Power Ballads Essentials

Apple Music Classic Rock
Updated Thursday

The power ballad is rock’s ultimate show of emotion. They’re where hard-rock singers like Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose expose their softer sides; where masters of drama like Meat Loaf turn up their theatrics and their amps in unison; and where guitarists like Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora and Journey’s Neal Schon lay down their sweetest solos. Power ballads have soundtracked romance’s most blissed-out moments and breakups’ hardest times, offering listeners solace in hooky, heart-opening anthems.
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
No More Tears (Bonus Track Version)
4:11
Kiss
Kiss
Destroyer
2:46
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Theatre of Pain
3:58
Poison
Poison
Open Up and Say... Ahh! (20th Anniversary Edition)
4:20
Cinderella
Cinderella
Long Cold Winter
5:54
Skid Row
Skid Row
40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row
5:14
Mr. Big
Mr. Big
Lean Into It (Expanded Edition)
3:30
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme II: Pornograffitti
5:34
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
New Jersey (Deluxe Edition)
5:46
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Hysteria
5:46
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
4:27
Tesla
Tesla
Classic Rock for Kids
5:22
White Lion
White Lion
Pride
4:21
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls
A Boy Named Goo
4:29
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction (Super Deluxe)
5:54
L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
Cocked & Loaded
4:34
Warrant
Warrant
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
3:56
Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Classic Rock for Kids
5:02
Steelheart
Steelheart
Steelheart
5:06
Winger
Winger
Winger
5:13
Nazareth
Nazareth
Hair of the Dog
3:53
KIX
KIX
Blow My Fuse
4:18
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
5:40
Air Supply
Air Supply
Ultimate Air Supply
5:40
FireHouse
FireHouse
Hold Your Fire
3:59
Styx
Styx
Styx II
2:57
Journey
Journey
Escape
3:22
Slaughter
Slaughter
Stick It to Ya (Deluxe Edition)
5:06
Cher
Cher
Cher
3:43
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (Deluxe Edition)
5:16
Stryper
Stryper
To Hell with the Devil
4:07
Warrant
Warrant
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
4:43
Kansas
Kansas
Point of Know Return (Expanded Edition)
3:26
Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake (30th Anniversary Edition) [Super Deluxe]
4:44
Kiss
Kiss
Hot In the Shade
3:51
Saigon Kick
Saigon Kick
The Lizard
4:23
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion I
8:56
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Lap of Luxury
5:40
Boston
Boston
Boston
4:45
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
4:44
Prince & The Revolution
Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
8:40
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Born This Way
5:07
Bad English
Bad English
Bad English
4:17
Europe
Europe
The Final Countdown (Expanded Edition)
4:32
Giant
Giant
Last of the Runaways
4:46
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell
5:26
Winger
Winger
In the Heart of the Young
4:12
Styx
Styx
Cornerstone
4:25
Candlebox
Candlebox
Candlebox
4:59
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
The Hits
4:00
The Cult
The Cult
Sonic Temple
4:46
Paramore
Paramore
Twilight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:21
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Only By the Night
3:50
Enuff Z'Nuff
Enuff Z'Nuff
Enuff Z'Nuff
4:13
Great White
Great White
...Twice Shy
4:51
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Bangerz (Deluxe Version)
3:41
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Wake Me When It's Over
5:46
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
5:08
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Pyromania
4:34
Heart, Ann Wilson
Heart, Ann Wilson
Sleep Music Rock Edition
4:14
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Pump
6:27
Hinder
Hinder
Extreme Behavior (Deluxe Edition)
4:20
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd
Best Of
4:18
Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme
Cry: The Very Best Of
3:56
Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
Empire (Remastered) [Expanded Edition]
5:47
Alias
Alias
Alias
3:54
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
Shake Your Money Maker
5:30
Journey
Journey
Infinity
3:10
Boston
Boston
Third Stage
4:16
The Quireboys
The Quireboys
Masters of Rock
5:01
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
Wheels Are Turnin'
4:54
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion II
9:23
John Waite
John Waite
No Brakes
4:29
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Deluxe Edition)
4:24
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
...But Seriously (Remastered)
5:27
Metallica
Metallica
Garage Inc.
6:06
Cinderella
Cinderella
Once Upon A...
4:47
Scorpions
Scorpions
Love at First Sting
6:27
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
Don't Tread
4:39
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Dr. Feelgood (Deluxe Version)
4:28
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Breakaway
3:18
Juice Newton
Juice Newton
Promising Young Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:12
Journey
Journey
Frontiers
4:27
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Core (Super Deluxe Edition)
5:13
Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Telephantasm
5:19
Badfinger
Badfinger
No Dice
4:43
Heart
Heart
Bad Animals
3:38
Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne
Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne
Lita
4:43
Mike Reno
Mike Reno
Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
3:49
Lifehouse
Lifehouse
Greatest Hits
3:16
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
4:34
FireHouse
FireHouse
Firehouse
4:46
Steve Perry
Steve Perry
Street Talk (Expanded Edition)
3:49
Roxette
Roxette
Look Sharp! (Deluxe Version)
5:28
Kiss
Kiss
The Very Best of Kiss
5:19
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
New Jersey (Deluxe Edition)
4:39
Skid Row
Skid Row
Slave to the Grind
5:48
Cinderella
Cinderella
Long Cold Winter
5:22
Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Adrenalize (Deluxe Edition)
5:24
P!nk
P!nk
The Truth About Love
4:02

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