pop rock.

* Music/DonHenley -- Pop rock, soft rock.
* Music/DonMcLean -- Folk rock, soft rock.
* Music/DonnieIris -- ArenaRock, pop rock.

* Music/EddieMoney -- ArenaRock.

* Music/EltonJohn -- Soft rock, GlamRock, pop rock.
* Music/EricClapton -- BluesRock.

* Music/JacksonBrowne -- Folk rock, soft rock, pop rock.

* Music/LitaFord -- HairMetal.

* Music/NeilYoung -- Folk rock, country rock, HardRock, soft rock.

* Music/OzzyOsbourne -- HardRock, HeavyMetal.

* Music/PatBenatar -- ArenaRock.

* Music/PeterFrampton -- ArenaRock.
* Music/PeterGabriel -- ProgressiveRock, pop rock.
* Music/PhilCollins -- Pop rock, soft rock.

* Music/RobertPalmer -- Pop rock, soul rock.
* Music/RodStewart -- Pop rock, soft rock.

* Music/SammyHagar -- HardRock.

* Music/TedNugent -- HardRock.

!!Bands/artists generally considered too old to be Classic Rock, but may show up once in a while on the radio include:

* Music/JohnnyCash

* Music/KennyWayneShepherd

* Music/SherylCrow

* Music/JohnMellencamp -- Heartland rock, HardRock.

There are also several syndicated radio programs that play classic rock bands and artists, including ''The House of Hair with Dee Snider'', ''Nights with Alice Cooper'', ''Flashback with Matt Pinfield,'' ''The Classics with Steve Downes'', and ''Off the Record with Joe Benson''.

There are also several syndicated radio programs that play classic rock bands and artists, including ''The House of Hair with Dee Snider'', ''Nights with Alice Cooper'', ''The Classics with Steve Downes'', and ''Off the Record with Joe Benson''.

* SouthernRock: Rock music originating from the Southern United States

* Music/BillyIdol -- PunkRock, {{New Wave|Music}}.

* [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] -- HardRock, HeavyMetal.

* Music/OzzyOsbourne -- HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the mid '80s-early '90s), HeavyMetal.

* Music/PinkFloyd -- ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock.

* {{Music/Queensryche}} -- HardRock, HeavyMetal ('80s output), ProgressiveRock.

* Music/LennyKravitz

Classic rock is not, strictly speaking, a musical genre, but rather a radio format that features old-school rock songs. There is no set definition of "classic rock," with just about everybody having their own personal criteria. The unwritten definition used by the website ultimateclassicrock.com (and many people) generally seems to be any music created by a non-[[AlternativeRock alternative]] [[note]] excluding {{New Wave|Music}}, PunkRock, and PostPunk, if you even consider these genres to be alternative [[/note]] rock band/artist who was at the peak of their/his/her career between the [[RockAndRoll rockabilly/rock and roll]] (using the strictest definition of the latter term) and the {{Grunge}}[=/=]AlternativeRock eras (basically, rock from the mid-ish-early-ish [[TheSixties '60s]] to the very early [[TheNineties '90s]]). That being said, classic rock radio stations have started playing more recent music, including grunge and alternative artists, diversifying their playlists. While the rock and roll/rockabilly artists of the [[TheFifties '50s]] and early [[TheSixties '60s]] are indeed classic and rock, they tend to not be considered "classic rock," since they virtually never seem to get played on stations of that radio format.

* PsychedelicRock (frequently used synonymously with acid rock)

* Music/TheRollingStones -- BluesRock, HardRock, soft rock, FunkRock (select songs from their mid '70s-'80s output).

* Music/TheBlackCrowes

!!Some Genres Associated with Classic Rock Include:

!!Classic-Era, Non-Alternative [[note]] not including {{New Wave|Music}}, PunkRock, and PostPunk as alternative here [[/note]] Bands/Artists Associated with Classic Rock Include:

!!Newer and/or Alternative Bands and Artists That Sometimes Get Played on Classic Rock Radio Include:

* HairMetal (also known as glam metal or pop-metal [[note]] even though most hair bands aren't really metal [[/note]]): Slick, generally radio-ready rock music that was at its peak between the mid [[TheEighties '80s]] and early [[TheNineties '90s]] and featured artists in glammed-up costumes performing hard rock anthems and {{Power Ballad}}s that still rocked pretty hard

* {{Music/Saxon}} -- HardRock.

* Music/ThreeDogNight -- Pop rock, soft rock, soul-rock.

