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Rock Legends (2013)

Documentary · Music

Looking at these major artists, we discover the story of their lives and the impact they made on popular culture. Interviews with well known music critics, news archive and performance.

IMDb rating
7.7 (148 votes)
Episode average
7.8 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
14
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 14 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.76 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 28 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 25 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 26 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 33 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 21 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 31 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 10 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1David Bowie7.228
2Elton John7.525
3Eric Clapton8.025
4Green Day7.122
5Johnny Cash8.226
6Neil Diamond7.423
7Paul Simon7.521
8Pink Floyd8.133
9Rod Stewart7.522
10Tom Petty8.521
11Queen8.331
12Velvet Underground7.810

Season 2 (2014)

7.67 avg 18 episodes 7.1 → 7.9 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 8 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 26 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 24 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 25 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 16 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 21 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Blur7.113
2Bryan Ferry8.214
3Dire Straits7.822
4Eurythmics7.916
5Fleetwood Mac8.323
6Pulp6.48
7Genesis7.921
8George Michael7.422
9Phil Collins7.720
10Pet Shop Boys7.615
11Radiohead6.826
12Sting8.024
13Beastie Boys7.325
14Billy Joel7.821
15U27.622
16Red Hot Chili Peppers7.823
17Pearl Jam8.516
18Bon Jovi7.921

Season 3 (2015)

7.65 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 7.6 39 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 25 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 18 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1ABBA8.219
2Black Sabbath8.331
3Depeche Mode7.919
4Foo Fighters6.920
5Guns N' Roses7.824
6Iron Maiden8.025
7Muse7.111
8New Order7.917
9R.E.M.8.018
10Simply Red6.89
11The Smiths7.614
12Aerosmith7.422
13Nine Inch Nails7.618

Season 4 (2015)

8.00 avg 23 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 43 min avg

Ep 2: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 9 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 26 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 31 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 22 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 15 votesEp 18: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 22 votesEp 23: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 24: 8.2 · 21 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 23 votesEp 27: 8.0 · 12 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Lenny Kravitz8.419
3Amy Winehouse8.122
4Duran Duran6.99
5Blondie8.326
6Bee Gees8.323
7Cher8.218
8Coldplay6.916
9The Clash8.224
10Tina Turner7.818
11Billy Idol8.316
12Kiss8.218
14Prince7.931
15Meat Loaf8.622
16Peter Gabriel8.217
17The Cure7.815
18The Black Eyed Peas7.313
19INXS8.317
21James Brown7.915
22Stevie Wonder8.422
23Neil Young7.420
24The Doors8.221
25The Beach Boys8.423
27Eagles8.012

Season 5 (2016)

8.21 avg 9 episodes 8.1 → 8.7 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 14 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 20 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 12 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jethro Tull8.118
2Roy Orbison8.518
3The Who8.222
4No Doubt8.114
5Janis Joplin8.119
6Carpenters8.418
7The Mamas & the Papas7.520
11The Monkees8.320
12Jimi Hendrix8.712

Season 6 (2016)

7.73 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 8 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 8 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 22 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 22 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 21: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 22: 8.0 · 19 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Beach Boys8.28
2Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young7.319
4Elvis Costello6.98
12The Carpenters7.98
13Jefferson Airplane7.322
14Santana7.816
15Creedence Clearwater Revival8.222
16Grateful Dead7.220
18The Police8.121
19Talking Heads8.118
20The Pretenders8.021
21Earth, Wind & Fire7.520
22Otis Redding8.019

Season 7 (2017)

7.92 avg 6 episodes 8.4 → 7.9 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 13 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 22 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 18 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dusty Springfield8.413
4The Allman Brothers Band7.616
6Joni Mitchell7.319
17Buddy Holly8.422
19Aretha Franklin7.919
20Run-D.M.C.7.918

Season 8 (2017)

7.99 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 23 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 20 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 20 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 23 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 14 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chicago7.919
2Chuck Berry8.020
3Cream8.223
4James Taylor7.620
5Lynyrd Skynyrd8.117
6The Kinks8.420
7The Yardbirds8.120
8Ramones8.523
9Ray Charles7.915
10The Band7.819
11The Byrds8.220
12Patti Smith7.816
13Little Richard8.014
14Primal Scream7.311
15Simple Minds8.116
16Blood, Sweat & Tears8.014

Season 9 (2018)

7.75 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 21 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1American Rock7.822
4Progressive Rock8.118
5Jazz Rock8.018
6US Heavy Metal6.918
7Singer Writes the Song7.416
8British Rhythm & Blues8.018
9Jerry Lee Lewis8.019
10Soft Rock7.821

Season 10 (2018)

8.30 avg 9 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 30 min avg

Ep 2: 8.6 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 16 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2ZZ Top8.615
3Glen Campbell8.515
5Journey8.518
6Diana Ross & The Supremes8.217
7Al Green7.514
8Marvin Gaye8.217
9Smokey Robinson7.915
10Foreigner8.518
11Pat Benatar8.816

Season 11 (2019)

7.55 avg 4 episodes 8.2 → 7.3 30 min avg

Ep 2: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 21 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 22 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Birth of Metal8.220
3British Metal8.019
9Women Who Rock6.721
11Psychedelic Rock7.322

Season 12 (2020)

7.71 avg 19 episodes 8.3 → 6.8 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 13 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 10 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 11 votesEp 19: 6.8 · 11 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Motown Sound8.312
2New York Hip Hop7.612
3New Wave8.613
4Folk Around the World7.412
5Metalheads8.212
6US Punk Rock6.814
7Alt Rock7.913
8Songs for the People6.912
9Pop Rock7.914
10Soul Crooners7.312
11Birth of Invention7.69
12Teen Idols7.710
13The New Orleans Sound7.912
14Rockabilly8.110
15Soul R&B8.010
16Spector Years8.010
17Glam Rock7.813
18Chicago Blues7.611
19Doo Wop6.811

Season 13 (2021)

7.19 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 9 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 6 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 11 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 13: 6.2 · 7 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 11 votes
Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Funk7.59
3The Abbey Road Years7.19
4California Dreaming7.27
5Gospel6.46
6Post-Punk7.47
7The Festival Years6.69
8Scandi Invasion6.911
9Bluegrass7.09
10The British Invasion8.06
11Sun Record Years7.48
12Country7.66
13Protest Songs 1960's6.27
14Southern Rock7.410
15Grunge8.011

Season 14 (2024)

7.45 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.0

Ep 1: 7.0 · 6 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 6 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 8 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 6 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 6 votes
Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Outlaw Country7.06
2Honky Tonk7.26
327 Club7.77
4Songwriters Behind the Big Names7.06
5Yacht Rock7.27
6Guitar Legends7.57
7Canadian Rockers7.78
8Drummer Legends6.87
9Doo-Wop Extra7.77
10Heartland Rock7.87
11Mod7.98
12Punk Rock8.46
13Riot Gurrrl7.06

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