Most Popular Rock Music CDs for Holiday Presents

Top 5 CD Gift Ideas for Rock-n-Roll Music Fans

Dec 9, 2008

Many stores online are offering bestseller lists and deals on the most popular rock music of the holiday season. These rock music CD lists make great gift guides.

Music is a hot gift idea for Christmas and the holidays. Now it is easier than ever to find good ideas for special presents online. Whether rock Christmas albums, new releases, or old standards, it may be helpful to check out these stores and CD suggestions for music lovers on the Christmas list.

Barnes and Noble’s top five sellers list is a good place to start, with a good variety and some excellent rock music CD choices.

Current Five Bestsellers in Rock on Barnes and Noble Music

David Cook, winner of American Idol 2008, delivers with his truly excellent new CD. As fans have come to expect from Cook, his new songs are a good balance of well-sung and played authentic driving rock and sensitivity. Perhaps becoming a trademark for this rising star is his ability to pull off this mix, where a song can in one minute be rocking hard and in the next go into a ballad of sorts.

At last American Idol has discovered a unique rocker with staying power. Even better, this album offers a good variety of great songs. Cook rocks. Any Cook fan will be delighted with a gift of David Cook's new CD.

Radio listeners will recognized the emotive song Human from this popular CD. Fan ratings of Day & Age are coming in droves with high marks, as well. This is also available on a vinyl LP, folks. Retro cool for those with old or new record players.

From The Guardian: “With neither the sugar rush of Hot Fuss nor the blustery thrills of Sam's Town, this is the Killers' most beguilingly strange record...”

For many, this lovely album will be a step back in time to a gentler age. Beautifully presented, this album is filled with music that transcends time, and hopefully, generations. Children should buy this for their parents. Parents should buy this for their children.

The cover photo shows an awesome vision of a younger Young. As a gift, there is pretty much no way to lose with this one for anyone who has ever been a fan of good music and guitar.

According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide, “A more intimate glimpse at the artist has never before seen the light of day.”

Currently the number one album on iTunes, Nickleback's Dark Horse is more than just in the running. This is an album that will certainly be talked about by fans, new and old. The songs are diverse, including the already popular single Gotta Be Somebody, a new rock anthem Burn it to the Ground and even an acoustic song, This Afternoon.

Fans of Nickleback will love at least most of this album. Time will tell if the rest grows on them and everyone else. In the meantime, this is a hot seller for the holidays.

Coldplay has released an interesting and thoughtful album in Viva la Vida, produced by U2's Brian Eno.

Every song on the CD is excellent in its own way. The extremely popular single Viva la Vida has captured the hearts of fans of many genres of music. This song is not really representative of the rest of the album, however. Among the tracks are an instrumental and an etherical song called Yes.

All in all, this is album is getting mixed reviews from fans, but also seems to be the type that grows on people. Again, the CD is a big seller for Christmas.

Music as Christmas and Holiday Gifts

Music lovers enjoy very little more than adding to their CD collections. The above will make terrific rock music gifts. Shoppers can visit Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Walmart or other online music sellers to find fast and thoughtful presents for music fans.

Doesn’t seem like enough? Hunt down a matching t-shirt, belt buckle, poster or other cool item to complete the gift.

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