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classic rock

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Classic rock is a guitar-driven genre that emerged in the 1960s-70s, blending blues, folk, and rock and roll into anthemic songs with memorable riffs and vocal melodies. It defined a generation's countercultural movement while establishing rock music as a dominant artistic force. The genre emphasizes raw energy, instrumental virtuosity, and rebellious themes that continue to influence modern rock.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
3 Cover for Don't Play That Song (Mono) 1962 Ben E. King Don't Play That Song (Mono)
55 Cover for Please Please Me 1963-03-22 The Beatles Please Please Me
53 1963-11-22 The Beatles With The Beatles
72 Cover for Rubber Soul 1965-12-03 The Beatles Rubber Soul
74 Cover for Happy Together 1966 The Turtles Happy Together
45 Cover for Sounds of Silence 1966-01-17 Simon & Garfunkel Sounds of Silence
14 Cover for Aftermath 1966-04-15 The Rolling Stones Aftermath
50 Cover for Revolver 1966-08-05 The Beatles Revolver
36 Cover for Surrealistic Pillow 1967-02 Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
95 Cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967-05-26 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
10 1968 Tom Jones Delilah
26 Cover for Green River 1969-08-03 Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River
47 Cover for Abbey Road 1969-09-26 The Beatles Abbey Road
32 Cover for Let It Bleed 1969-11-29 The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed
91 1970-01-26 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
85 Cover for Morrison Hotel 1970-02-20 The Doors Morrison Hotel
61 Cover for Moondance 1970-03 Van Morrison Moondance
80 Cover for Cosmo's Factory 1970-07-25 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory
7 Cover for After the Gold Rush 1970-09-19 Neil Young After the Gold Rush
35 Cover for American Beauty 1970-11-01 Grateful Dead American Beauty
24 Cover for Pendulum 1970-12-07 Creedence Clearwater Revival Pendulum
27 Cover for American Pie 1971 Don McLean American Pie
9 Cover for Pearl 1971-01 Janis Joplin Pearl
92 1971-04 The Doors L.A. Woman
77 Cover for Imagine 1971-10-11 John Lennon Imagine
64 Cover for Madman Across The Water 1971-11-05 Elton John Madman Across The Water
30 Cover for Led Zeppelin IV 1971-11-08 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
73 Cover for Greatest Hits 1971-11 Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits
40 1972 Looking Glass Looking Glass
38 Cover for Harvest 1972-02-14 Neil Young Harvest
18 1974-03-02 Steely Dan Pretzel Logic
59 1974-11-04 Elton John Greatest Hits
99 Cover for Fleetwood Mac 1975-07-11 Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac
67 1975-09-12 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
70 Cover for Hot Space (2011 Remaster) 1975-11-21 Queen Hot Space (2011 Remaster)
17 Cover for "A New World Record" 1976 Electric Light Orchestra "A New World Record"
88 Cover for Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition) 1976 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition)
5 Cover for The Royal Scam 1976-05 Steely Dan The Royal Scam
1 1976-06-14 Chicago Chicago X
42 1976-09-11 Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record
31 Cover for Best of The Doobies 1976-10-29 The Doobie Brothers Best of The Doobies
48 Cover for Bat Out Of Hell 1977 Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell
100 Cover for Help 1977 The Beatles Help
98 Cover for Rumours 1977-02-04 Fleetwood Mac Rumours
84 Cover for Aja 1977-09-23 Steely Dan Aja
33 Cover for Out of the Blue 1977-10-28 Electric Light Orchestra Out of the Blue
90 Cover for Dire Straits 1978-06-02 Dire Straits Dire Straits
71 Cover for Willy And The Poor Boys (Expanded Edition) 1979 Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy And The Poor Boys (Expanded Edition)
