symphonic rock artists

19 published symphonic rock artists, led by Muse, Electric Light Orchestra and Nikolai Noskov.

At a glance

19 published symphonic rock artists; 178 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists2 tier 1 · 7 tier 2 · 10 tier 3: 19
Release groups: 1,227
Studio albums: 188
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 178
Timeline events: 463
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 40.2M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 40.5 years
Full biographies: 15
Biography words: 83,521

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (5 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1960s	4
1970s	5
1980s	1
1990s	4
2000s	2

3 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most symphonic rock artists. United Kingdom leads with 8.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with symphonic rock. The most shared is progressive rock, with 12 artists in both.

Covers from symphonic rock

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

The Wow! Signal
Muse · 2026
Will of the People
Muse · 2022
Simulation Theory
Muse · 2018
Drones
Muse · 2015
The 2nd Law
Muse · 2012
The Resistance
Muse · 2009
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse · 2006
Absolution
Muse · 2003
Origin of Symmetry
Muse · 2001
Showbiz
Muse · 1999
From out of Nowhere
Electric Light Orchestra · 2019
Alone in the Universe
Electric Light Orchestra · 2015

Leaders

Yes has the most release groups (272); Procol Harum the longest career (57 years); Nikolai Noskov the most awards (8).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Yes	272
Muse	173
Electric Light Orchestra	150
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	113
Procol Harum	92

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Procol Harum	57
Yes	57
Cem Karaca	56
Renaissance	56
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	55

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Nikolai Noskov	8
Gustavo Cerati	5
Charly García	5
William Sheller	5
Muse	4

Most famous symphonic rock artists

Muse

United Kingdom · Group · 1994–present

rock music, hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, symphonic rock

21.9M listeners · 82 wikis

Electric Light Orchestra

United Kingdom · Group · 1970–present

rock and roll, classic rock, pop rock, progressive rock, art rock, progressive pop, symphonic rock

18.3M listeners · 45 wikis

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis