Classic Rock

253 artists with 194.9M combined listeners. 53% of them sit in the Classic Rock / New Wave / Synthpop community on the map. It shares the most artists with Soft Rock.

Where Classic Rock sits on the map

• Classic Rock / New Wave / Synthpop · 134 artists (53%)
• Rock-And-Roll / Mellow Gold / Canadian Rock · 20 artists (8%)
• Mellow Gold / Yacht Rock / Eurobeat · 17 artists (7%)
• Rock / Alternative Rock / Shimmer Pop · 10 artists (4%)
• Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B · 9 artists (4%)
• Punk / Socal Pop Punk / Power Pop · 5 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in Classic Rock

Classic Rock artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Bon Jovi & Guns N' Roses · 418 shared playlists
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Nirvana · 346 shared playlists
3. AC/DC & Guns N' Roses · 330 shared playlists
4. AC/DC & Metallica · 297 shared playlists
5. Aerosmith & Guns N' Roses · 295 shared playlists
6. Metallica & Guns N' Roses · 289 shared playlists
7. Queen & Guns N' Roses · 278 shared playlists
8. Aerosmith & Bon Jovi · 269 shared playlists
9. Queen & Bon Jovi · 266 shared playlists
10. AC/DC & Bon Jovi · 259 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Classic Rock, for their size.

• Soft Rock · 44 shared artistsBoth: U2, Aerosmith, Elton John
• Rock · 98 shared artistsBoth: Queen, Nirvana, AC/DC
• Synthpop · 37 shared artistsBoth: Madonna, Tears for Fears, Boney M.
• Mellow Gold · 49 shared artistsBoth: Queen, ABBA, Elton John
• Glam Metal · 19 shared artistsBoth: Guns N' Roses, Scorpions, KISS
• Singer-Songwriter Pop · 14 shared artistsBoth: Tina Turner, Chris de Burgh, Peter Cetera
• Pop · 52 shared artistsBoth: Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Madonna
• New Wave Pop · 13 shared artistsBoth: Men at Work, Rick Astley, Culture Club

Artists

253 artists tagged Classic Rock, ranked by listeners.