Classic rock is not, strictly speaking, a musical genre, but rather a radio format that features old-school rock songs. There is no set definition of "classic rock," with just about everybody having their own personal criteria. The unwritten definition used by the website ultimateclassicrock.com (and many people) generally seems to be any music created by a non-[[AlternativeRock alternative]] [[note]] excluding NewWaveMusic, PunkRock, and PostPunk, if you even consider these genres to be alternative [[/note]] rock band/artist who was at the peak of their/his/her career between the [[RockAndRoll rockabilly/rock and roll]] (using the strictest definition of the latter term) and the {{Grunge}}[=/=]AlternativeRock eras (basically, rock from the mid-ish-early-ish [[TheSixties '60s]] to the very early [[TheNineties '90s]]). That being said, classic rock radio stations have started playing more recent music, including grunge and alternative artists, diversifying their playlists. While the rock and roll/rockabilly artists of the [[TheFifties '50s]] and early [[TheSixties '60s]] are indeed classic and rock, they tend to not be considered "classic rock," since they virtually never seem to get played on stations of that radio format.

Classic rock radio stations are common in the United States and Sirius XM Radio features several classic rock-oriented stations, including: The Bridge (classic soft rock), Classic Rewind (late [[TheSeventies '70s]] and [[TheEighties '80s]] classic rock), Classic Vinyl ([[TheSixties '60s]] and early [[TheSeventies '70s]] classic rock), Deep Tracks (classic rock deep cuts), 1st Wave (classic NewWaveMusic, PunkRock, and PostPunk), Hair Nation (HairMetal), and Ozzy's Boneyard (classic HardRock and HeavyMetal).

* ArenaRock (also known as album-oriented rock [AOR], stadium rock, or corporate rock): Polished, slick, radio-ready, and commercially-friendly (generally without being out-and-out pop-rock) rock that was at its peak between the mid [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]] (although it remained popular into the early [[TheNineties '90s]]) and featured hard rock anthems and soft rock {{Power Ballad}}s

* Jazz-rock (also known as jazz fusion)
* {{New Wave|Music}}: A style of oft-quirky pop-rock and pop that evolved out of PunkRock and was at its commercial peak between the late [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]]

!!Classic-Era, Non-Alternative [[note]] not including NewWaveMusic, PunkRock, and PostPunk as alternative here [[/note]] Bands/Artists Associated with Classic Rock Include:
Note: The bands'/artists' ''primary'' genres are listed as well, with ArenaRock being considered a subgenre of HardRock and soft rock, HairMetal a subgenre of HardRock, NewWaveMusic a subgenre of pop-rock, and PunkRock a subgenre of HardRock. When these subgenres are listed, their larger genre is not, to avoid redundancy.

* Music/TheAlanParsonsProject -- ProgressiveRock, soft rock, pop-rock.

* Music/TheBeachBoys -- SurfRock; pop-rock; PsychedelicRock.

* Music/TheB52s -- NewWaveMusic.
* Music/BillyIdol -- PunkRock, NewWaveMusic.

* {{Music/Blondie}} -- NewWaveMusic.

* Music/TheCars -- NewWaveMusic.
* Music/CheapTrick -- Pop-rock, ArenaRock.
* {{Music/Chicago}} -- Jazz-rock, pop-rock, soft rock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s).

* [[Music/CoverdalePage Coverdale/Page]] -- HardRock, BluesRock.

* Music/DavidBowie -- GlamRock, NewWaveMusic, ProgressiveRock (debatable).
* Music/DavidLeeRoth -- HairMetal, pop-rock.

* {{Music/Devo}} -- NewWaveMusic.

* Music/DonHenley -- Pop-rock, soft rock.

* Music/DonnieIris -- ArenaRock, pop-rock.

* Music/ElectricLightOrchestra -- ProgressiveRock, pop-rock.
* Music/EltonJohn -- soft rock, GlamRock, pop-rock.

* {{Music/Genesis}} -- ProgressiveRock, pop-rock (output from the late '70s on).

* [[Music/HallAndOates Hall & Oates]] -- Soul rock, pop-rock (with a NewWaveMusic period in the '80s), soft rock.

* Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews -- Pop-rock, soul rock.

* Music/JacksonBrowne -- Folk rock, soft rock, pop-rock.

* Music/TheJGeilsBand -- BluesRock ('70s output), boogie rock ('70s output), NewWaveMusic ('80s output).

* Music/TheKinks -- Pop-rock, HardRock, soft rock.

* Music/LittleRiverBand -- Pop-rock, soft rock.

* Music/MeatLoaf -- Wagnerian rock, ProgressiveRock, HardRock, soft rock, pop-rock.

* Music/TheMoodyBlues -- ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock, pop-rock.

