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Last updated: Thu Oct 30 2025 11:17:39 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

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Greek music encompasses a diverse range of styles rooted in Greece's rich musical heritage, blending traditional folk elements with modern pop, electronic, and rock influences. The genre often features distinctive Mediterranean melodies, bouzouki instrumentation, and lyrics in Greek that reflect cultural identity and emotional storytelling. Contemporary Greek music spans from ancient-inspired sounds to Eurovision-style pop, creating a bridge between historical tradition and current global trends.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
1		1972	Various Artists	O Giorgos Dalaras Tragouda Marko Vamvakari	greek
92		1973	Demis Roussos	Forever And Ever	greek pop
94		1978	Demis Roussos	Demis Roussos - Greatest Hits (1971 - 1980)	greece greek	greece # 99
72		1989	Vangelis	The Best Of...	electronic greek new age
65		1989-09-01	Vangelis	Odes	electronic greek
90		1989-10	Rotting Christ	Satanas Tedeum	black metal greek
24		1996	Notis Sfakianakis	Best of Notis Sfakianakis	greece greek	greece # 59
79		1996	Zemial	For the Glory of UR	black metal greek
71		1997	Various Artists	Mediterranean Odyssey	greek
61		1998	Ελευθερία Αρβανιτάκη	The Very Best of 1989 - 1998	greek female vocalists
95		1999	Antique	Opa Opa	greek
67		1999-01-04	Rotting Christ	Sleep Of The Angels	black metal melodic black metal metal	dark metal # 34 melodic black metal # 73
26		2000	Θανάσης Παπακωνσταντίνου	Βραχνός Προφήτης	greek
12		2000-04-14	Fedon	sevdiklerinizle fedon	greek
99		2002-09	Daemonia Nymphe	Daemonia Nymphe	folk greek ethereal neofolk	progressive folk # 14 neofolk # 21 pagan folk # 62 pagan # 89
83		2003	Αλκίνοος Ιωαννίδης	Οι περιπέτειες ενός προσκυνητή	greek
27		2003-11-18	Despina Vandi	Gia	dance electronica greek pop world
89		2004	Daemonia Nymphe	The Bacchic Dance of the Nymphs - Tyrvasia	greek neofolk pagan	pagan # 91
21		2004	Daemonia Nymphe	Macbeth (Original Soundtrack from the Theatre Production)	greek
36		2004	Ross Daly	Music of Crete	greek
81		2005	Raining Pleasure	Reflections	greek
98		2005-03-25	Helena Paparizou	My Number One	eurovision greek pop	eurovision # 80
32		2005-11-28	Decadence	Where Do Broken Hearts Go?	greek neoclassical
4		2005-12	Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου	Kathe Telos Ki Arhi	greece greek	greece # 51
20		2006-06-19	Firewind	Falling To Pieces	greek
15		2006-08	Der Stürmer	A Banner Greater than Death	nsbm greek	nsbm # 6 national socialist # 94
76		2007	Human Rejection	Torture Of Decimation	brutal death metal death metal greek slamming brutal death metal	slamming brutal death metal # 43
74		2007-10-08	Dodsferd	Cursing Your Will To Live	black metal greece greek metal raw black metal	raw black metal # 50 greece # 88
91		2007-10-29	Imam Baildi	Imam Baildi	folk greek
59		2008	Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης	7	greece greek	greece # 81
37		2008-04-14	Absent Without Leave	Postcards from Nowhere	alternative alternative rock ambient chillout downtempo dream pop electronic electronica ethereal greece greek idm indie rock instrumental lo-fi minimalism post-rock shoegaze space rock	greece # 66
7		2008-11-22	Orion's Reign	Nuclear Winter	greek melodic metal metal power metal symphonic metal
19		2009	Kelly Thoma	Anamkhara	greece greek	greece # 57
10		2009-02-06	Eleni Karaindrou	Dust Of Time	composer contemporary classical greek soundtrack
13		2010-02-15	Phase	Perdition	alternative rock art rock progressive rock psychedelic rock rock space rock acid rock garage rock glam punk greek indie rock neo-psychedelia post-punk sludge spiritual post-rock drone metal folk rock grunge post-metal traditional dark folk post-hardcore post-industrial	traditional # 10 acid rock # 23 zeuhl # 26 death n roll # 69 glam punk # 74
75		2010-09-19	Transcending Bizarre?	The Misanthrope's Fable	greek melodic black metal symphonic black metal symphonic metal
88		2010-12-21	Phase	In Consequence	acid rock alternative rock art rock garage rock glam punk greek indie rock neo-psychedelia progressive rock psychedelic rock rock sludge space rock spiritual post-punk post-rock folk rock grunge post-metal traditional dark folk post-hardcore post-industrial	dark folk # 7 post-industrial # 20 atmospheric rock # 39 zeuhl # 44 spiritual # 64 acid rock # 77 traditional # 89 death n roll # 90 glam punk # 90
58		2011-04-11	Nicos	Nikos Plays Mikis Theodorakis / Zephyros	greek
