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Melodic rock emphasizes strong vocal harmonies, memorable hooks, and polished production that emerged from the late 1970s through the 1980s as a radio-friendly evolution of hard rock. The genre balances guitar-driven power with sophisticated songcraft, featuring soaring choruses and accessible melodies that appeal beyond traditional rock audiences. It bridges arena rock bombast with pop sensibilities, creating anthemic songs built for commercial success and widespread appeal.
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| 65 | 1969 | Metro | Metro | |||
| 82 | 1977-04-13 | Kenny Loggins | Celebrate Me Home | |||
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1978 | Bill LaBounty | This Night Won't Last Forever |
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| 21 | 1979 | Bill LaBounty | Rain In My Life |
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1979 | Foreigner | Head Games |
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1980 | Styx | The Serpent Is Rising/Man of Miracles |
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1980-01-15 | Airplay | Airplay |
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1981 | Styx | The Best Of Times - The Best Of Styx |
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1981-01-16 | Styx | Paradise Theater |
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1981-01 | Toto | Turn Back |
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1982-02-19 | Magnum | Chase the Dragon |
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1982-05-28 | Cher | I Paralyze |
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1984 | The Honeydrippers | The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1 [Expanded] |
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1984 | Tina Turner | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
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1984-04-08 | Keel | Lay Down the Law |
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1984-07-21 | Steve Perry | Street Talk |
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1984-10 | Tommy Shaw | Girls With Guns |
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| 77 | 1985 | John Parr | St. Elmo's Fire |
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| 100 | 1985-01-25 | David Lee Roth | Crazy From the Heat |
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1985-03 | Michael Bolton | Everybody's Crazy |
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| 71 | 1987 | Tommy Shaw | Ambition |
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| 40 | 1988 | Henry Lee Summer | Henry Lee Summer |
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1988 | Dare | Out Of The Silence |
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| 19 | 1988-11-24 | Bijelo Dugme | Ćiribiribela |
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1989-10 | Jefferson Airplane | Jefferson Airplane |
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1989-11-11 | Giant | Last Of The Runaways |
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| 27 | 1990 | Valentine | Valentine |
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1990 | Don Dokken | Up From The Ashes |
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| 79 | 1990 | Eyes | Eyes |
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1992-09-25 | Fair Warning | Fair Warning |
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| 20 | 1993 | Crown Of Thorns | Crown of Thorns |
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1993 | Le Mans | Le Mans |
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1993-06-01 | Axel Rudi Pell | The Ballads |
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1993-09-07 | Lillian Axe | Psychoschizophrenia |
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| 83 | 1994-09-20 | Bon Jovi | Gold |
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| 59 | 1994-10-21 | Royal Hunt | Clown in the Mirror |
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| 89 | 1995-09 | Royal Hunt | Moving Target |
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1996-08-17 | Michael Kiske | Instant Clarity |
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| 18 | 1997-03-10 | Styx | The Best of Times: The Best of Styx |
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1998 | Toto | Greatest Hits |
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| 87 | 1999-03-01 | Axel Rudi Pell | The Ballads II |
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1999-08-25 | Dokken | Rhino Hi-Five: Dokken |
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1999-11-16 | Toto | Mindfields |
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| 95 | 2000 | Great White | Latest & Greatest |
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| 36 | 2000 | Alyson Avenue | Presence of Mind |
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2001 | Bonnie Tyler | footloose |
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2001 | Hall & Oates | Greatest Hits Live |
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2001-04-25 | Seventh Key | Seventh Key |
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2001-04 | Sheriff | Sheriff |
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| 75 | 2001-07-31 | Neal Schon | Voice |
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2001-09-10 | Dare | Belief |
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2001-10-08 | Winger | Rhino Hi-Five: Winger |
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| 44 | 2001-11-17 | Meat Loaf | Rock 'n' Roll Hero |
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2003 | Styx | Rockers |
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2003 | Céline Dion | I drove all night |
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2003 | Sarah McLachlan | Fallen |
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| 14 | 2003 | Hardline | Heart, Mind And Soul |
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2004 | May I Cry | Scenery of a Heart |
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2004 | Jimmy Eat World | You Are Free |
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2004 | Phoenix | In Full View |
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| 64 | 2004-02-25 | House of Lords | The Power And The Myth |
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2004-03-22 | The Darkness | Love Is Only a Feeling |
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2004-11-10 | Pride of Lions | Pride of Lions |
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| 81 | 2005 | Cinderella | Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits |
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| 22 | 2005 | Robin Beck | Do You Miss Me |
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2005-06-03 | Gotthard | Lipservice |
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2006 | Pride of Lions | Live in Belgium |
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| 92 | 2006-02-18 | Brightwood | The Love Antidote |
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2006-04-24 | Treat | Weapons Of Choice |
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| 11 | 2006-07-26 | Ten | The Twilight Chronicles |
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| 84 | 2006-11-01 | Илья Орлов | Год Собаки |
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2007 | Euphoria | Euphoria |
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2007-03-31 | Silverchair | Young Modern |
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2007-04-20 | Stan Bush | In This Life |
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2007-04-27 | Gotthard | Domino Effect |
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| 99 | 2007-09-18 | Pat Monahan | Last Of Seven |
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2008 | КуБа | Вставай, Донбасс! |
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| 4 | 2008 | Free Spirit | Pale Sister of Light |
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| 32 | 2008 | J.D. Souther | If The World Was You |
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| 47 | 2010-02-26 | Giant | Promise Land |
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| 90 | 2010-05-18 | Triumph | Greatest Hits Remixed |
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2010-05-26 | Treat | Coup De Grace |
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| 25 | 2010-10-21 | Unruly Child | Worlds Collide |
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| 16 | 2011-10-29 | Toby Hitchcock | Mercury's Down |
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| 68 | 2011-10-29 | Work of Art | In Progress |
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2012 | Black 7 | Look Inside |
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| 46 | 2012-06-21 | Icarus the Owl | Love Always, Leviathan |
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| 2 | 2013 | JoNo | Requiem |
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2013 | Ulf Nilsson | Little By Little |
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| 10 | 2013-08-07 | Find Me | Wings of Love |
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| 78 | 2013-10-31 | Keldian | Outbound | |||
| 88 | 2014-02-10 | Tina Turner | Love Songs |
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2014-10-14 | Kivanc Kilicer | Dew On Roses |
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2014-12-09 | Rishloo | Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth |
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2015-08-28 | Art Nation | Revolution |
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| 13 | 2017-04-26 | Harem Scarem | United |
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| 26 | 2020-11-10 | Boris Novković | Dok svira radio |
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2021-01-22 | Creye | II |
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2021-03-12 | Chez Kane | Chez Kane |
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2022-10-28 | Joe Lynn Turner | Second Hand Life - The Deluxe Edition |
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