1. Michael Jackson13.1M listeners
2. Queen12.8M listeners · Rock
3. Nirvana10.1M listeners · Rock
4. AC/DC9.9M listeners · Rock
5. Guns N' Roses8.6M listeners · Rock
6. Metallica8.2M listeners · Rock
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers7.7M listeners · Rock
8. U27.3M listeners · Rock
9. Aerosmith5.3M listeners · Rock
10. Bon Jovi5.3M listeners · Rock
11. Madonna4.9M listeners · Pop
12. Whitney Houston3.9M listeners · R&B
13. Scorpions3.7M listeners · Rock
14. The Police3.3M listeners
15. ABBA3.2M listeners · Mellow Gold
16. Elton John3.0M listeners · Mellow Gold
17. KISS2.9M listeners · Rock
18. Phil Collins2.8M listeners
19. R.E.M.2.7M listeners · Rock
20. Bee Gees2.6M listeners · Mellow Gold
21. John Lennon2.6M listeners · Mellow Gold
22. Dire Straits2.3M listeners · Rock
23. Deep Purple2.0M listeners · Rock-And-Roll
24. The Cranberries1.9M listeners · Rock
25. Van Halen1.8M listeners · Rock
26. Bruce Springsteen1.8M listeners · Rock
27. Janis Joplin1.8M listeners · Mellow Gold
28. Sting1.8M listeners · Pop
29. Bryan Adams1.8M listeners
30. Fleetwood Mac1.7M listeners · Mellow Gold
31. The Clash1.7M listeners · New Wave
32. Tina Turner1.7M listeners
33. Creedence Clearwater Revival1.6M listeners · Mellow Gold
34. ZZ Top1.5M listeners · Rock
35. George Michael1.5M listeners
36. Rod Stewart1.5M listeners · Mellow Gold
37. Eagles1.4M listeners · Mellow Gold
38. Lionel Richie1.4M listeners
39. Prince1.4M listeners · R&B
40. Duran Duran1.3M listeners
41. Tears for Fears1.2M listeners
42. Roxette1.2M listeners
43. UB401.2M listeners
44. a-ha1.2M listeners
45. Cyndi Lauper1.0M listeners
46. Toto979.6K listeners
47. Boney M.953.2K listeners · Disco
48. Simply Red928.6K listeners · Pop
49. Def Leppard891.1K listeners · Rock
50. Billy Joel859.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
51. Europe857.4K listeners
52. INXS853.6K listeners
53. Donna Summer849.9K listeners · Disco
54. Eurythmics824.0K listeners
55. Blondie821.9K listeners · New Wave
56. Simple Minds769.0K listeners
57. Alice Cooper711.4K listeners · Rock
58. Iggy Pop669.3K listeners · Rock
59. George Harrison668.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
60. Journey661.6K listeners
61. Whitesnake627.5K listeners
62. Billy Idol605.2K listeners
63. Gloria Gaynor596.8K listeners · Disco
64. Bonnie Tyler593.0K listeners
65. Seal588.5K listeners · Pop
66. Cher562.0K listeners · Pop
67. Jon Bon Jovi534.2K listeners · Rock
68. Rush528.1K listeners · Rock-And-Roll
69. Peter Gabriel517.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
70. C2C509.6K listeners
71. Enya461.5K listeners · Pop
72. Skid Row445.0K listeners · Glam Metal
73. Air Supply442.3K listeners
74. Annie Lennox426.3K listeners · Pop
75. The Pointer Sisters378.4K listeners · Disco
76. Kansas376.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
77. Men at Work375.7K listeners
78. Erasure375.5K listeners · Synthpop
79. Twisted Sister374.6K listeners · Rock
80. Wham!371.8K listeners · Pop
81. Soft Cell363.2K listeners · Synthpop
82. Modern Talking329.9K listeners
83. Michael Bolton323.4K listeners · R&B
84. Yes312.6K listeners · Progressive Rock
85. Alphaville312.0K listeners
86. The Alan Parsons Project297.4K listeners
87. Madness261.9K listeners · New Wave
88. Survivor261.1K listeners
89. Daryl Hall & John Oates258.5K listeners
90. Stevie Nicks245.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
91. Paul Simon245.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
92. Foreigner243.2K listeners
93. The Mamas & The Papas238.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
94. Poison234.2K listeners · Glam Metal
95. Boston233.2K listeners · Rock
96. Canned Heat231.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
97. Robert Plant230.2K listeners
98. Rick Astley227.0K listeners
99. Nazareth221.3K listeners
100. Olivia Newton-John212.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
101. Culture Club208.1K listeners
102. The Human League205.0K listeners · Synthpop
103. Richard Marx188.4K listeners
104. Spandau Ballet173.4K listeners
105. Kim Wilde169.3K listeners · Synthpop
106. Status Quo159.8K listeners
107. REO Speedwagon155.6K listeners
108. Paul Young155.1K listeners
109. Meat Loaf154.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
110. The Cars150.8K listeners
111. 4 Non Blondes145.9K listeners · Rock
112. Ben E. King140.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
113. Chris de Burgh137.4K listeners
114. Village People136.8K listeners · Disco
115. Cinderella136.0K listeners · Glam Metal
116. Sinéad O'Connor134.4K listeners
117. Rick James129.3K listeners · Classic Soul
118. Peter Cetera127.5K listeners
119. Heart124.5K listeners
120. Billy Ocean118.7K listeners
121. The Bangles117.4K listeners
122. New Kids on the Block114.7K listeners · Boy Band
