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heartland rock artists

6 published heartland rock artists, led by Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

At a glance

6 published heartland rock artists; 103 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
6
Release groups
714
Studio albums
107
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
103
Timeline events
190
Monthly listenerssum across artists
48.6M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
75M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
42.8 years
Full biographies
6
Biography words
32,291

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (4 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1970s4
1980s1
1990s1

Where they come from

Countries with the most heartland rock artists. United States leads with 4.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with heartland rock. The most shared is rock music, with 5 artists in both.

Covers from heartland rock

103 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Bryan Adams has the most release groups (203); John Mellencamp the longest career (50 years); Bryan Adams the most awards (46).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Bryan Adams203
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers171
Sheryl Crow150
John Mellencamp122
Los Lobos52

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
John Mellencamp50
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers50
Bryan Adams48
Los Lobos45
Sheryl Crow34

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Bryan Adams46
Sheryl Crow32
Tom Cochrane9
John Mellencamp6
Los Lobos6

Most famous heartland rock artists

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