# Rock N' Roll True Stories: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, Rock N' Roll True Stories has 678,000 subscribers, 211,631,660 total views, and 2,822 videos. It ranks #111,652 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Rock N' Roll True Stories](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Rock N' Roll True Stories is “Their Hometown Called Them a GANG. Everyone Else Bought Tickets.”, a long-form video published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Rock N' Roll True Stories’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 41,077. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Kings of Leon Got Everything They Wanted. Then It GOT UGLY” (311,247 views, Sep 22, 2026). Least viewed: “Why You Can't ESCAPE Creed Right Now...” (17,523 views, Oct 17, 2026).
- Median length: 15:40 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Rock N' Roll True Stories’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 3 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Their Hometown Called Them a GANG. Everyone Else Bought Tickets.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/oSx42-vUdbI/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 78,286 | 19:06 | 2.32x |
| [One Hit. Twenty Years of Getting Screwed OVER & OVER AGAIN!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/m84INxJzu_0/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 38,942 | 18:40 | 1.86x |
| [The SIX SECONDS That RUINED Nickelback's REPUTATION](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/aaBl90NpwXQ/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 66,048 | 20:27 | 2.82x |
| [The Sex Pistols Situation Is CRAZY!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/qdNwFYQ6w0I/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 49,257 | 13:10 | 1.73x |
| [He Lost His TV Job...Then His Band Fell Apart...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/ZKlkIFEp0us/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 87,841 | 10:22 | 3.12x |
| [They Tried to STOP Marilyn Manson. It BACKFIRED.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/CwqhmQUALU8/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 29,107 | 13:47 | 1.05x |
| [One Man's EGO Nearly DESTROYED The Goo Goo Dolls](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/j-C3RZzywRI/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 35,377 | 16:15 | 1.24x |
| [They Paid to See Their Heroes. Then They SUED Them.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/5UYAiOLQaNY/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 25,399 | 15:46 | - |
| [They Tried to SAVE Their Guitarist. Then They Got Arrested For KIDNAPPING](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/lcR-kHF71XE/) | 2026-10-19 | Long-form | 29,599 | 17:10 | - |
| [Why You Can't ESCAPE Creed Right Now...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/fIUVZ0o89fQ/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 17,523 | 13:06 | - |
| [James Hetfield Got Called a Hypocrite. It's Not That Simple...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/M8mJbRPQo1M/) | 2026-10-16 | Long-form | 26,035 | 16:48 | - |
| [She ACCUSED Sega of Stealing Her Image...Then Got a $608,000 Bill.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/qAb-0LoNL9A/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 173,749 | 11:43 | 4.69x |
| [They Called Matchbox 20 BORING. His Childhood Was PURE HELL.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/l6KwT5IMsPg/) | 2026-10-14 | Long-form | 29,917 | 14:34 | - |
| [The Tragically Hip Didn’t Need America’s Permission.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/OySclQo2B8I/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 23,740 | 14:32 | - |
| [They Wrote The Song. His LAWYERS JOINED THE BAND!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/5akZm0TNYN0/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 28,332 | 16:20 | - |
| [Van Halen LOVED HER… She Wanted OUT](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/81ZmMdqXWQE/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 35,208 | 13:35 | - |
| [These Preachers Called METAL EVIL...Then Got EXPOSED!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/DjdkzNe6huM/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 61,144 | 16:41 | 1.22x |
| [They Had the Ultimate 90's Party Song… Then EVERYTHING GOT DARK](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/AK_cuZeme2I/) | 2026-10-08 | Long-form | 39,870 | 17:02 | - |
| [The DUMBEST Sampling Mistake of the 90s...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/KBFiIWaNujI/) | 2026-10-07 | Long-form | 153,333 | 15:17 | 3.03x |
| [TRAGEDY Made THESE SONGS HUGE!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/p8uBCYZLeVI/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 29,635 | 16:37 | - |
| [Vanilla Ice's FAILED Metal Reinvention](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/X1gSbl2TU60/) | 2026-10-05 | Long-form | 139,051 | 14:25 | 2.98x |
