City pop is a genre of Japanese music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its fusion of pop, funk, and jazz elements, as well as its smooth and sophisticated sound. City pop often features catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and lyrics that celebrate the urban lifestyle. Today, the genre has seen a resurgence in popularity, with modern artists incorporating its signature sound into their music.
Here you can see the popularity of City Pop genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
1072 releases
Explore city pop history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of city pop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the city pop genre. You can find out what city pop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 128417 | |
| 2 | 39 | 46908 | |
| 3 | 45 | 102887 | |
| 4 | 37 | 135070 | |
| 5 | 36 | 78432 | |
| 6 | 42 | 193041 | |
| 7 | 61 | 182066 | |
| 8 | 40 | 48106 | |
| 9 | 34 | 13308 | |
| 10 | 39 | 41126 | |
| 11 | 39 | 33321 | |
| 12 | 37 | 41892 | |
| 13 | 38 | 94636 | |
| 14 | 38 | 16155 | |
| 15 | 34 | 13374 | |
| 16 | 36 | 34212 | |
| 17 | 30 | 21636 | |
| 18 | 36 | 23928 | |
| 19 | 34 | 15900 | |
| 20 | 31 | 9162 | |
| 21 | 51 | 225203 | |
| 22 | 48 | 270433 | |
| 23 | 23 | 8842 | |
| 24 | 27 | 15207 | |
| 25 | 25 | 5574 | |
| 26 | 19 | 8194 | |
| 27 | 51 | 140084 | |
| 28 | 45 | 48941 | |
| 29 | 20 | 6851 | |
| 30 | 46 | 189191 | |
| 31 | 41 | 26871 | |
| 32 | 45 | 53840 | |
| 33 | 43 | 18765 | |
| 34 | 39 | 31881 | |
| 35 | 16 | 7489 | |
| 36 | 16 | 4323 | |
| 37 | 15 | 10055 | |
| 38 | 40 | 10352 | |
| 39 | 35 | 12640 | |
| 40 | 37 | 68672 | |
| 41 | 37 | 16319 | |
| 42 | 35 | 27071 | |
| 43 | 35 | 43503 | |
| 44 | 34 | 43937 | |
| 45 | 32 | 15504 | |
| 46 | 29 | 11654 | |
| 47 | 32 | 62689 | |
| 48 | 33 | 9810 | |
| 49 | 28 | 6756 | |
| 50 | 27 | 9226 | |
| 51 | 24 | 22406 | |
| 52 | 26 | 17337 | |
| 53 | 25 | 10392 | |
| 54 | 21 | 12359 | |
| 55 | 24 | 10260 | |
| 56 | 22 | 7087 | |
| 57 | 20 | 20415 | |
| 58 | 21 | 1692 | |
| 59 | 21 | 5902 | |
| 60 | 21 | 6590 | |
| 61 | 20 | 6984 | |
| 62 | 19 | 5874 | |
| 63 | 12 | 5201 | |
| 64 | 17 | 665 | |
| 65 | 17 | 4328 | |
| 66 | 17 | 1796 | |
| 67 | 17 | 6272 | |
| 68 | 16 | 5282 | |
| 69 | 16 | 6799 | |
| 70 | 15 | 6440 | |
| 71 | 15 | 2270 | |
| 72 | 13 | 1016 | |
| 73 | 12 | 4523 | |
| 74 | 12 | 1263 | |
| 75 | 12 | 2166 | |
| 76 | 12 | 5887 | |
| 77 | 12 | 10040 | |
| 78 | 12 | 5348 | |
| 79 | 6 | 1526 | |
| 80 | 11 | 435 | |
| 81 | 11 | 1056 | |
| 82 | 10 | 2024 | |
| 83 | 10 | 933 | |
| 84 | 10 | 1486 | |
| 85 | 7 | 1999 | |
| 86 | 10 | 6396 | |
| 87 | 9 | 2691 | |
| 88 | 9 | 2826 | |
| 89 | 9 | 3884 | |
| 90 | 8 | 750 | |
| 91 | 7 | 1638 | |
| 92 | 7 | 1505 | |
| 93 | 7 | 2326 | |
| 94 | 7 | 1044 | |
| 95 | 5 | 1858 | |
| 96 | 5 | 1550 | |
| 97 | 5 | 2598 | |
| 98 | 4 | 1015 | |
| 99 | 4 | 1720 | |
| 100 | 4 | 2252 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular city pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