* Music/PeterGabriel -- ProgressiveRock, pop-rock.
* Music/PhilCollins -- Pop-rock, soft rock.

* Music/ThePolice -- NewWaveMusic, reggae rock.

* Music/RobertPalmer -- Pop-rock, soul rock.
* Music/RodStewart -- Pop-rock, soft rock.

* Music/SteelyDan -- Jazz rock, soft rock, pop-rock.
* Music/SteveMillerBand -- Pop-rock, PsychedelicRock, BluesRock.

* Music/TalkingHeads -- NewWaveMusic.

* Music/ThreeDogNight -- Pop-rock, soft rock, soul-rock.

* Music/TheTubes -- NewWaveMusic.

* {{Music/U2}} -- PostPunk.

* Music/TheWho -- HardRock, pop-rock.

* {{Music/Yes}} -- ProgressiveRock; pop-rock ('80s-early '90s output).

* {{NewWave|Music}}: A style of oft-quirky pop-rock and pop that evolved out of PunkRock and was at its commercial peak between the late [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]]

* Music/ThirtyEightSpecial -- SouthernRock, ArenaRock.

* Music/BachmanTurnerOverdrive -- Boogie rock, BluesRock, HardRock.

* Music/CoverdalePage -- HardRock, BluesRock.

* Music/FireHouse -- HairMetal.

* Music/HallAndOates -- Soul rock, pop-rock (with a NewWaveMusic period in the '80s), soft rock.

* Music/TheRamones -- PunkRock.

* Music/YAndT -- HairMetal.

* Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand -- SouthernRock; BluesRock, country-rock, boogie rock, jam band.

* Music/BobDylan -- Folk-rock, soft rock.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen -- Heartland rock, folk-rock.

* {{Music/Heart}} -- HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s), folk-rock.

* Music/JacksonBrowne -- Folk-rock, soft rock, pop-rock.

* Music/JethroTull -- ProgressiveRock, folk-rock, HardRock.

* Music/ThePolice -- NewWaveMusic, reggae-rock.

* Music/RobertPalmer -- Pop-rock, soul-rock.

* ArenaRock (also known as album-oriented rock [AOR], stadium rock, or corporate rock) - polished, slick, radio-ready, and commercially-friendly (generally without being out-and-out pop-rock) rock that was at its peak between the mid [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]] (although it remained popular into the early [[TheNineties '90s]]) and featured hard rock anthems and soft rock {{Power Ballad}}s

* GlamRock - flamboyant, theatrical rock music that was at its peak in the [[TheSeventies '70s]] and often featured performers in androgynous outfits
* HairMetal (also known as glam metal or pop-metal [[note]] even though most hair bands aren't really metal [[/note]]) - slick, generally radio-ready rock music that was at its peak between the mid [[TheEighties '80s]] and early [[TheNineties '90s]] and featured artists in glammed-up costumes performing hard rock anthems and {{Power Ballad}}s that still rocked pretty hard

* Heartland rock - rock music that appeals to blue-collar Middle American ethos
* HeavyMetal - this genre is similar to hard rock, except that its sound is heavier/harder (see the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness) and it has a darker, more sinister, more menacing, more intimidating edge to it
* jazz-rock (also known as jazz fusion)
* {{NewWave|Music}} - a style of oft-quirky pop-rock and pop that evolved out of PunkRock and was at its commercial peak between the late [[TheSeventies '70s]] and mid [[TheEighties '80s]]

* PostPunk - rock music that evolved out of PunkRock that was more experimental
* ProgressiveRock (sometimes shortened to prog rock or prog, and frequently used synonymously with art rock) - a somewhat experimental genre dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what rock music is artistically capable of

* PunkRock - stripped-down, hard-rocking, often politically-charged music that developed in the mid [[TheSeventies '70s]] and often revolved around short songs
* Roots rock - rock music that imitated the sound of earlier rock 'n' roll