| [Josh Homme Cheated DEATH Twice... That’s Not the Craziest Part](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/QcwcR48W1Cc/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 45,651 | 12:57 | 1x |
| [He Wrote the Hits. His Bandmates Collected the Checks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/N8dodS6l0e4/) | 2026-10-02 | Long-form | 41,195 | 16:21 | - |
| [Bon Jovi HUMILIATED Mötley Crüe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/YrLb9NAl9CY/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 54,240 | 13:38 | 1.06x |
| [Nirvana’s Smoking Controversy Is EMBARASSING… Not for Them](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/gUK-powm9Q4/) | 2026-09-30 | Long-form | 138,972 | 5:29 | 2.97x |
| [Is U2 the UNLUCKIEST Band in the World?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/YYglCZhiNPU/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 48,202 | 14:56 | 1.03x |
| [The Cult's MILLION DOLLAR DISASTER](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/aAooDHf7IAo/) | 2026-09-28 | Long-form | 45,471 | 16:27 | 1.07x |
| [MTV’s LAST INSULT to Rock Fans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/wUayfUhUl7Y/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 127,544 | 8:26 | 2.8x |
| [Godsmack Went HOLLYWOOD...Without Selling Their Souls](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/9L4mj1bK2Vo/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 37,556 | 16:32 | - |
| [$16 a Month. Great Career Plan, All-American Rejects.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/eleN6M9jpLY/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 27,476 | 16:33 | - |
| [MTV BANNED Lenny Kravitz’s ONLY #1 HIT...Then Came The Lawsuit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/MqB6fmVHRoY/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 17,769 | 16:53 | - |
| [Kings of Leon Got Everything They Wanted. Then It GOT UGLY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/CNas2kWnzEc/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 311,247 | 15:13 | 4.63x |
| [Apparently, Layne Staley Was DEAD. NOBODY Told Him.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/ZFpEf9LYVwo/) | 2026-09-21 | Long-form | 113,797 | 17:52 | 2.46x |
| [Billy Joel Went METAL. It ENDED in an AFFAIR](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/UvPmVhz5qRo/) | 2026-09-19 | Long-form | 31,265 | 12:23 | - |
| [Guns N' Roses SPENT MILLIONS To Confuse Their Own Fans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/UWAdrDiMyfQ/) | 2026-09-17 | Long-form | 82,756 | 21:26 | 1.79x |
| [He HUMILIATED Tom Morello—Then His Entire Empire COLLAPSED!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/J9OmWZNsQWc/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 39,544 | 11:41 | - |
| [They Went Triple Platinum in 1995...And Were ONLY MAKING $150 A Week...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/gltxuPJbnr4/) | 2026-09-14 | Long-form | 51,693 | 14:22 | 1.12x |
| [They Made A Hit Album About Fame. Fame TOOK EVERYTHING!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/HEDXXJ5SEEQ/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 21,110 | 15:42 | - |
| [They DELAYED Their Album… To The WORST DAY POSSIBLE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/7FyGb8clsWE/) | 2026-09-11 | Long-form | 40,958 | 19:02 | - |
| [The $10 Million MISTAKE That HAUNTED Anthrax](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/hTyzhmE4i_s/) | 2026-09-10 | Long-form | 178,311 | 18:40 | 3.59x |
| [Ministry 'SOLD OUT'—Then Al Jourgensen BURNED IT ALL DOWN](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/238f37Plco0/) | 2026-09-09 | Long-form | 97,609 | 13:42 | 1.97x |
| [Courtney Love Got Famous and Hole Got SCREWED!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/DudHRnsfcNk/) | 2026-09-08 | Long-form | 40,368 | 17:00 | 1.09x |
| [Stryper Made Christians Nervous...For All the Wrong Reasons](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/J79BvSuVA6s/) | 2026-09-07 | Long-form | 66,266 | 15:39 | 2.2x |
| [Slipknot Was BLAMED For NOT ONE...But TWO MURDERS!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/HCBdHMzWPQ4/) | 2026-09-04 | Long-form | 23,980 | 9:50 | - |
| [They FLOPPED in 2002… 9 Years Later, They Won!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/jPF7DR6MdNA/) | 2026-09-03 | Long-form | 58,843 | 15:14 | 2.27x |
| [Twisted Sister Had a Problem With Everyone…Even Themselves](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/DqgxX3HGk5A/) | 2026-09-02 | Long-form | 26,433 | 15:44 | 1.08x |
| [When Rockstars Go To War With BIG SODA!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/QbSMGWP53_s/) | 2026-09-01 | Long-form | 25,460 | 15:47 | 1.25x |
| [Flyleaf Were Called a GIMMICK.... Then THIS HAPPENED!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@rnrtruestories/videos/dEaKU-VV-dY/) | 2026-08-31 | Long-form | 75,342 | 15:06 | 3.64x |

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