Now I'd venture to guess that if there is one genre that most of you guys are not fond of or even look down on, it's Pop music. But I thought it would be interesting to see out of everything what are some pop records or pop artists you can really vouch for... or even just tolerate.

 

I'm actually curious to know about what you guys will answer :)

60s pop music was basically the best thing ever

 

contemporary pop is p hit or miss for me; a lot of f great songs recently tho and a bunch of good to great albums

Now I'd venture to guess that if there is one genre that most of you guys are not fond of or even look down on, it's Pop music. But I thought it would be interesting to see out of everything what are some pop records or pop artists you can really vouch for... or even just tolerate.

 

I'm actually curious to know about what you guys will answer :)

 

Are you looking for pop albums or singles? The reason I ask is the past 20 years or so have been dominated by singles. Of course, pop has always been defined by singles but more so recently due to the availability of the internet and rise of MP3s. Consequently, you have less cohesive pop albums as the the album format in pop has become something for artists to put their hit singles and then a bunch of filler.

 

Moreover, it's become difficult to differentiate between genres because there's so much! Thus, we arrive at the fundamental question that so many people have struggled with: what is pop? By "pop music," do you mean indie pop? Electropop? Noise pop? Baroque pop? Dream pop? The list goes on and on...

Are you looking for pop albums or singles? The reason I ask is the past 20 years or so have been dominated by singles. Of course, pop has always been defined by singles but more so recently due to the availability of the internet and rise of MP3s. Consequently, you have less cohesive pop albums as the the album format in pop has become something for artists to put their hit singles and then a bunch of filler.

 

Moreover, it's become difficult to differentiate between genres because there's so much! Thus, we arrive at the fundamental question that so many people have struggled with: what is pop? By "pop music," do you mean indie pop? Electropop? Noise pop? Baroque pop? Dream pop? The list goes on and on...

 

When I say records I mean singles, I agree there aren't many solid pop albums out as of late.

Plastic Beach by Gorillaz I still hold as one of the best pop records of late.

Parklife is another one.

 

I guess that's not what you mean by pop though?

Plastic Beach by Gorillaz I still hold as one of the best pop records of late.

Parklife is another one.

 

I guess that's not what you mean by pop though?

 

Maybe not but I did look it up and I love the record so I downloaded it! Thanks.

When I say records I mean singles, I agree there aren't many solid pop albums out as of late.

 

In that case... 50 great "pop" songs of recent years off the top of my head listed in alphabetical order. I also limited it to one song per artist because otherwise, I could fill the list with a bunch of Girls Aloud stuff :)

 

Aaliyah - Try Again

Amerie - 1 Thing

Animal Collective - My Girls

Annie - Heartbeat

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

 

Beach House - Zebra

Beyoncé – Crazy In Love

Britney Spears - Toxic

Cassie - Me & U

Coldplay - Yellow

 

Destiny's Child - Say My Name

Estelle - American Boy

Feist - 1234

The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

Florrie - Left Too Late

 

Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls' Generation - Gee

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

 

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Janelle Monáe - Tightrope

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

 

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

The Knife - Heartbeats

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lana Del Rey - Video Games

 

La Roux - Bulletproof

Lily Allen - Smile

Lykke Li - Sadness Is a Blessing

Madonna - Hung Up

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

 

MGMT - Time to Pretend

Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Phoenix - 1901

 

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

Rihanna - Umbrella

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

The Saturdays - Higher

 

Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Usher - Yeah!

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

OMG. That Cassie song. I used to listen to that all the time. :dazzled:

In that case... 50 great "pop" songs of recent years off the top of my head listed in alphabetical order. I also limited it to one song per artist because otherwise, I could fill the list with a bunch of Girls Aloud stuff :)

 

Aaliyah - Try Again

Amerie - 1 Thing

Animal Collective - My Girls

Annie - Heartbeat

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

 

Beach House - Zebra

Beyoncé – Crazy In Love

Britney Spears - Toxic

Cassie - Me & U

Coldplay - Yellow

 

Destiny's Child - Say My Name

Estelle - American Boy

Feist - 1234

The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

Florrie - Left Too Late

 

Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls' Generation - Gee

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

 

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Janelle Monáe - Tightrope

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

 

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

The Knife - Heartbeats

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lana Del Rey - Video Games

 

La Roux - Bulletproof

Lily Allen - Smile

Lykke Li - Sadness Is a Blessing

Madonna - Hung Up

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

 

MGMT - Time to Pretend

Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Phoenix - 1901

 

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

Rihanna - Umbrella

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

The Saturdays - Higher

 

Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Usher - Yeah!

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

 

This is a great list! I'm gonna look up all the tracks I'm unfamiliar with.

 

And I think I'm in love with you for having mentioned Aaliyah.

