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Genre
jangle pop
Parent Genre: rock

Jangle pop is a subgenre of pop rock that emerged in the 1980s. It is characterized by its use of chiming guitars, upbeat melodies, and catchy hooks. The music often features harmonies and a strong emphasis on vocal arrangements. Jangle pop is known for its bright, sunny sound and its incorporation of elements from folk and country music. The genre gained popularity with the rise of college radio and alternative rock in the 80s and has influenced many artists since.


Top artists of jangle pop genre

The Bangles
Badfinger
The Go-Go's
Raspberries
The Connells
The Cry
The Smithereens
World Party
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List of jangle pop artists

Here is a list of jangle pop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the jangle pop genre. You can find out what jangle pop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Bangles
63 0 57 66 15 68 125 1264318
2
Badfinger
55 0 52 56 24 56 114 369538
3
The Go-Go's
54 1 51 86 9 75 155 694201
4
Raspberries
51 6 44 81 49 63 125 73662
5
The Connells
49 1 52 71 11 58 140 36051
6
The Cry
40 18 52 80 6 63 129 9890
7
The Smithereens
40 0 48 78 11 72 129 86076
8
World Party
40 5 52 66 28 60 122 43097
9
Matthew Sweet
39 1 45 72 6 72 125 67448
10
The Feelies
38 56 50 73 15 61 128 62358
11
Camper Van Beethoven
34 20 47 73 18 62 144 39970
12
The Ocean Blue
34 27 53 75 8 71 132 36302
13
Marshall Crenshaw
33 1 54 80 14 75 123 36789
14
The Call
32 5 50 73 9 44 132 31863
15
The Posies
31 0 49 79 6 57 133 39116
16
Brendan Benson
30 1 49 75 6 55 132 29118
17
The Nerves
30 7 50 79 24 78 152 26542
18
School Of Fish
29 0 52 62 0 46 102 6820
19
Freedy Johnston
29 0 61 66 14 69 121 8039
20
Material Issue
29 0 52 85 2 66 150 14108
21
Robyn Hitchcock
29 8 51 55 53 50 119 31723
22
The Soft Boys
28 13 41 81 3 55 129 37446
23
Pernice Brothers
27 0 49 72 10 49 123 9483
24
Chris Bell
25 1 45 55 26 46 106 18041
25
The Plimsouls
25 0 38 93 25 60 143 21791
26
The Dukes Of Stratosphear
25 15 38 75 1 53 118 19610
27
The dB's
24 2 49 78 2 73 135 17014
28
Guadalcanal Diary
24 7 48 72 1 65 131 11859
29
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
23 0 49 88 2 75 135 9898
30
The Del Fuegos
23 0 61 55 18 71 123 6709
31
Jason Falkner
22 5 42 77 1 47 131 8930
32
Miracle Legion
22 3 50 75 8 83 142 8565
33
The Three O'Clock
20 0 55 75 10 83 133 6311
34
Let's Active
20 2 43 81 0 60 118 8121
35
The Silos
19 0 46 41 16 51 151 3111
36
The Rain Parade
19 21 45 62 4 66 115 9919
37
Velvet Crush
17 1 40 75 6 63 131 9935
38
Tommy Keene
17 1 42 88 0 57 139 5866
39
Red Rockers
17 0 48 77 3 71 138 2773
40
Grant Hart
17 0 48 84 5 69 130 9521
41
The Records
17 0 19 79 17 52 156 8629
42
The Judybats
16 0 53 77 15 78 128 4772
43
Game Theory
16 2 49 86 0 74 135 6058
44
John Wesley Harding
15 0 81 25 61 56 110 3906
45
Tommy Stinson
15 0 53 74 11 57 118 5104
46
The Minus 5
14 0 57 66 14 67 106 5099
47
Too Much Joy
14 0 47 84 7 43 151 2931
48
Translator
14 0 49 76 2 66 114 2806
49
Any Trouble
13 0 66 87 3 96 97 3388
50
The Grays
13 1 37 69 2 45 133 4201
51
Eleventh Dream Day
12 74 27 81 0 50 116 4551
52
Owsley
12 0 47 75 1 45 136 3575
53
The Toms
12 0 57 83 16 82 139 2481
54
The Bongos
11 12 48 88 1 80 138 2757
55
Pugwash
11 9 51 72 6 58 120 4609
56
Chris Stamey
11 0 60 88 4 73 131 3216
57
Love Tractor
11 0 59 65 4 79 128 3249
58
The I Don't Cares
9 0 50 91 1 52 111 4123
59
Dreams So Real
9 0 52 67 6 64 132 1637
60
Dumptruck
8 0 38 91 0 79 144 1192
61
Paul Collins Beat
8 0 51 88 10 78 155 3868
62
The Loud Family
8 2 54 81 7 58 130 1759
63
Winter Hours
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 532
64
Peter Holsapple
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 702
65
The Cavedogs
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 671
66
Holly & The Italians
6 0 48 87 4 79 142 1383
67
the Windbreakers
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 720
68
The Springfields
5 84 39 78 0 54 129 465
69
Waxing Poetics
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 495
70
The Swimming Pool Q's
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 864
71
The Sneetches
4 0 61 73 12 92 131 705
72
Richard Barone
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 772
73
The Mysteries Of Life
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 463
74
Fire Town
3 0 68 70 1 79 126 261
75
action painting
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 179
76
Katydids
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 314
77
Mitch Easter
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 532
78
The Negro Problem
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 374