123. Kenny Loggins111.9K listeners · Rock
124. Mr. Big105.2K listeners · Rock
125. Pat Benatar104.7K listeners · New Wave Pop
126. Starship102.8K listeners
127. The B-52's100.7K listeners · New Wave
128. Extreme98.7K listeners · Rock
129. Laura Branigan90.9K listeners
130. The Outfield89.9K listeners
131. Gary Barlow84.5K listeners
132. Ronan Keating81.8K listeners · Pop
133. Joan Jett80.1K listeners · Rock
134. Irene Cara79.6K listeners
135. Kim Carnes78.2K listeners
136. Crowded House77.1K listeners · Soft Rock
137. Yazoo68.0K listeners · Synthpop
138. Bobby McFerrin67.9K listeners
139. Cheap Trick66.0K listeners
140. Suzanne Vega64.3K listeners · Pop
141. Redbone59.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
142. Ted Nugent57.4K listeners · Rock-And-Roll
143. Firehouse52.8K listeners · Glam Metal
144. Robert Palmer50.9K listeners
145. Philip Bailey47.9K listeners
146. Fine Young Cannibals46.5K listeners · Synthpop
147. Lita Ford45.1K listeners · Glam Metal
148. 10cc43.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
149. Mr. Mister41.6K listeners
150. Milli Vanilli40.1K listeners
151. Deniece Williams39.9K listeners · Quiet Storm
152. Belinda Carlisle38.5K listeners
153. Ugly Kid Joe37.4K listeners · Rock
154. Joan Osborne35.3K listeners · Rock
155. Michael Sembello32.4K listeners
156. Mike + The Mechanics32.3K listeners · Sophisti-Pop
157. Steve Perry31.9K listeners
158. Gregorian30.8K listeners
159. Tiffany29.5K listeners
160. Jennifer Rush28.4K listeners
161. Cutting Crew27.6K listeners
162. Eric Carmen25.9K listeners
163. Los Lobos25.8K listeners
164. Berlin25.2K listeners
165. Bill Medley22.9K listeners
166. Dexys Midnight Runners22.0K listeners · Rock
167. Baltimora20.4K listeners
168. Ray Parker Jr.20.3K listeners
169. The Buggles18.9K listeners · Synthpop
170. Rick Springfield18.7K listeners
171. F.R. David17.4K listeners
172. Eddie Money17.2K listeners · Rock
173. Loverboy17.1K listeners
174. UK Subs16.7K listeners
175. Glenn Frey14.8K listeners
176. Juice Newton13.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
177. Night Ranger13.4K listeners · Glam Metal
178. Alannah Myles13.3K listeners
179. Leo Sayer12.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
180. Bad English11.3K listeners
181. Vince DiCola11.2K listeners · Rock
182. Johnny Hates Jazz10.5K listeners · Sophisti-Pop
183. Katrina & The Waves10.5K listeners
184. Martika10.1K listeners
185. The J. Geils Band10.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
186. U.S.A. for Africa9.8K listeners
187. Gregory Abbott9.7K listeners · R&B
188. The Go-Go's9.5K listeners · New Wave
189. Corey Hart9.3K listeners
190. David Pomeranz9.2K listeners
191. Wilson Phillips9.1K listeners · Pop
192. Wang Chung9.0K listeners · Synthpop
193. Limahl8.8K listeners
194. Rockwell8.3K listeners
195. Patrick Swayze8.0K listeners
196. Londonbeat7.8K listeners · Eurodance
197. Grace Slick7.7K listeners
198. The Hooters7.5K listeners
199. Huey Lewis & The News7.1K listeners
200. John Waite6.4K listeners · Soft Rock
201. Bruce Hornsby & The Range6.1K listeners · Heartland Rock
202. John Cafferty5.5K listeners
203. Player5.4K listeners · Yacht Rock
204. Marc Cohn5.3K listeners · Soft Rock
205. Liga Joe4.9K listeners · Rock
206. Ready for the World4.9K listeners · R&B
207. Rhino4.8K listeners
208. Matthew Wilder4.7K listeners
209. The Reflex4.6K listeners
210. Yookie3.6K listeners
211. Skids2.2K listeners
212. Frank Stallone2.1K listeners
213. Dirt Poor Robins2.1K listeners · Steampunk
214. Drew2.0K listeners
215. Gilles David Orchestra1.9K listeners
216. Tommy Tutone1.7K listeners
217. Toni Basil1.7K listeners
218. Red Rider1.6K listeners
219. Ariel Zilber1.4K listeners · Israeli Rock
220. Chillout Lounge1.4K listeners
221. The Tony Rich Project1.4K listeners · R&B
222. The Monroes1.3K listeners
223. Miguel Mateos - Zas1.2K listeners
224. Dennis DeYoung1.1K listeners
225. Hurricane on Saturn1.0K listeners · Rock
226. Chicago Band1.0K listeners
227. Red Bullet1.0K listeners
228. Timmy T1.0K listeners · Latin Hip Hop
229. Leonid & Friends1.0K listeners · Modern Rock
230. The Jukebox Music Club1.0K listeners
231. CHARTRAND1.0K listeners
232. Cruise Control1.0K listeners
233. Rocky Orchestra1.0K listeners · Rock
234. Joe "Bean" Esposito1.0K listeners · Rock
235. Lexington Lab Band1.0K listeners · Rock
236. La Sociedad1.0K listeners
237. Sons of Anarchy1.0K listeners · Modern Rock
238. The Heights1.0K listeners · Rock
239. James Cooper1.0K listeners
240. Flock Of Seagulls1.0K listeners
241. Cynosure1.0K listeners
242. Alternate1.0K listeners · Pop
243. Don Stubbs1.0K listeners
244. Mike rish1.0K listeners
245. Jenzen Guino1.0K listeners
246. Tommy Shaw1.0K listeners
247. Alan Cumming1.0K listeners
248. Claudio Carrasco1.0K listeners
249. Ronin Mode1.0K listeners
250. Alejandro Alca1.0K listeners · Trap Latino