100		2012-02-03	Ivi Adamou	La La Love	greek
73		2013-01-31	we.own.the.sky	The Glass / Nails EP	greece greek post-rock	greece # 87
97		2013-04	No Clear Mind	Mets	ambient greek post-rock
93		2013-05	Daemonia Nymphe	Psychostasia	neofolk greek pagan	neofolk # 58 pagan # 94
45		2013-07-08	Antti Martikainen	Creation of the World	acoustic arabic celtic chinese finnish folk greek native american nordic orchestral persian traditional western world	western # 59 native american # 60 persian # 63 traditional # 68
85		2013-08-01	Phase	Amethyst	acid rock alternative rock art rock atmospheric rock dark folk dark metal folk rock garage rock glam punk greek grunge indie rock neo-prog neo-psychedelia new prog poetry post-hardcore post-industrial post-metal post-punk post-rock progressive rock psychedelic rock rock sludge space rock spiritual traditional	dark folk # 31 post-industrial # 33 spiritual # 49 new prog # 58 dark metal # 60 poetry # 63 acid rock # 70 atmospheric rock # 84 death n roll # 87 glam punk # 89 traditional # 92 neo-prog # 97
78		2015-08-21	Rotting Christ	Lucifer Over Athens	black metal dark metal greece greek melodic black metal metal	dark metal # 43 greece # 91
28		2016	Demis Roussos	Collected	ballad europop greece greek latin	europop # 37 greece # 61
69		2016-02-12	Rotting Christ	Rituals	black metal melodic black metal	melodic black metal # 84 dark metal # 91
29		2016-12-08	Antonis Remos	Spasmena Kommatia Tis Kardias	ballad greece greek	greece # 62
82		2019-11-01	we.own.the.sky	Home	greek post-rock
22		2020-12-31	Ricta	City Center	greek
8		2023	Arleta	Arleta	acoustic greece greek	greece # 52
43		2023	Arleta	I Serenata	greece greek	greece # 71
47		2023	Various Artists	In The Junkyard vol.3	alternative greek
14			Giorgos Giannias	Ena Taksidi Akoma	greece greek	greece # 53
16			Haris Alexiou	Gyrizontas Ton Kosmo & Ena Fili Tou Kosmou / Live 92-97	greece greek	greece # 55
17			Glykeria	Sto Lykavito - Nychtes Magikes kai Oneiremenes	greece greek	greece # 56
23			Vasilis Karras	Kirios Ma... Ke Alitis	greece greek	greece # 58
25			Thanos Petrelis	Eimai Akoma Eleftheros	greece greek	greece # 60
30			Kelly Kelekidou	Kelly Kelekidou	greek international	international # 77
31			Gerasimos Evangelatos	Mehri To Telos	greece greek	greece # 64
35			Panos Kiamos	Krystalla	greece greek	greece # 65
38			Haris & Panos Katsimihas	Zesta Pota	greece greek	greece # 67
39			Giorgos Mazonakis	Summer In Greece	greece greek	greece # 68
40			Eleni Foureira	Eleni Foureira	greece greek	greece # 69
41			Konstantinos Argiros	Ximeromata	greece greek	greece # 70
48			Elli Kokkinou	Ki Allo	greece greek	greece # 74
51			Elli Kokkinou	Platinum Edition	greece greek	greece # 76
52			Nikos Vertis	Pos perno ta vradia monos	greece greek	greece # 77
54			Konstantinos Argiros	Osa Niotho	greece greek	greece # 78
57			Thanos Petrelis	Thimizeis Kati Apo Ellada	greece greek	greece # 79
60			Yianna Terzi	Karma	greece greek	greece # 82
63			Giorgos Mazonakis	Agapo Simeni	greece greek	greece # 83
64			Eleni Foureira	Temperatura	greece greek	greece # 84
70			Melisses	I Moni Epilogi	greece greek	greece # 86
84			Nikos Vertis	Eimai Mazi Sou	greece greek	greece # 93
87			Eleni Foureira	Vasilissa	greece greek	greece # 95
2			Orfeas Peridis	Ah Psihi Mou Fadasmeni	greek
3			Elli Kokkinou	Ilikrina	greek
5			Stelios Kazantzidis	The Complete Stelios Kazantzidis (Remastered)	greek
6			Glykeria	I Glikeria Tragouda Adoni Vardi	greek
9			Elli Kokkinou	EILIKRINA	greek
11			Nikos Vertis	Pes To Mou Xana	greek
18			Glykeria	Haraya 2001	greek
33			Kostas Makedonas	Pame Gia Orthopetalies	greek
34			Nikos Vertis	Mono Gia Sena	greek
42			Haris Alexiou	Ta Tragoudia Tis Haroulas	greek
44			Thanasis Papakonstantinou	Tis Agapis Gerakaris	greek
46			Giannis Parios	Tosa Grammata	greek
49			Alkistis Protopsalti	Ta Paramithia Mias Fonis	greek
50			Natasa Theodoridou	National Geographic - Music Guide Athens	greek
53			Evanthia Reboutsika	A Touch Of Spice	greek instrumental
55			Sakis Rouvas	Iparhi Agapi Edo	greek
56			Filippos Pliatsikas	Omnia	greek
62			Alkistis Protopsalti	Paradechtika	female vocalists greek
66			George Dalaras	Thessaloniki-Giannena Me Dio Papoutsia Panina	greek
68			Melina Kana	Feggi Alliotika	greek
77			Yorgos Kazantzis	Serra	greek
80			Thanos Petrelis	Eftihos	greek
86			George Dalaras/Goran Bregovic	Me Dyo Papoutsia Panina	greek
96			Vangelis & Irene Papas	Rapsodies	greek electronic new age

Related genres

• greece
• palia ellinika tragoudia
• pop
• folk
• world
• electronic
• greekpunk
• rock
• alternative
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