@Odette Hoyne

The songs you love. The more you use Apple Music, the better the mix. Refreshed every Tuesday.

Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalised mix of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

The sound of rock has changed a hundred times since the late '60s, but its essence—cranking it up and finding salvation through sound—is pretty much the same. From the freedom salvos of the Summer of Love through the alternative revolution to now, what follows is rock chiseled to weather the winds of time, guitar firmly at its center. We regularly update this playlist. If you like a song, add it to your library.

The '90s marked a moment when underground rock stage-dived its way into the mainstream. From what the elders among us used to call “grunge” through today's guitar anthems, even the newer tracks here are classics—proof that no matter how often rock reinvents itself, it'll always come back to kick some ass. We regularly update this playlist. If you like a song, add it to your library.

We have radio to thank for inventing classic rock. Conceived as a programming format, it emerged in the ’80s when stations began devoting heavy airtime to a mix of beloved titans from the ’60s and ’70s (The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger) and then-current hitmakers (Tom Petty, John Mellencamp) whose music contains heavy echoes of the vintage stuff. Even when classic rock opens its ranks to ’90s alt-rockers such as Soundgarden, it’s because they sound old-school. In terms of stylistic variety, the format boasts considerable leg room. Classic rock rotation can and does include soaring ballads from Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Elton John, and even the occasional glam nugget from David Bowie. Yet at the end of the day, the format definitely relies heaviest on thunderous hard-rock anthems perfect for Friday night parties or powering you through your workday.