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Similar Genres to pop

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dance pop,post-teen pop,electropop,pop dance,indie poptimism,pop rap,urban contemporary,tropical house,indie cafe pop,r&b,edm,pop rock,alternative r&b,pop r&b,hip pop,indie electropop,indie pop,viral pop,social media pop,pop edm,neo mellow,modern rock,electro house,uk pop,escape room,vapor soul,neo soul,europop,chill r&b,art pop,metropopolis,rap,indie r&b,hip hop,indie soul,indie anthem-folk,modern alternative rock,trap queen,girl group,hyperpop,big room,talent show,house,acoustic pop,trap,southern hip hop,latin pop,latin,boy band,canadian pop,indietronica,indiecoustica,la pop,new jack swing,uk contemporary r&b,swedish pop,nyc pop,canadian contemporary r&b,progressive electro house,australian pop,contemporary country,pop punk,rock,vapor twitch,uk dance,trap soul,quiet storm,swedish electropop,deep tropical house,electronic trap,shimmer pop,neon pop punk,norwegian pop,indie folk,stomp and holler,bedroom pop,progressive house,indie pop rap,mexican pop,atl hip hop,future bass,candy pop,country,bedroom soul,latin arena pop,bubblegum dance,country road,folk-pop,strut,piano rock,new wave pop,alternative dance,teen pop,deep big room,la indie,rock en espanol,lgbtq+ hip hop,indie rock,vapor pop,gauze pop,pixie,pop emo,chillwave,hopebeat,neo-synthpop,gangster rap,british soul,afrofuturism,miami hip hop,transpop,disco house,hollywood,soft rock,nz pop,glitchcore,country pop,etherpop,chill pop,new french touch,bass trap,modern country rock,funk carioca,deep house,deep groove house,new rave,lilith,irish pop,underground hip hop,australian dance,scandipop,brooklyn indie,dirty south rap,canadian electropop,tropical,country dawn,brostep,electronica,canadian hip hop,chicago rap,german dance,neo-singer-songwriter,sad rap,rap latina,channel pop,swedish tropical house,deconstructed club,colombian pop,electra,aussietronica,uk hip hop,australian alternative pop,deep pop edm,dutch house,danish pop,danish electronic,electropowerpop,disney,australian indie,reggaeton,lo-fi chill,emo rap,modern alternative pop,experimental pop,disco,alternative pop rock,melodic dubstep,mellow gold,pop nacional,soul,pop soul,new americana,grime,spanish pop,pop lgbtq+ brasileira,vocal house,modern indie pop,trap latino,belgian edm,charlottesville indie,motown,swedish synthpop,uk alternative pop,bmore,chamber psych,lo-fi beats,canadian electronic,moombahton,permanent wave,hip house,australian electropop,norwegian indie,deep underground hip hop,melodic rap,finnish pop,dance rock,bass house,asian american hip hop,dmv rap,nova mpb,afroswing,finnish dance pop,show tunes,filter house,pop house,viral rap,nu disco,latin alternative,funk,latin rock,opm,indie garage rock,lds youth,complextro,australian hip hop,idol,polynesian pop,celtic rock,post-grunge,toronto rap,indy indie,jawaiian,dubstep,bubblegrunge,swedish alternative rock,popping,bc underground hip hop,uk funky,future house,conscious hip hop,dutch edm,movie tunes,swedish indie pop,chamber pop,modern dream pop,rebel blues,traprun,dance-punk,korean r&b,australian r&b,shimmer psych,philly rap,chillstep,latin viral pop,funk pop,danish hip hop,finnish hip hop,adult standards,shiver pop,diva house,east coast hip hop,canadian latin,australian talent show,british singer-songwriter,minneapolis indie,swedish soul,auckland indie,trip hop,little rock indie,dfw rap,nashville singer-songwriter,stomp pop,puerto rican pop,otacore,emo,indonesian pop,new romantic,spanish pop rock,eurodance,detroit hip hop,barbadian pop,hi-nrg,freak folk,grimewave,thai indie rock,texas pop punk,thai indie pop,nu gaze,double drumming,alternative rock,future garage,drum and bass,k-indie,vogue,boston hip hop,fluxwork,scandinavian r&b,texas country,tempe indie,french indie pop,iskelma,indiana hip hop,indonesian r&b,crunk,scam rap,liquid funk,thai pop,progressive trance,downtempo,french indietronica,ectofolk,kentucky hip hop,alternative metal,german techno,neo r&b,queens hip hop,reggaeton