Hard rock (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hard rock" in English language version.

Last modified: 04:56:54, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

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8961allmusic.com

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87riaa.com

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65books.google.com

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44billboard.com

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31webcitation.org

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22archive.org

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22officialcharts.com

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11rollingstones.com

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11bbc.co.uk

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11theguardian.com

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11amazon.com

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11ultimateclassicrock.com

1,128^th place

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11blueoystercult.com

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11nytimes.com

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11poemhunter.com

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11nme.com

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11about.com

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about.com (Global: 419^th place; English: 335^th place)

rock.about.com

T. Grierson, "Post-Grunge: A History of Post-Grunge Rock" Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, About.com, retrieved 1 January 2010.

acharts.us (Global: 1,992^nd place; English: 2,543^rd place)

"Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures", Acharts.us, retrieved 2 October 2010.

allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

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R. Unterberger, "Song Review: I Feel Free", AllMusic, retrieved 22 February 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Beatles: 'The White Album", AllMusic, retrieved 3 August 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Rolling Stones: Exile on Mainstreet", AllMusic, retrieved 3 August 2010.
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S. T. Erlewine, "The Rolling Stones", AllMusic, retrieved 3 August 2010.
"Led Zeppelin III – Led Zeppelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
S. T. Erlewine, "Led Zeppelin", AllMusic, retrieved 27 September 2010.
E. Rivadavia, "Montrose", AllMusic, retrieved 2 August 2010.
"Toys in the Attic – Aerosmith". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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G. Prato, "Kiss: Animalize", AllMusic, retrieved 18 September 2010.
S. T. Erlewine & G. Prato, "Ratt", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
G. Prato, "White Lion", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
E. Rivadavia, "Quiet Riot", AllMusic, retrieved 7 July 2010.
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B. Weber, "Poison", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
W. Ruhlmann, "Cinderella", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
S. T. Erlewine and G. Prato, "Whitesnake", AllMusic, retrieved 27 September 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Aerosmith", AllMusic, retrieved 27 September 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Bon Jovi", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Extreme", AllMusic, retrieved 10 February 2011.
S. T. Erlewine, "Warrant", AllMusic, retrieved 10 February 2011.
S. Huey, "Slaughter", AllMusic, retrieved 10 February 2011.
S. T. Erlewine, "Firehouse", AllMusic, retrieved 10 February 2011.
S. T. Erlewine, "The Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker", AllMusic, retrieved 13 February 2011.
"Grunge", AllMusic, retrieved 18 June 2010.
"Hair metal", AllMusic, retrieved 14 June 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Pearl Jam", AllMusic, retrieved 23 June 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "Stone Temple Pilots", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Manic Street Preachers – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
S. T. Erlewine and G. Prato, "Guns N' Roses", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
S. T. Erlewine, "AC/DC", AllMusic, retrieved 20 July 2010.
"Post-grunge", AllMusic, retrieved 17 January 2010.
J. Ankeny, "Feeder", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
J. Damas, "Stereophonics: Performance and Cocktails", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
"Heart Discography and Chart Positions". allmusic.com.
S. T. Erlewine and G. Prato, "Van Halen", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
B. Eder and S. T. Erlewine, "The Who", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
W. Ruhlmann, "Black Sabbath", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
M. Wilson, "Audioslave", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
J. Loftus, "Velvet Revolver", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
E. Rivadavia, "The Sword: 'Age of Winters'", AllMusic, retrieved 11 June 2007.
E. Rivadavia, "'Wolfmother: 'Cosmic Egg'", AllMusic, retrieved 11 June 2007.
J. Macgregor, "Airbourne", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
H. Phares, The Darkness, AllMusic, retrieved 11 June 2007.
J. Lymangrover, "Steel Panther", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
M. Brown, "Vains of Jenna", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
S. Huey, "Hardcore Superstar", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
K. R. Hoffman, "Crashdïet", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
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H. Phares, "Andrew W.K.", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
J. Loftus, "Beautiful Creatures", AllMusic, retrieved 20 June 2010.
J. Loftus, "Buckcherry", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
J. Ankeny and G. Prato, "Queens of the Stone Age", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
M. Sutton, "Three Days Grace", AllMusic, retrieved 19 June 2010.
H. Phares, "Them Crooked Vultures", AllMusic, retrieved 2 October 2010.

amazon.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 105^th place)

