album-oriented rock artists
9 published album-oriented rock artists, led by Survivor, Kansas and Ann Wilson.
At a glance
9 published album-oriented rock artists; 58 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 7 tier 3
- 9
- Release groups
- 334
- Studio albums
- 78
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 58
- Timeline events
- 240
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 27.8M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 15M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 41.1 years
- Full biographies
- 8
- Biography words
- 23,876
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most album-oriented rock artists. United States leads with 5.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with album-oriented rock. The most shared is hard rock, with 7 artists in both.
Covers from album-oriented rock
58 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Reach
Survivor · 2006
Prime Cuts
Survivor · 1998
Too Hot to Sleep
Survivor · 1988
When Seconds Count
Survivor · 1986
Vital Signs
Survivor · 1984
Caught in the Game
Survivor · 1983
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor · 1982
Premonition
Survivor · 1981
Survivor
Survivor · 1979
The Absence of Presence
Kansas · 2020
The Prelude Implicit
Kansas · 2016
Somewhere to Elsewhere
Kansas · 2000
Leaders
Rainbow has the most release groups (97); Kansas the longest career (51 years); Loverboy the most awards (14).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Rainbow | 97 |
| Kansas | 87 |
| Miki Imai | 63 |
| Survivor | 28 |
| Loverboy | 26 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 51 |
| Rainbow | 51 |
| Loverboy | 44 |
| Ann Wilson | 40 |
| Miki Imai | 40 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Loverboy | 14 |
| Survivor | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Ann Wilson | 2 |
| Nancy Wilson | 2 |
Most famous album-oriented rock artists
Survivor
United States · Group · 1978–present
rock music, hard rock, pop rock, arena rock, album-oriented rock
15.2M listeners · 35 wikis
Kansas
United States · Group · 1970–present
hard rock, progressive rock, art rock, album-oriented rock
12.6M listeners · 38 wikis
Ann Wilson
United States · Person · born 1950
rock music, hard rock, folk rock, album-oriented rock
29 wikis
Nancy Wilson
United States · Person · born 1954
rock music, hard rock, folk rock, album-oriented rock
29 wikis
Rainbow
United Kingdom · Group · 1975–present
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, album-oriented rock, neo-classical metal, power metal
46 wikis
Roger Fisher
United States · Person · born 1950
rock music, hard rock, folk rock, album-oriented rock
10 wikis
Loverboy
Canada · Group · 1980–present
rock music, hard rock, pop rock, album-oriented rock
18 wikis
Miki Imai
Japan · Person · born 1963
J-pop, album-oriented rock
12 wikis
Prism
Canada · Group · 1977–present
rock music, album-oriented rock
4 wikis