* SouthernRock - rock music originating from the Southern United States

* Music/ThirtyEightSpecial - SouthernRock; ArenaRock
* {{Music/Accept}} - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* {{Music/ACDC}} - HardRock
* {{Music/Aerosmith}} - HardRock
* Music/TheAlanParsonsProject - ProgressiveRock; soft rock; pop-rock
* Music/AliceCooper - HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the late '80s-early '90s)
* Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand - SouthernRock; BluesRock; country-rock; boogie rock; jam band
* Music/AprilWine - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Asia}} - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Axe}} - ArenaRock
* Music/TheBabys - ArenaRock
* Music/BachmanTurnerOverdrive - boogie rock; BluesRock; HardRock
* Music/BadCompany - BluesRock; HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the mid '80s-early '90s)
* Music/TheBeachBoys - SurfRock; pop-rock; PsychedelicRock
* Music/TheBeatles - pop-rock; PsychedelicRock; soft rock
* Music/TheB52s - NewWaveMusic
* Music/BillyIdol - PunkRock; NewWaveMusic
* Music/BillyJoel - pop-rock; soft rock
* Music/BillySquier - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Blackfoot}} - SouthernRock; HardRock
* Music/BlackSabbath - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* {{Music/Blondie}} - NewWaveMusic
* Music/BlueOysterCult - HardRock
* Music/BobDylan - folk-rock; soft rock
* [[Music/BobSeger Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band]] - heartland rock; roots rock; BluesRock
* Music/BonJovi - HairMetal
* {{Music/Boston}} - ArenaRock
* Music/BruceSpringsteen - heartland rock; folk-rock
* Music/BryanAdams - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Budgie}} - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* Music/TheCars - NewWaveMusic
* Music/CheapTrick - pop-rock; ArenaRock
* {{Music/Chicago}} - jazz-rock; pop-rock; soft rock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/Cinderella}} - HairMetal; BluesRock
* Music/TheClash - PunkRock (output from their first two albums); PostPunk (output from their third album on)
* Music/CoverdalePage - HardRock; BluesRock
* {{Music/Cream}} - PsychedelicRock; BluesRock; HardRock
* Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival - swamp rock; roots rock; SouthernRock (even though they're from California); BluesRock; country-rock
* Music/TheCult - HardRock; PostPunk (output from their first two albums)
* Music/DamnYankees - HairMetal
* Music/DavidBowie - GlamRock; NewWaveMusic; ProgressiveRock (debatable)
* Music/DavidLeeRoth - HairMetal; pop-rock
* Music/DeepPurple - HardRock; PsychedelicRock ('60s output)
* Music/DefLeppard - HairMetal
* Music/DerekAndTheDominos - BluesRock
* {{Music/Devo}} - NewWaveMusic
* [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] - HardRock; HeavyMetal
* Music/DireStraits - BluesRock; ArenaRock
* {{Music/Dokken}} - HairMetal
* Music/DonHenley - pop-rock; soft rock
* Music/DonMcLean - folk-rock; soft rock
* Music/DonnieIris - ArenaRock; pop-rock
* Music/TheDoobieBrothers - boogie rock; soul-rock; roots rock
* Music/TheDoors - PsychedelicRock; BluesRock; HardRock
* {{Music/Eagles}} - country-rock; soft rock
* Music/EddieMoney - ArenaRock
* Music/ElectricLightOrchestra - ProgressiveRock; pop-rock
* Music/EltonJohn - soft rock; GlamRock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Europe}} - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Faces}} - BluesRock; HardRock
* Music/FireHouse - HairMetal
* Music/FleetwoodMac - pop-rock; soft rock; BluesRock (Peter Green-era output)
* {{Music/Foreigner}} - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Genesis}} - ProgressiveRock; pop-rock (output from the late '70s on)
* Music/GrandFunkRailroad - HardRock; BluesRock; boogie rock
* Music/GunsNRoses - HairMetal
* Music/HallAndOates - soul-rock; pop-rock (with a NewWaveMusic period in the '80s); soft rock
* {{Music/Heart}} - HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s); folk-rock
* Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews - pop-rock; soul-rock
* Music/IronMaiden - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* Music/JacksonBrowne - folk-rock; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Jackyl}} - HardRock; SouthernRock