Eddy, Chuck. Stairway to Hell: The Five Hundred Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

music.apple.com

Paul Rodgers: Biography, iTunes

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Miller, Jim (1980). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll. New York: Rolling Stone. ISBN 0394513223. Retrieved 5 July 2012. Black country bluesmen made raw, heavily amplified boogie records of their own, especially in Memphis, where guitarists like Joe Hill Louis, Willie Johnson (with the early Howlin' Wolf band) and Pat Hare (with Little Junior Parker) played driving rhythms and scorching, distorted solos that might be counted the distant ancestors of heavy metal.
Schmidt, Randy (2010). Little Girl Blue: The Life Of Karen Carpenter. Chicago Review Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-556-52976-4.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"Sold on Song – Song Library – Stairway To Heaven". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1988-06-25. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
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blueoystercult.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The History of BÖC". Blue Oyster Cult.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Philo, Simon (2015). British Invasion: The Crosscurrents of Musical Influence. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-8108-8626-1.
Simon Frith, Will Straw. The hard rock genre is originally from Glasgow. John Street, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock, page 19, Cambridge University Press
Michael Campbell & James Brody (2007), Rock and Roll: An Introduction, page 201
Jane Beethoven, Carman Moore, Rock-It, page 37, Alfred Music
Davis, Stephen (2004). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. Penguin Books. p. 114. ISBN 1-59240-064-7.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Lewis, Randy (1987-01-02). "Stryper's Hard Rock Is Soft Sell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-07-24.

nme.com (Global: 142^nd place; English: 95^th place)

H. MacBain, "Led Zeppelin reunion: the review" New Musical Express, 10 December 2007, retrieved 20 June 2010.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

"The Pop Life" – New York Times By Stephen Holden. Published: Wednesday, December 27, 1989. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

"Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody". Official Charts Company.
"Chart Stats: The Darkness", Chart Stats, retrieved 17 June 2008.

pbs.org (Global: 260^th place; English: 176^th place)

"End of the Century:The Ramones". Independent Lens. PBS. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

planetrock.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Deep Purple Essential Collection – Planet Rock

poemhunter.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"the biography of Bon Jovi – singer life story". Retrieved 2013-04-18.

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Ted Nugent
"Gold & Platinum – Top 100 Albums". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
"RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
"Gold & Platinum: Stryper". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
"RIAA Gold & Platinum database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
"RIAA Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
"Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

rockhall.com (Global: 1,695^th place; English: 1,603^rd place)

"Alice Cooper". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

rockvf.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Bon Jovi Songs (Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography)". Retrieved 2013-04-18.

rollingstones.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Exile On Main St. | The Rolling Stones". rollingstones.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

"The Osmonds: how we made Crazy Horses" The Guardian 23 January 2017

ultimateclassicrock.com (Global: 1,128^th place; English: 648^th place)

Giles, Jeff (3 May 2016). "That Time Aerosmith Hit Their Stride on 'Rocks'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Review of 'You Really Got Me' ", Denise Sullivan, AllMusic, All Music.com Archived 2020-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
"Exile On Main St. | The Rolling Stones". rollingstones.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
"The History of BÖC". Blue Oyster Cult.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
"End of the Century:The Ramones". Independent Lens. PBS. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
"Gold & Platinum – Top 100 Albums". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
"RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
"Def Leppard – the Band" BBC h2g2, retrieved 18 June 2010.
"Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
T. Grierson, "Post-Grunge: A History of Post-Grunge Rock" Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, About.com, retrieved 1 January 2010.

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; English: 771^st place)

S. T. Erlewine, "Queen", Allmusic, archived from the original on 12 February 2011.

Hard rock (English Wikipedia)

about.com (Global: 419th place; English: 335th place)

rock.about.com

acharts.us (Global: 1,992nd place; English: 2,543rd place)

allmusic.com (Global: 27th place; English: 20th place)

amazon.com (Global: 159th place; English: 105th place)

apple.com (Global: 70th place; English: 55th place)

music.apple.com

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

blueoystercult.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

nme.com (Global: 142nd place; English: 95th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65th place; English: 46th place)

pbs.org (Global: 260th place; English: 176th place)

planetrock.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

poemhunter.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

riaa.com (Global: 153rd place; English: 109th place)

rockhall.com (Global: 1,695th place; English: 1,603rd place)

rockvf.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

rollingstones.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

ultimateclassicrock.com (Global: 1,128th place; English: 648th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25th place; English: 771st place)

about.com (Global: 419^th place; English: 335^th place)

acharts.us (Global: 1,992^nd place; English: 2,543^rd place)

allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

amazon.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 105^th place)

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

nme.com (Global: 142^nd place; English: 95^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

pbs.org (Global: 260^th place; English: 176^th place)

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

rockhall.com (Global: 1,695^th place; English: 1,603^rd place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

ultimateclassicrock.com (Global: 1,128^th place; English: 648^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; English: 771^st place)