Affiliate links

Rock Atlas earns a small commission when you click certain outbound links and make a qualifying purchase. Specifically, links to Apple Music and Amazon include affiliate identifiers (at, ct, and tag URL parameters). The commission funds research, article writing, and infrastructure costs for the archive — it does not influence editorial choices. Recommendations and rankings are independent.

What about other platforms?

Outbound links to platforms without an affiliate program — Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, Last.fm, and Discogs — are still tagged with UTM parameters. UTM tags are an analytics convention; they tell the destination site (and our outbound-click reports) that the visit came from Rock Atlas. No money changes hands on those links; the tags are diagnostic only.

Compliance

Affiliate links carry the rel="sponsored" attribute as recommended by Google. This page acts as the FTC-required clear and conspicuous disclosure.

Want to support Rock Atlas without buying anything?

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