Rock argentino emerged in the mid-1960s as Argentina's defiant answer to Anglo-American rock, evolving into one of Latin America's most sophisticated and politically charged musical movements. Born during military dictatorships and economic turmoil, it became the voice of resistance, blending blues, progressive rock, punk, and new wave with poetic Spanish lyrics that tackled censorship, identity, and social unrest. Pioneers like Luis Alberto Spinetta and Charly García crafted cerebral, jazz-inflected compositions that matched the ambition of Pink Floyd or Genesis, while bands like Sumo injected raw punk energy and immigrant perspectives into the scene. Unlike the broader "rock en español" umbrella—which spans Mexico to Spain—rock argentino is defined by its literary depth, melancholic introspection, and a distinctly porteño sensibility rooted in Buenos Aires' cafés and underground circuits.
By the 1980s and '90s, the genre exploded into stadiums with Soda Stereo's sleek synth-pop sophistication, Patricio Rey's cryptic, cult-like mystique, and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' ska-punk fusions, proving rock argentino could be both intellectually rigorous and massively popular. Bands like Divididos and Los Piojos carried the torch into grittier, blues-driven territory, while Babasónicos pushed experimental boundaries. What separates this from generic Latin rock or pop is its refusal to compromise: lyrics read like Borges novels, arrangements shift unpredictably, and a shared cultural DNA—tango's drama, folklore's soul—bleeds through distorted guitars.
Listen to rock argentino to hear rebellion refined into art, where every chord progression carries the weight of a nation's struggles and triumphs. It's rock with a philosophy degree and a Molotov cocktail.
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| #74 | ByAlmendra | Released:1970-12-09 | rockrock argentino | ||
| #39 | ByVox Dei | Released:1971-03-15 | |||
| #57 | ByPescado Rabioso | Released:1972-09-01 | progressive rockrock argentino | ||
| #63 | ByPappo | Released:1972-12-01 | rock argentino | ||
| #30 | BySui Generis | Released:1974-12-16 | |||
| #69 | ByPorsuigieco | Released:1976-03-07 | rock argentino | ||
| #37 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:1977 | |||
| #43 | BySerú Girán | Released:1979-01-01 | |||
| #31 | BySpinetta Jade | Released:1980-01-01 | |||
| #66 | BySumo | Released:1982-01-01 | |||
| #53 | ByLos Abuelos de la Nada | Released:1982 | |||
| #2 | ByCharly García | Released:1983-11-05 | |||
| #60 | ByLos Abuelos de la Nada | Released:1983 | |||
| #40 | BySumo | Released:1985-01-01 | |||
| #89 | ByFito Páez | Released:1985 | |||
| #10 | BySumo | Released:1986-01-01 | |||
| #7 | BySoda Stereo | Released:1986-01-01 | |||
| #34 | ByPatricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota | Released:1986-10-04 | |||
| #9 | BySumo | Released:1987-01-01 | |||
| #75 | ByCharly García | Released:1987 | rockrock argentino | ||
| #23 | ByLos Fabulosos Cadillacs | Released:1988-01-01 | |||
| #97 | BySoda Stereo | Released:1988-09-15 | |||
| #54 | ByAndrés Calamaro | Released:1989-04 | |||
| #11 | ByRata Blanca | Released:1990-04-24 | |||
| #22 | ByLos Auténticos Decadentes | Released:1991-01-07 | |||
| #12 | ByPatricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota | Released:1991-09-27 | alternative rockrock argentino | ||
| #71 | ByLos Piojos | Released:1992-08-01 | |||
| #59 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:1992-08-06 | |||
| #5 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:1993-11-01 | |||
| #29 | ByDivididos | Released:1993 | rock argentinorock en espanol | ||
| #44 | BySpinetta Jade | Released:1994-01-01 | |||
| #88 | ByLos Brujos | Released:1995-01-01 | rock argentino | ||
| #14 | BySui Generis | Released:1995-06-20 | |||
| #4 | BySoda Stereo | Released:1995-08-15 | |||
| #94 | ByLa Renga | Released:1995-10 | rock argentino | ||
| #28 | ByCharly García | Released:1995 | rock argentino | ||
| #79 | ByIllya Kuryaki And The Valderramas | Released:1995 | |||
