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Genre: city pop


Parent Genre: pop

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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.


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インコンプリート
2022
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Kimochy Season
2023
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PARAISO
2014
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TOKYO SNIPER
2006
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Steppin' Out
2023
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Ammolite
2023
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スウィートソウルep
2003
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愛をあるだけ、すべて
2018
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Siip
2021
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DAILY BOP
2021
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Blend
2020
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BITTER!
2022
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フルーツバスケット 2nd season オリジナル・サウンドコレクションCD
2020
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WINDORGAN
2021

city pop music by decade

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List of city pop artists

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.

#namepopularityfollowersinstrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempo
1 50 107469 0 70 68 23 64 121
2 44 92081 40 53 44 58 33 107
3 38 39482 0 63 63 33 61 123
4 36 129830 10 57 62 22 54 116
5 41 188588 6 69 59 22 67 103
6 40 42420 58 60 67 7 50 112
7 33 74208 7 56 59 26 45 104
8 37 39024 27 74 54 39 69 101
9 38 93808 2 68 65 13 61 118
10 37 37776 42 70 61 45 69 123
11 35 28543 0 59 60 35 45 131
12 28 18695 0 75 60 21 74 111
13 31 10269 5 65 58 39 44 112
14 33 14031 0 73 72 24 55 118
15 33 21429 16 68 57 36 50 113
16 31 29023 5 64 63 16 53 119
17 25 10176 4 56 66 21 61 103
18 25 8096 8 68 56 26 63 118
19 29 8792 23 71 62 19 66 125
20 28 14401 3 76 71 17 70 117
21 21 7645 9 64 61 22 43 124
22 47 261488 0 65 67 16 65 113
23 47 109253 0 61 67 18 47 115
24 49 199027 17 63 62 39 56 119
25 21 5639 11 61 47 60 50 106
26 44 36796 15 64 66 35 69 114
27 20 7167 7 73 64 20 65 127
28 47 175574 1 62 73 22 57 123
29 46 116971 2 62 49 41 51 119
30 19 3631 2 70 63 20 57 119
31 19 4210 6 72 45 57 48 108
32 42 23348 6 74 64 25 66 119
33 44 30626 14 63 61 33 59 117
34 16 9896 11 62 55 29 33 125
35 41 17886 4 61 84 8 71 125
36 11 6289 4 66 77 13 61 116
37 37 27121 2 60 72 23 64 134
38 36 8253 0 54 61 30 51 121
39 36 63714 2 60 72 14 61 131
40 35 40787 0 69 70 23 72 128
41 31 61309 2 63 74 24 59 124
42 31 21769 10 68 68 40 75 117
43 32 27156 10 54 53 23 39 113
44 28 9316 1 73 62 24 69 119
45 27 9762 0 63 81 30 66 116
46 31 9652 1 63 72 14 72 130
47 30 4878 7 60 56 42 55 122
48 30 12638 0 62 70 15 52 112
49 27 10349 2 62 62 42 55 122
50 25 21684 0 63 67 17 61 116
51 23 11343 22 53 53 40 49 107
52 27 6330 0 62 59 27 58 114
53 25 9823 0 58 72 28 63 117
54 24 9115 1 66 60 29 62 100
55 24 4437 0 55 64 16 58 117
56 24 16177 0 62 62 23 57 129
57 22 19990 6 68 60 21 70 124
58 16 5088 0 67 62 32 59 105
59 22 5509 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 22 4230 0 65 50 37 55 134
61 22 4963 66 39 26 75 11 98
62 22 7615 3 64 72 16 62 121
63 21 6472 0 61 74 20 52 122
64 20 5618 0 64 53 34 63 130
65 19 6323 1 71 71 35 69 120
66 18 4866 21 67 85 8 75 119
67 18 1071 0 69 82 10 65 109
68 17 915 0 77 58 25 70 115
69 17 1776 3 66 70 17 57 125
70 16 1320 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 16 2008 1 71 67 29 49 108
72 16 4906 0 70 64 36 73 130
73 16 9971 43 64 51 18 39 121
74 15 561 0 74 77 17 83 111
75 15 6459 0 80 62 51 72 117
76 14 1367 20 61 76 26 73 128
77 14 2126 2 66 64 21 75 121
78 13 4487 0 68 79 7 73 113
79 13 1772 1 65 59 42 73 111
80 13 2289 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 12 890 7 63 80 16 69 116
82 11 386 0 58 42 59 31 114
83 11 5115 3 65 71 28 72 129
84 10 5835 26 68 48 32 46 113
85 10 2326 9 53 72 16 47 109
86 10 1474 0 57 69 10 65 129
87 5 1360 0 66 71 14 66 111
88 9 870 0 61 46 41 36 118
89 9 3447 8 61 52 64 64 116
90 5 1967 4 67 61 24 61 101
91 8 495 0 69 69 14 53 126
92 7 885 0 65 74 9 60 122
93 7 875 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 7 940 0 66 76 21 73 118
95 6 1335 4 78 72 15 69 135
96 6 1219 0 58 75 10 82 142
97 5 2789 6 65 58 30 61 114
98 5 1569 4 59 70 51 56 122
99 5 2185 2 68 52 52 50 116
100 4 2268 25 59 52 60 57 115

city pop playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular city pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.