Hard rock, mellow acoustic, dancefloor fillers, huge hits and just about everything in between. Chose from a widely varied set of online streaming rock and pop radio stations -- classic rock, jam bands, rock anthems, alternative, instrumental, hits by decade and more -- anytime on MTV.com.

Rock/Pop Stations
  1. The melodic side of '60s rock 'n' roll, from the Beatles to the Beach Boys; from Elvis to Smokey.

    Sample Artists: Dick Dale, The Left Banke, The Byrds, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Jose Feliciano

  2. Here's everything you loved and hated about the 1970s, from AOR to soft rock to disco. Smell the polyester!

    Sample Artists: Kansas, A Taste of Honey, The Kinks, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Oyster Cult

  3. A bevy of big-haired hits from the yuppie years.

    Sample Artists: Huey Lewis and the News, Fine Young Cannibals, Debbie Gibson, Sheila E., The Kinks

  4. Grunge, Seinfeld, Internet startups, Hip-Hop and New Country. Remember the 1990s? Hear the hits and relive the memories.

    Sample Artists: Charlatans U.K., Paula Abdul, The Chemical Brothers, The Verve, Soul II Soul

  5. AM radio favorites from the three decades that defined pop.

    Sample Artists: John Sebastian, Rick Nelson, Carole King, Jose Feliciano, The Staple Singers

  6. Unplug and coast on that sunny Sunday morning feeling all week long.

    Sample Artists: Everything But the Girl, Aztec Camera, The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole

  7. From indie-rock, post-punk to some styles of music that don't have names yet.

    Sample Artists: Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Live, Oasis

  8. Just the hits, man. The biggest classic rock cuts, all the time.

    Sample Artists: Billy Squier, Kansas, Rick Nelson, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin

  9. Boogie, hard rock, and folk hits mixed in with a lot of forgotten gems from the '60s, '70s and '80s.

    Sample Artists: Kansas, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Townes Van Zandt, Joe Cocker

  10. Popular dance tunes cross-pollinated with the most chart-impacting elements of hip-hop and electronica.

    Sample Artists: The Timelords, The Chemical Brothers, The Wiseguys, Blue Bamboo, Crush

  11. Ripping through your speakers, these hard and heavy metal classics are sure to get your adrenaline flowing.

    Sample Artists: Sweet, King Diamond, Exhorder, L.A. Guns, Suicidal Tendencies

  12. Twice the melody and none of the lyrics. Because sometimes words get in the way.

    Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Friends of Dean Martinez, Five Style, Lou Donaldson, Galaxie 500

  13. Jam rock, acid jazz, Afrobeat, live electronica, and space-porn funk -- just a few of the many genres you'll hear on Jam and Beyond.

    Sample Artists: Jerry Garcia, The Dry Branch Fire Squad, Wilco, Gomez, New Riders Of The Purple Sage

  14. Psychedelic hits and clock-melting tunes for your hungry ears.

    Sample Artists: The Premiers, The Poppy Family, Olivia Tremor Control, Cannibal & The Headhunters, The Rivieras

  15. The sound of music television, on the radio.

    Sample Artists: Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Foo Fighters, Madonna, Santana

  16. The music from America's favorite daily countdown.

    Sample Artists: Rocketship, Romeo, Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris

  17. Get tangled up in blue and drift off with the world's saddest songs.

    Sample Artists: John Prine, Lisa Germano, Wilco, Tom Waits, Red House Painters

  18. A non-stop, bug-eyed rampage of heavy metal from hell.

    Sample Artists: Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, L.A. Guns, Manowar, Fates Warning

  19. Don't dwell on the past -- listen to it! Decades of No. 1 hits to brighten your day.

    Sample Artists: Joe, Heart, No Doubt, Right Said Fred, Fine Young Cannibals

  20. All the teen-pop, TV show themes and goofy rock songs they will ever want.

    Sample Artists: Samantha Mumba, Nu Flavor, B*Witched, Da Beat Bros., Herman Kenin

  21. Pull up a plaid recliner and sink into the plush soft rock sounds of 1970s.

    Sample Artists: John Sebastian, Donovan, Carole King, The Poppy Family, Rod Stewart

  22. All the hits all the time. This is your one-stop shop for the best Top 40 radio has to offer.

    Sample Artists: Outkast, 'NSYNC, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Britney Spears

  23. Crank it up to 11. Rock anthems from rock messiahs -- everyone from Aerosmith to ZZ Top.

    Sample Artists: Billy Squier, Kansas, Tom Cochrane, The Cult, Eddie Money

  24. From '70s AM radio hits to sing-alongs, from British folk to urban troubadours, we have your singer-songwriters covered!

    Sample Artists: Tim Buckley, Neil Young, Rick Nelson, Mark Kozelek, Carole King

  25. Cozy up to the best Adult Contemporary rock, pop and soul hits of the past three decades.

    Sample Artists: Leo Sayer, Rod Stewart, Paul Kelly, Joe Cocker, Carole King

  26. Songs of sun, surf, road trips and tropical adventure.

    Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Takako Minekawa, Smash Mouth, Belle and Sebastian, Mel Torme

  27. Ride the perfect wave through decades of surf rock classics.

    Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Teisco Del Rey, The Malibooz, Satan's Pilgrims, Phranc

  28. Punishing new trends in Heavy Metal. Nu-Metal, groove metal, skate metal, Rapcore, Metalcore, Grunge, and beyond.

    Sample Artists: Everclear, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Staind

  29. Relax with today's alternative sounds, indie hits, and classic new wave cuts.

    Sample Artists: The Go-Betweens, Peter Murphy, Blur, Talk Talk, Marty Willson-Piper

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