* Music/JamesGang - boogie rock; HardRock; soft rock; BluesRock
* Music/JethroTull - ProgressiveRock; folk-rock; HardRock
* Music/TheJGeilsBand - BluesRock ('70s output); boogie rock ('70s output); NewWaveMusic ('80s output)
* [[Music/JimiHendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] - PsychedelicRock; HardRock; BluesRock
* [[Music/JoanJett Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]] - PunkRock
* Music/JohnMellencamp - heartland rock; HardRock
* {{Music/Journey}} - ArenaRock
* Music/JudasPriest - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* {{Music/Kansas}} - ProgressiveRock; HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s)
* Music/TheKinks - pop-rock; HardRock; soft rock
* {{Music/Kiss}} - HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the mid '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/Krokus}} - HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the mid-late '80s)
* Music/LedZeppelin - HardRock; BluesRock; folk-rock; ProgressiveRock (debatable)
* Music/LittleRiverBand - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Loverboy}} - ArenaRock
* Music/LynyrdSkynyrd - SouthernRock; HardRock
* Music/TheMarshallTuckerBand - country-rock; SouthernRock
* Music/MeatLoaf - Wagnerian rock; ProgressiveRock; HardRock; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Metallica}} - ThrashMetal; HeavyMetal
* Music/MollyHatchet - SouthernRock; HardRock
* Music/TheMoodyBlues - ProgressiveRock; PsychedelicRock; pop-rock
* Music/MotleyCrue - HairMetal
* {{Music/Motorhead}} - HeavyMetal; HardRock
* {{Music/Mountain}} - HardRock; BluesRock
* {{Music/Nazareth}} - HardRock; BluesRock
* Music/NeilYoung - folk-rock; country-rock; HardRock; soft rock
* Music/NightRanger - ArenaRock
* Music/OzzyOsbourne - HardRock (with a HairMetal period in the mid '80s-early '90s); HeavyMetal
* Music/PatBenatar - ArenaRock
* Music/PeterFrampton - ArenaRock
* Music/PeterGabriel - ProgressiveRock; pop-rock
* Music/PhilCollins - pop-rock; soft rock
* Music/PinkFloyd - ProgressiveRock; PsychedelicRock
* {{Music/Poison}} - HairMetal
* Music/ThePolice - NewWaveMusic; reggae-rock
* {{Music/Queen}} - ArenaRock; GlamRock
* {{Music/Queensryche}} - HardRock; HeavyMetal ('80s output); ProgressiveRock
* Music/QuietRiot - HairMetal
* {{Music/Rainbow}} - HardRock (with an ArenaRock period after Music/RonnieJamesDio left the band)
* Music/TheRamones - PunkRock
* {{Music/Ratt}} - HairMetal
* Music/REOSpeedwagon - ArenaRock
* Music/RobertPalmer - pop-rock; soul-rock
* Music/RodStewart - pop-rock; soft rock
* Music/TheRollingStones - BluesRock; HardRock; soft rock; FunkRock (select songs from their mid '70s-'80s output)
* {{Music/Rush}} - ProgressiveRock; HardRock
* Music/SammyHagar - HardRock
* {{Music/Santana}} - Latin rock; BluesRock; PsychedelicRock; HardRock
* {{Music/Saxon}} - HardRock
* {{Music/Scorpions}} - HairMetal
* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel - folk-rock; soft rock
* Music/SkidRow - HairMetal; HeavyMetal (output from '90s on)
* Music/SteelyDan - jazz-rock; soft rock; pop-rock
* Music/SteveMillerBand - pop-rock; PsychedelicRock; BluesRock
* {{Music/Styx}} - ArenaRock; ProgressiveRock
* {{Music/Supertramp}} - pop-rock; soft rock; ProgressiveRock
* {{Music/Survivor}} - ArenaRock
* {{Music/Sweet}} - GlamRock; HardRock
* Music/TalkingHeads - NewWaveMusic
* Music/TedNugent - HardRock
* {{Music/Tesla}} - HairMetal; BluesRock
* Music/ThinLizzy - HardRock
* Music/ThreeDogNight - pop-rock; soft rock; soul-rock
* [[Music/TomPetty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] - heartland rock; BluesRock; HardRock
* {{Music/Triumph}} - HardRock
* Music/TheTubes - NewWaveMusic
* Music/TwistedSister - HairMetal; HeavyMetal
* {{Music/UFO}} - HardRock
* Music/UriahHeep - HardRock; ProgressiveRock
* {{Music/U2}} - PostPunk
* Music/VanHalen - HairMetal
* {{Music/Warrant}} - HairMetal
* {{Music/Whitesnake}} - HairMetal
* Music/TheWho - HardRock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Winger}} - HairMetal
* Music/YAndT - HairMetal
* {{Music/Yes}} - ProgressiveRock; pop-rock ('80s-early '90s output)
* Music/ZZTop - boogie rock; BluesRock; HardRock (with an ArenaRock period in the '80s-early '90s)