| #26 | ByLos Piojos | Released:1996-01-01 | |||
| #93 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:1996 | |||
| #52 | BySui Generis | Released:1997 | rock argentino | ||
| #55 | BySoda Stereo | Released:1997 | |||
| #64 | BySoda Stereo | Released:1997 | |||
| #92 | ByFabiana Cantilo | Released:1997 | |||
| #62 | ByLos Piojos | Released:1998-01-01 | |||
| #73 | ByLos Rodríguez | Released:1998-05-26 | |||
| #85 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:1998-10-26 | |||
| #8 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:1998 | rock argentino | ||
| #38 | ByLos Piojos | Released:1999-08-01 | rock argentinorock | ||
| #72 | ByIllya Kuryaki And The Valderramas | Released:1999-08-10 | funkrock argentino | ||
| #91 | BySuarez | Released:1999-10-01 | rockrock argentino | ||
| #13 | ByViejas Locas | Released:1999 | |||
| #58 | ByLas Pelotas | Released:1999 | |||
| #77 | ByLos Gardelitos | Released:1999 | rock argentino | ||
| #36 | ByLos Piojos | Released:2000-10-27 | |||
| #16 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:2000 | |||
| #83 | ByEnanitos Verdes | Released:2000 | |||
| #78 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:2001-01-01 | soft rockrock argentino | ||
| #35 | ByLos Piojos | Released:2001-04-18 | |||
| #86 | ByLos Caballeros De La Quema | Released:2001-08-07 | |||
| #3 | ByBabasónicos | Released:2001 | |||
| #81 | ByCallejeros | Released:2001 | rock argentinorock nacional | ||
| #82 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:2002-01-15 | rock argentino | ||
| #76 | ByDivididos | Released:2002-08-15 | |||
| #21 | ByCharly García | Released:2002 | rock argentinoprogressive rock | ||
| #41 | ByCallejeros | Released:2003 | rock argentino | ||
| #49 | ByLos Fabulosos Cadillacs | Released:2003 | |||
| #24 | ByTurf | Released:2004-01-01 | |||
| #80 | ByLa Vela Puerca | Released:2004-01-01 | |||
| #46 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:2004-03-05 | rock argentino | ||
| #18 | ByAndrés Calamaro | Released:2004 | |||
| #65 | ByGuasones | Released:2005-01-01 | |||
| #27 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:2005-08 | |||
| #100 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:2005-09-14 | |||
| #20 | ByIntoxicados | Released:2005-09-29 | rock argentinorock nacional | ||
| #42 | ByAndrés Calamaro | Released:2005-11-07 | rock argentinorock en espanol | ||
| #6 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:2006-04-04 | |||
| #19 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:2006-04-04 | |||
| #47 | ByAndrés Calamaro | Released:2006-05-22 | |||
| #25 | ByCallejeros | Released:2006-05 | rock argentinorock nacional | ||
| #32 | ByLa Vela Puerca | Released:2007-04-20 | rock argentinorock nacional | ||
| #48 | ByLos Piojos | Released:2007-08-07 | |||
| #98 | ByCatupecu Machu | Released:2007-10-26 | |||
| #84 | ByMassacre | Released:2007-11-14 | alternative rockrock argentino | ||
| #87 | ByInmigrantes | Released:2007 | pop rockrock argentino | ||
| #45 | ByBabasónicos | Released:2008-01-01 | |||
| #1 | ByGustavo Cerati | Released:2009-09-01 | |||
| #61 | ByVicentico | Released:2012-02-03 | rockrock argentino | ||
| #70 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:2012-06-28 | |||
| #15 | ByVicentico | Released:2012-09-24 | rock argentinorock en espanol | ||
| #17 | ByVicentico | Released:2012-09-24 | rockrock argentino | ||
| #96 | ByCharly García | Released:2013 | jazzrock argentino | ||
| #56 | ByLa Beriso | Released:2014-10-07 | rock argentinorock nacional | ||
| #68 | ByPuar | Released:2020-02-28 | |||
| #99 | ByBersuit Vergarabat | Released:2020-03-06 | |||
| #33 | ByLuis Alberto Spinetta | Released:2020-05-18 | |||
| #90 | ByMujer Cebra | Released:2021-11-26 | rock argentino | ||
| #51 | ByNENAGENIX | Released:2023-05-26 | |||
| #50 | ByNenagenix | Released:2023-05-26 | |||
| #67 | ByVarious Artists | Released:2023 | |||
| #95 | ByCharly García, Sui Generis, La Maquina De Hacer Pajaros, Seru Giran, Pedro Aznar | Released:2024-04-15 | rock argentino |