51 1979-03-16 Supertramp Breakfast In America
75 1979-05-21 Electric Light Orchestra Discovery
83 Cover for Music From The Motion Picture Watchmen 1980 Jimi Hendrix Music From The Motion Picture Watchmen
2 Cover for Against the Wind 1980 Bob Seger Against the Wind
39 Cover for Making Movies 1980 Dire Straits Making Movies
68 Cover for Greatest Hits 1981-11-03 Queen Greatest Hits
4 1981-11-23 Pink Floyd A Collection Of Great Dance Songs
57 Cover for Avalon 1982-06 Roxy Music Avalon
54 Cover for Love Over Gold 1982-09-20 Dire Straits Love Over Gold
87 Cover for Too Low For Zero 1983-05-23 Elton John Too Low For Zero
65 1983-08-08 Billy Joel An Innocent Man
23 Cover for Born in the U.S.A. 1984-10 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A.
12 Cover for V.U. 1985 The Velvet Underground V.U.
43 Cover for Elvis 30 #1 Hits 1985 Elvis Presley Elvis 30 #1 Hits
97 Cover for Brothers in Arms 1985-05-15 Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
19 Cover for A Kind Of Magic 1986-06-02 Queen A Kind Of Magic
49 Cover for Cloud Nine 1987-11-02 George Harrison Cloud Nine
69 Cover for Full Moon Fever 1989-01-01 Tom Petty Full Moon Fever
13 1990 John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
76 Cover for Greatest Hits 1990 The Doors Greatest Hits
21 Cover for Abbey Road (Remastered) 1991 The Beatles Abbey Road (Remastered)
52 Cover for 1 (Remastered) 1991 The Beatles 1 (Remastered)
8 Cover for Greatest Hits II 1991-10-28 Queen Greatest Hits II
89 Cover for Paint It Black 1992-05-02 The Rolling Stones Paint It Black
62 Cover for Greatest Hits 1995-02-10 Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits
11 1995-05-29 Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
6 Cover for Journey's Greatest Hits 1996 Journey Journey's Greatest Hits
56 Cover for The Dance 1997-08-19 Fleetwood Mac The Dance
58 Cover for Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix 1997-09-16 Jimi Hendrix Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
41 Cover for Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 1997-10-27 John Lennon Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
16 Cover for The Very Best of Sting and The Police 1997-11-17 Sting The Very Best of Sting and The Police
96 Cover for Electric Ladyland 1999 Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland
22 Cover for The Best of The Animals 2000 The Animals The Best of The Animals
44 Cover for 1 2000-11-13 The Beatles 1
66 Cover for Exile on Main Street 2001 The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
94 Cover for Best of Bowie 2002-10-18 David Bowie Best of Bowie
15 Cover for Tattoo You (2009 Re-Mastered) 2003 The Rolling Stones Tattoo You (2009 Re-Mastered)
20 Cover for Climbing 2003 Mountain Climbing
81 Cover for Pronounced' Leh-'Nerd 'Skin-'Nerd 2005-06-25 Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced' Leh-'Nerd 'Skin-'Nerd
78 Cover for Axis: Bold As Love 2005-10 Jimi Hendrix Axis: Bold As Love
34 Cover for U218 Singles 2006-11-17 U2 U218 Singles
37 Cover for Greatest Hits 2008 ZZ Top Greatest Hits
46 Cover for Heavy Cross 2009-04-24 Gossip Heavy Cross
29 Cover for The Game (2011 Remaster) 2011 Queen The Game (2011 Remaster)
63 Cover for Led Zeppelin (Remaster) 2012-11-28 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin (Remaster)
93 Cover for L.A.Woman 2017 The Doors L.A.Woman
86 Cover for Honky Chateau 2017-11-10 Elton John Honky Chateau
82 Cover for Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack) 2020-01-28 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)
28 Cover for Communique 2022 Dire Straits Communique
25 Cover for Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band Fly Like an Eagle
60 Cover for Breakfast in America Supertramp Breakfast in America
79 Cover for A Kind of Magic Queen A Kind of Magic