* Music/The MarshallTuckerBand - country-rock; SouthernRock

Classic rock is not, strictly speaking, a musical genre, but rather a radio format that features old-school rock songs. There is no set definition of "classic rock," with just about everybody having their own personal criteria. The unwritten definition used by the website ultimateclassicrock.com (and many people) generally seems to be any music created by a non-[[{{Alternative Rock}} alternative]] [[note]] excluding [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]], [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]], and [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]], if you even consider these genres to be alternative [[/note]] rock band/artist who was at the peak of their/his/her career between the [[{{Rock and Roll}} rockabilly/rock and roll]] (using the strictest definition of the latter term) and the [[{{Grunge}} grunge]]/[[{{Alternative Rock}} alternative rock]] eras (basically, rock from the mid-ish-early-ish [[{{The Sixties}} '60s]] to the very early [[{{The Nineties}} '90s]]). That being said, classic rock radio stations have started playing more recent music, including grunge and alternative artists, diversifying their playlists. While the rock and roll/rockabilly artists of the [[{{The Fifties}} '50s]] and early [[{{The Sixties}} '60s]] are indeed classic and rock, they tend to not be considered "classic rock," since they virtually never seem to get played on stations of that radio format.

Classic rock radio stations are common in the United States and Sirius XM Radio features several classic rock-oriented stations, including: The Bridge (classic soft rock), Classic Rewind (late [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]] classic rock), Classic Vinyl ([[{{The Sixties}} '60s]] and early [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] classic rock), Deep Tracks (classic rock deep cuts), 1st Wave (classic [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]], [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]], and [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]]), Hair Nation ([[{{Hair Metal}} hair bands]]), and Ozzy's Boneyard (classic [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] and [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]).

* ArenaRock (also known as album-oriented rock [AOR], stadium rock, or corporate rock) - polished, slick, radio-ready, and commercially-friendly (generally without being out-and-out pop-rock) rock that was at its peak between the mid [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]] (although it remained popular into the early [[{{The Nineties}} '90s]]) and featured hard rock anthems and soft rock [[{{Power Ballad}} power ballads]]

* GlamRock - flamboyant, theatrical rock music that was at its peak in the [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and often featured performers in androgynous outfits
* HairMetal (also known as glam metal or pop-metal [[note]] even though most hair bands aren't really metal [[/note]]) - slick, generally radio-ready rock music that was at its peak between the mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]] and early [[{{The Nineties}} '90s]] and featured artists in glammed-up costumes performing hard rock anthems and [[{{Power Ballad}} power ballads]] that still rocked pretty hard

* HeavyMetal - this genre is similar to hard rock, except that its sound is heavier/harder (see the {{Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness}}) and it has a darker, more sinister, more menacing, more intimidating edge to it

* NewWave|Music}} - a style of oft-quirky pop-rock and pop that evolved out of [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] and was at its commercial peak between the late [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]]

* PostPunk - rock music that evolved out of [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] that was more experimental

* PunkRock - stripped-down, hard-rocking, often politically-charged music that developed in the mid [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and often revolved around short songs

!!Classic-Era, Non-Alternative [[note]] not including [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]], [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]], and [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]] as alternative here [[/note]] Bands/Artists Associated with Classic Rock Include:
Note: The bands'/artists' ''primary'' genres are listed as well, with [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] being considered a subgenre of [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] and soft rock, the [[{{Hair Metal}} hair bands]] a subgenre of [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]], [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]] a subgenre of pop-rock, and [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] a subgenre of [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]. When these subgenres are listed, their larger genre is not, to avoid redundancy.

* {{Music/Accept}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* [[{{Music/ACDC}} AC/DC]] - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Aerosmith}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* Music/TheAlanParsonsProject - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; soft rock; pop-rock
* Music/AliceCooper - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with a [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] period in the late '80s-early '90s)
* Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; country-rock; boogie rock; jam band
* Music/AprilWine - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Asia}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Axe}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/The Babys}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* Music/BachmanTurnerOverdrive - boogie rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* Music/BadCompany - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the mid '80s-early '90s)
* Music/TheBeachBoys - [[{{Surf Rock}} surf rock]]; pop-rock; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]
* Music/TheBeatles - pop-rock; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; soft rock
* Music/TheB52s - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* Music/BillyIdol - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]]; [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]

* Music/BillySquier - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Blackfoot}} - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* Music/BlackSabbath - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Blondie}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* Music/BlueOysterCult - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]

* [[{{Music/Bob Seger}} Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band]] - heartland rock; roots rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* Music/BonJovi - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Boston}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* Music/BryanAdams - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Budgie}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* Music/TheCars - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* Music/CheapTrick - pop-rock; [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Chicago}} - jazz-rock; pop-rock; soft rock (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/Cinderella}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* Music/TheClash - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] (output from their first two albums); [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]] (output from their third album on)
* {{Music/Cream}} - [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival - swamp rock; roots rock; [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]] (even though they're from California); [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; country-rock
* [[{{Music/Coverdale Page}} Coverdale/Page]] - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/The Cult}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]] (output from their first two albums)
* {{Music/Damn Yankees}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/David Bowie}} - [[{{Glam Rock}} glam rock]]; [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]] (debatable)
* {{Music/David Lee Roth}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Deep Purple}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]] ('60s output)
* {{Music/Def Leppard}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Derek and the Dominos}} - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Devo}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* [[{{Music/Ronnie James Dio}} Dio]] - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]
* {{Music/Dire Straits}} - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Dokken}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Don Henley}} - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Don McLean}} - folk-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Donnie Iris}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/The Doobie Brothers}} - boogie rock; soul-rock; roots rock
* {{Music/The Doors}} - [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]

