Boogie rock is a genre which came out of the hard heavy blues-rock of the late 1960s. It tends to feature a repetitive driving rhythm in place of instrumental experimentation found in the more progressive blues-rock bands of the period.

Boogie rockers concentrate on the groove, working a steady, chugging back beat, often in shuffle time. Boogie rock can be considered the upbeat form of blues-rock.

One of the first bands to popularize boogie rock worldwide was Canned Heat. The main distinction between bands is their instrumental attack. Many US boogie rock bands have a "Southern" twang, like ZZ Top and The Allman Brothers Band. British bands like Status Quo, Humble Pie, and Foghat tend to have a distinctive, heavier sound.

Boogie rock reached the height of its popularity in the mid to late 1970s, though bands such as Backstreet Girls, Predatür and Hercules carry on in a style reminiscent of Status Quo.