Classic Rock Essentials

Apple Music Classic Rock
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We have radio to thank for inventing classic rock. Conceived as a programming format, it emerged in the ’80s when stations began devoting heavy airtime to a mix of beloved titans from the ’60s and ’70s (The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger) and then-current hitmakers (Tom Petty, John Mellencamp) whose music contains heavy echoes of the vintage stuff. Even when classic rock opens its ranks to ’90s alt-rockers such as Soundgarden, it’s because they sound old-school. In terms of stylistic variety, the format boasts considerable leg room. Classic rock rotation can and does include soaring ballads from Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Elton John, and even the occasional glam nugget from David Bowie. Yet at the end of the day, the format definitely relies heaviest on thunderous hard-rock anthems perfect for Friday night parties or powering you through your workday.
AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Back In Black
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son (At The Royal Albert Hall / London, UK / April 14, 1970)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
At The Royal Albert Hall (At The Royal Albert Hall / London, UK / April 14, 1970)
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
A Night at the Opera (Deluxe Edition)
The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed (Remastered)
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Electric Ladyland
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered)
Ozzy Osbourne
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Fleetwood Mac
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Eagles
Hotel California
Eagles
Hotel California
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Second Helping
Journey
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Escape (Bonus Track Version)
Aerosmith
Walk This Way
Aerosmith
Toys In the Attic
Tom Petty
Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
Full Moon Fever
The Who
Baba O'Riley
The Who
Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)
Guns N' Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction (Super Deluxe)
Bruce Springsteen
Born In the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Born In the U.S.A.
The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Abbey Road (Remastered)
AC/DC
Back In Black
AC/DC
Back In Black
Derek & The Dominos
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (40th Anniversary Edition)
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
I Love Rock 'N Roll
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
I Love Rock 'N Roll (Expanded Edition)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Janis Joplin
Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
Pearl
Neil Young
Rockin' In the Free World
Neil Young
Freedom
Queen
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
The Game (Deluxe Edition with Bonus Videos)
Mötley Crüe
Kickstart My Heart
Mötley Crüe
Dr. Feelgood
Heart
Barracuda
Heart
Little Queen
Bryan Adams
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Reckless (30th Anniversary)
The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet (Remastered)
The Police
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Synchronicity (Remastered)
The Allman Brothers Band
Ramblin' Man
The Allman Brothers Band
Brothers and Sisters (Deluxe Edition)
Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb (Remastered)
Pink Floyd
The Wall (Remastered) [Deluxe Experience Edition]
The Doors
Roadhouse Blues
The Doors
The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II (Remastered)
U2
Pride (In the Name of Love)
U2
The Unforgettable Fire
Van Halen
Jump
Van Halen
1984
Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
Thin Lizzy
Jailbreak (Deluxe Edition)
ZZ Top
La Grange
ZZ Top
Tres Hombres
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Purple Haze
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Are You Experienced
Rush
Tom Sawyer
Rush
Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary)
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Paranoid (2009 Remastered Version)
Boston
More Than a Feeling
Boston
Boston
The Cars
Just What I Needed
The Cars
The Cars
Eagles
Take It Easy
Eagles
Eagles
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Night Moves
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Night Moves
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Dire Straits
Sultans Of Swing (Remastered 2022)
Dire Straits
Money For Nothing (Remastered 2022)
Journey
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Journey
Frontiers
Aerosmith
Dream On
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Bad Company
Bad Company
Bad Company
Bad Company (Deluxe Edition)
Tom Petty
I Won't Back Down
Tom Petty
Full Moon Fever
The Who
Who Are You (Edit)
The Who
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
Stone Temple Pilots
Plush
Stone Temple Pilots
Core (Super Deluxe Edition)
The Beatles
Hey Jude
The Beatles
The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album)
Cream
White Room
Cream
Wheels of Fire
AC/DC
Thunderstruck
AC/DC
The Razors Edge
Steve Miller Band
The Joker
Steve Miller Band
The Joker
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country
Queen
Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie)
Queen
Hot Space (Deluxe Edition)
Neil Young
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
Harvest
Heart
Crazy On You
Heart
Dreamboat Annie
Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Blowin' Your Mind!
Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Nevermind (Deluxe Edition)
The Rolling Stones
You Can't Always Get What You Want
The Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed (Remastered)
Electric Light Orchestra
Don't Bring Me Down
Electric Light Orchestra
Discovery
The Police
Roxanne
The Police
Outlandos d'Amour (Remastered)
Led Zeppelin
Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered)
Pink Floyd
Time
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
Van Halen
Panama
Van Halen
1984
The Doors
Riders On the Storm
The Doors
The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
Stevie Nicks
Edge of Seventeen
Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition)
Foreigner
Waiting for a Girl Like You
Foreigner
4 (Expanded Version)
ZZ Top
Gimme All Your Lovin'
ZZ Top
Eliminator
Elton John
Tiny Dancer
Elton John
Madman Across the Water
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Electric Ladyland
Alice Cooper
School's Out
Alice Cooper
School's Out
Rush
Limelight
Rush
Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary)
Soundgarden
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Superunknown (20th Anniversary)
Styx
Renegade
Styx
Pieces of Eight
Eagles
One of These Nights
Eagles
One of These Nights
Santana
Black Magic Woman (Single Version)
Santana
Santana's Greatest Hits
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Old Time Rock & Roll
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Stranger In Town
Steely Dan
Do It Again
Steely Dan
Can't Buy a Thrill
Lynyrd Skynyrd
That Smell
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Street Survivors
Kansas
Dust In the Wind
Kansas
Point of Know Return (Expanded Edition)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Refugee
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Damn the Torpedoes
Journey
Any Way You Want It
Journey
Departure (Bonus Track Version)
George Harrison
My Sweet Lord (2020 Mix)
George Harrison
All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary)
Aerosmith
Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith
Toys In the Attic
John Cougar
Hurts So Good
John Cougar
American Fool (Bonus Track Edition)
The Who
Pinball Wizard
The Who
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Bad To the Bone
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
AC/DC
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Highway to Hell
Cheap Trick
I Want You to Want Me (Live)
Cheap Trick
At Budokan (Live)
Eric Clapton
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Slowhand
Pearl Jam
Jeremy
Pearl Jam
Ten
Fleetwood Mac
The Chain
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
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