* {{Music/Eddie Money}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Electric Light Orchestra}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Elton John}} - soft rock; [[{{Glam Rock}} glam rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Europe}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Faces}} - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/FireHouse}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Fleetwood Mac}} - pop-rock; soft rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]] (Peter Green-era output)
* {{Music/Foreigner}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Genesis}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; pop-rock (output from the late '70s on)
* {{Music/Grand Funk Railroad}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; boogie rock
* [[{{Music/Guns N Roses}} Guns N' Roses]] - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* [[{{Music/Hall and Oates}} Hall & Oates]] - soul-rock; pop-rock (with a [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]] period in the '80s); soft rock
* {{Music/Heart}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the '80s-early '90s); folk-rock
* {{Music/Huey Lewis and the News}} - pop-rock; soul-rock
* {{Music/Iron Maiden}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Jackson Browne}} - folk-rock; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Jackyl}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]
* {{Music/James Gang}} - boogie rock; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; soft rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Jethro Tull}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; folk-rock; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* [[{{Music/The J Geils Band}} The J. Geils Band]] - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]] ('70s output); boogie rock ('70s output); [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]] ('80s output)
* [[{{Music/Jimi Hendrix}} The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] - [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* [[{{Music/Joan Jett}} Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]] - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]]
* {{Music/John Mellencamp}} - heartland rock; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Journey}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Judas Priest}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Kansas}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the '80s)
* {{Music/The Kinks}} - pop-rock; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; soft rock
* {{Music/Kiss}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with a [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] period in the mid '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/Krokus}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with a [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] period in the mid-late '80s)
* {{Music/Led Zeppelin}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; folk-rock; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]] (debatable)
* {{Music/Little River Band}} - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Loverboy}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Lynyrd Skynyrd}} - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/The Marshall Tucker Band}} - country-rock; [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]
* {{Music/Meat Loaf}} - Wagnerian rock; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Metallica}} - [[{{Thrash Metal}} thrash metal]]; [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]
* {{Music/Molly Hatchet}} - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/The Moody Blues}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Motley Crue}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Motorhead}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Mountain}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Nazareth}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Neil Young}} - folk-rock; country-rock; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; soft rock
* {{Music/Night Ranger}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Ozzy Osbourne}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with a [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] period in the mid '80s-early '90s); [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]
* {{Music/Pat Benatar}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Peter Frampton}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Peter Gabriel}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Phil Collins}} - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Pink Floyd}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]
* {{Music/Poison}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/The Police}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]; reggae-rock
* {{Music/Queen}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]; [[{{Glam Rock}} glam rock]]
* {{Music/Queensryche}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]] ('80s output); [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]
* {{Music/Quiet Riot}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Rainbow}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period after {{Music/Ronnie James Dio}} left the band)
* [[{{Music/The Ramones}} Ramones]] - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]]
* {{Music/Ratt}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/REO Speedwagon}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Robert Palmer}} - pop-rock; soul-rock
* {{Music/Rod Stewart}} - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/The Rolling Stones}} - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; soft rock; [[{{Funk Rock}} funk-rock]] (select songs from their mid '70s-'80s output)
* {{Music/Rush}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Sammy Hagar}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Santana}} - Latin rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Saxon}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Scorpions}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* [[{{Music/Simon and Garfunkel}} Simon & Garfunkel]] - folk-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Skid Row}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]; [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]] (output from '90s on)
* {{Music/Steely Dan}} - jazz-rock; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Steve Miller Band}} - pop-rock; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Styx}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]
* {{Music/Supertramp}} - pop-rock; soft rock; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]
* {{Music/Survivor}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Sweet}} - [[{{Glam Rock}} glam rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Talking Heads}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* {{Music/Ted Nugent}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Tesla}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* {{Music/Thin Lizzy}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* [[{{Music/Thirty Eight Special}} 38 Special]] - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]
* {{Music/Three Dog Night}} - pop-rock; soft rock; soul-rock
* [[{{Music/Tom Petty}} Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] - heartland rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Triumph}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/The Tubes}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* {{Music/Twisted Sister}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]; [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]
* {{Music/UFO}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Uriah Heep}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]
* {{Music/U2}} - [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]]
* {{Music/Van Halen}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Warrant}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Whitesnake}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/The Who}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]; pop-rock
* {{Music/Winger}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* [[{{Music/Y and T}} Y&T]] - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]
* {{Music/Yes}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; pop-rock ('80s-early '90s output)
* {{Music/ZZ Top}} - boogie rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the '80s-early '90s)

* {{Music/Alice in Chains}}

* {{Music/Foo Fighters}}
* {{Music/Green Day}}
* {{Music/Kenny Wayne Shepherd}}
* {{Music/Lenny Kravitz}}

* {{Music/Pearl Jam}}
* {{Music/Red Hot Chili Peppers}}
* [[{{Music/REM}} R.E.M.]]

