album-oriented

American  

[al-buhm-awr-ee-uhn-tid, ‑-ohr‑] / ˈæl bəmˌɔr i ən tɪd, ‑ˌoʊr‑ /

adjective

1. of or designating a format featuring rock songs from LPs and CDs rather than singles, especially mainstream rock music.

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Example Sentences

“No genre of music more than AOR,” or album-oriented rock, “has been so widely misunderstood, so consistently scorned,” writes Mr. Rees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Moss was central to cultivating that reputation, helping to transform A&M from an easy-listening label to a serious force in album-oriented rock ’n’ roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

In the 1960s, rock gradually joined its elders as an album-oriented form, and its audience increasingly considered performers auteurs and recordings works of art.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018

While indie labels have traditionally been more album-oriented, the younger generation of playlisting fans is more focused on singles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2018

This, of course, is the case for almost all labels, but most indies have a majority of acts who are more album-oriented.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2011