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AKB48 - 100メートルコンビニ

Annie - Heartbeat

Attack Cat - RCA

blink-182 - Online Songs

Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape

Capital Lights - Outrage

David Usher - Ugly Is Beautiful

Deas Vail - Anything You Say

Feist - Mushaboom

Finger Eleven - Falling On

The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

Hot Chip - Shake A Fist

Janelle Monáe - Wondaland

Joy Electric - A New Pirate Traditional

Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

The Knife - You Take My Breath Away

Ladytron - Destory Everything You Touch

Lights - The Listening

Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone

Mae - Someone Else's Arms

Maroon 5 - Tangled

Matt & Kim - Sunlight

Metric - Collect Call

Mew - 156

Miike Snow - Silvia

Ms. John Soda - Hiding; Fading

MxPx - Wrecking Hotel Rooms

Owl City - I'll Meet You There

Phoenix - Long Distance Call

Relient K - Must Have Done Something Right

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here

Rubik - No Escape

The Shins - Phantom Limb

Stars - The Night Starts Here

Sum 41 - Count Your Last Blessings

Swimming With Dolphins - Silhouettes

Telekinesis! - Coast Of Carolina

Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work

We Are Scientists - Inaction

+44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating

モーニング娘。 – 恋愛ハンター

소녀시대 - The Great Escape

嵐 - Face Down

板野友美 - Dear J

 

There were a bunch I wanted to include but I wasn't sure if they counted, I actually think some of these probably don't count either. :l

^ That Boys Like Girls song got on my nerves so much. Kinda like how "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae gets on my nerves right now.

 

You've got some great songs in there, though. I'm pleasantly surprised by your choice of "Tangled." :heart:

Oh man, Hot Chelle Rae, I second your feelings on that.

I think I still just like the Boys Like Girls song out of nostalgia though, haha.

 

Songs About Jane is such a grand album.

It's the very first album I ever bought for myself. :dazzled:

 

If we're also gonna talk about stuff we like out of nostalgia, "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard will do it for me. It kinda fits in the category, too, as Yellowcard are like, punk pop. Of course, everything else they do is a bit lame, but that record was awesome. I played it until I couldn't play it anymore. :dazzled:

 

This song in particular was my jam:

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In that case... 50 great "pop" songs of recent years off the top of my head listed in alphabetical order. I also limited it to one song per artist because otherwise, I could fill the list with a bunch of Girls Aloud stuff :)

 

Aaliyah - Try Again

Amerie - 1 Thing

Animal Collective - My Girls

Annie - Heartbeat

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

 

Beach House - Zebra

Beyoncé – Crazy In Love

Britney Spears - Toxic

Cassie - Me & U

Coldplay - Yellow

 

Destiny's Child - Say My Name

Estelle - American Boy

Feist - 1234

The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

Florrie - Left Too Late

 

Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls' Generation - Gee

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

 

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Janelle Monáe - Tightrope

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

 

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

The Knife - Heartbeats

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lana Del Rey - Video Games

 

La Roux - Bulletproof

Lily Allen - Smile

Lykke Li - Sadness Is a Blessing

Madonna - Hung Up

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

 

MGMT - Time to Pretend

Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Phoenix - 1901

 

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

Rihanna - Umbrella

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

The Saturdays - Higher

 

Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Usher - Yeah!

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

 

:) thanks for reminding me of some of my favourites that I had forgotten about. I feel like looking them up now

 

On pop music, I don't know if anyone has heard of the Canadian singer called Lights, I love her music

Yes, I've heard of Lights. I'm not a massive fan of her voice.

In that case... 50 great "pop" songs of recent years off the top of my head listed in alphabetical order. I also limited it to one song per artist because otherwise, I could fill the list with a bunch of Girls Aloud stuff :)

 

Aaliyah - Try Again

Amerie - 1 Thing

Animal Collective - My Girls

Annie - Heartbeat

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

 

Beach House - Zebra

Beyoncé – Crazy In Love

Britney Spears - Toxic

Cassie - Me & U

Coldplay - Yellow

 

Destiny's Child - Say My Name

Estelle - American Boy

Feist - 1234

The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

Florrie - Left Too Late

 

Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls' Generation - Gee

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

 

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Janelle Monáe - Tightrope

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

 

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

The Knife - Heartbeats

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lana Del Rey - Video Games

 

La Roux - Bulletproof

Lily Allen - Smile

Lykke Li - Sadness Is a Blessing

Madonna - Hung Up

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

 

MGMT - Time to Pretend

Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Phoenix - 1901

 

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

Rihanna - Umbrella

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

The Saturdays - Higher

 

Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Taylor Swift - Enchanted

Usher - Yeah!

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

 

from this list you posted, I highlighted what I've liked over the years..

 

(btw I don't consider Vampire Weekend pop...)

Vampire Weekend are super pop!

 

i don't really have much to say after parrotdies' post..

Vampire Weekend are super pop!

 

i don't really have much to say after parrotdies' post..

 

I've always considered them Indie, if anything...

Ever heard of indie pop?

:facepalm:

 

Wow. Can't believe I left off so many quality songs from my list...

I'll make a list of some mainstream pop hit songs (and some albums) I like (most of them I'm a bit ashamed to confess :disappointed:):

 

Rihanna - Rockstar 101, Umbrela

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean, Beat It, Black or White, Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough, Bad, Smooth Criminal, They Don't Care About Us.

Shakira - Rabiosa

The Wanted - Glad You Came (:embarrassed:)

The Black Eyed Peas - The whole The E.N.D. album and Where's The Love

Britney Spears - Womanizer

Maroon 5 - Their fist 2 albums (Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long)

Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned, What Goes Around...Comes Around

One Republic - Apologize

Madonna - 4 Minutes and some 80's songs I don't remember the name :P

I'll make a list of some mainstream pop hit songs (and some albums) I like (most of them I'm a bit ashamed to confess :disappointed:):

 

Why on earth would you be ashamed to confess you listen to pop? That's really the wrong mentality to take.

Not so in love with mainstream pop stuff, but Katy Perry is not bad.

Not so in love with mainstream pop stuff, but Katy Perry is not bad.

 

Am I the only one who sees the irony in this statement?