* {{Music/Stone Temple Pilots}}

* [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] (also known as album-oriented rock [AOR], stadium rock, or corporate rock) - polished, slick, radio-ready, and commercially-friendly (generally without being out-and-out pop-rock) rock that was at its peak between the mid [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]] (although it remained popular into the early [[{{The Nineties}} '90s]]) and featured hard rock anthems and soft rock [[{{Power Ballad}} power ballads]]
* [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]
* boogie rock
* country-rock
* folk-rock
* [[{{Glam Rock}} glam rock]] - flamboyant, theatrical rock music that was at its peak in the [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and often featured performers in androgynous outfits
* [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] (also known as hair metal, glam metal, or pop-metal [[note]] even though most hair bands aren't really metal [[/note]]) - slick, generally radio-ready rock music that was at its peak between the mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]] and early [[{{The Nineties}} '90s]] and featured artists in glammed-up costumes performing hard rock anthems and [[{{Power Ballad}} power ballads]] that still rocked pretty hard
* [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* heartland rock - rock music that appeals to blue-collar Middle American ethos
* [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]] - this genre is similar to hard rock, except that its sound is heavier/harder (see the {{Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness}}) and it has a darker, more sinister, more menacing, more intimidating edge to it

* [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]] - a style of oft-quirky pop-rock and pop that evolved out of [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] and was at its commercial peak between the late [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and mid [[{{The Eighties}} '80s]]
* pop-rock
* [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]] - rock music that evolved out of [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] that was more experimental
* [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]] (sometimes shortened to prog rock or prog, and frequently used synonymously with art rock) - a somewhat experimental genre dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what rock music is artistically capable of
* [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]] (frequently used synonymously with acid rock)
* [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] - stripped-down, hard-rocking, often politically-charged music that developed in the mid [[{{The Seventies}} '70s]] and often revolved around short songs
* roots rock - rock music that imitated the sound of earlier rock 'n' roll
* soft rock
* soul-rock
* [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]] - rock music originating from the Southern United States

* {{Music/The Alan Parsons Project}} - [[{{Progressive Rock}} progressive rock]]; soft rock; pop-rock
* {{Music/Alice Cooper}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with a [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]] period in the late '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/The Allman Brothers Band}} - [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]]; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; country-rock; boogie rock; jam band
* {{Music/April Wine}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* [[{{Music/Axe}} Axe]] - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* [[{{Music/Bachman Turner Overdrive}} Bachman-Turner Overdrive]] - boogie rock; [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Bad Company}} - [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]] (with an [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]] period in the mid '80s-early '90s)
* {{Music/The Beach Boys}} - [[{{Surf Rock}} surf rock]]; pop-rock; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]
* {{Music/The Beatles}} - pop-rock; [[{{Psychedelic Rock}} psychedelic rock]]; soft rock
* [[{{Music/The B52s}} The B-52s]] - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* {{Music/Billy Idol}} - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]]; [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* {{Music/Billy Joel}} - pop-rock; soft rock
* {{Music/Billy Squier}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* {{Music/Black Sabbath}} - [[{{Heavy Metal}} heavy metal]]; [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]

* {{Music/Blue Oyster Cult}} - [[{{Hard Rock}} hard rock]]
* {{Music/Bob Dylan}} - folk-rock; soft rock

* {{Music/Bon Jovi}} - [[{{Hair Metal}} hair band]]

* {{Music/Bruce Springsteen}} - heartland rock; folk-rock
* {{Music/Bryan Adams}} - [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* {{Music/The Cars}} - [[{{New Wave Music}} New Wave]]
* {{Music/Cheap Trick}} - pop-rock; [[{{Arena Rock}} arena rock]]

* {{Music/The Clash}} - [[{{Punk Rock}} punk rock]] (output from their first two albums); [[{{Post Punk}} post-punk]] (output from their third album on)

* {{Music/Creedence Clearwater Revival}} - swamp rock; roots rock; [[{{Southern Rock}} Southern rock]] (even though they're from California); [[{{Blues Rock}} blues-rock]]; country-rock