colombiano,pop reggaeton,irish rock,grave wave,latin hip hop,korean pop,cali rap,estonian pop,rhode island rap,ccm,ai,deep euro house,seattle indie,vegas indie,indonesian indie,bassline,trance,german pop,suomi rock,melbourne bounce,melbourne bounce international,baroque pop,k-rap,houston rap,tennessee hip hop,vapor trap,mashup,scottish singer-songwriter,modern folk rock,hmong pop,comedy rap,post-screamo,indie surf,ambient worship,r&b brasileiro,electroclash,comic,ann arbor indie,dream pop,australian indie folk,indie rockism,dreamo,oc rap,alternative hip hop,indian edm,dancehall,persian electronic,heartland rock,norwegian hip hop,k-pop,post-disco,pop venezolano,gospel,deep talent show,meme rap,indie dream pop,ambient folk,virginia hip hop,christian music,brazilian edm,album rock,canadian rock,classic swedish pop,new jersey rap,irish singer-songwriter,slayer,swedish synth,chicago indie,christian pop,japanese electropop,colombian rock,london rap,swedish idol pop,filthstep,canadian singer-songwriter,philly indie,indonesian jazz,chicano rap,brazilian rock,welsh indie,anthem worship,uplifting trance,pop argentino,sky room,metalcore,belgian dance,uk americana,norges stemme,texas latin rap,folk,english indie rock,uk dancehall,desi hip hop,brega funk,classic danish pop,pop teen brasileiro,hamilton on indie,drill,austindie,new wave,boston indie,oklahoma country,wonky,cantautor,vancouver indie,alberta country,new jersey indie,rap calme,screamo,bass music,redneck,dutch r&b,nyc rap,mexican rock,noise pop,memphis hip hop,small room,ecuadorian pop,lo-fi indie,deep new americana,arkansas country,nashville indie,pop folk,stomp and flutter,norwegian singer-songwriter,liverpool indie,montreal indie,argentine telepop,synthpop,funk das antigas,minnesota hip hop,oakland indie,classic rock,anti-folk,freestyle,swedish hip hop,reggaeton flow,singaporean pop,gospel r&b,detroit trap,canadian folk,australian country,perreo,classic dubstep,political hip hop,charlotte nc indie,manchester indie,canadian country,afrofuturismo brasileiro,minneapolis sound,yacht rock,gothenburg indie,brisbane indie,oxford indie,worship,nottingham indie,sophisti-pop,christian alternative rock,chinese hip hop,acoustic chill,new isolationism,singer-songwriter,fort worth indie,york indie,slow game,british alternative rock,pagode baiano,dakke dak,pagode,christian indie,electro-pop francais,australian indigenous,indie hip hop,reggaeton mexicano,athens indie,uk dnb,west coast trap,north carolina hip hop,purple sound,nashville americana,st louis rap,desi pop,sertanejo universitario,chicago house,danish pop rock,bubblegum pop,cook islands pop,perth indie,vallenato,pop peruano,dominican pop,russian edm,hard glam,abstract hip hop,afro house,washington indie,norwegian rock,indonesian hip hop,gaming dubstep,glee club,jam band,minimal tech house,trancecore,brazilian reggae,uk house,dutch pop,bristol electronic,sertanejo pop,japanese chillhop,experimental hip hop,electro latino,uk alternative hip hop,canadian indie,nantes indie,fremantle indie,champeta,peruvian rock,ninja,kawaii future bass,seattle hip hop,progressive post-hardcore,scottish electronic,vermont indie,norwegian pop rap,britpop,neo-psychedelic,swedish indie folk,musica juiz-forana,channel islands indie,scottish rock,r&b en espanol,canadian contemporary country,pop rock brasileiro,big beat,reggae fusion,jersey club,roots worship,folk rock,australian indie rock,brighton indie,south carolina hip hop,isle of wight indie,san diego indie,kaneka,world worship,philly soul,australian garage punk,british indie rock,nz reggae,bachata,electrofox,korean city pop,steampunk,dc indie,battle rap,lexington ky indie,finnish electronic,psychedelic hip hop,country gospel,atlanta indie,musical advocacy,pony,swansea indie,ska argentino,uk experimental electronic,rennes indie,oakland hip hop,glitch,arkansas hip hop,rochester mn indie,icelandic indie,australian metalcore,beatlesque,west end,j-pop boy group,south carolina indie,folk brasileiro,west coast rap,cleveland indie,dark trap,israeli pop,neo-classical,dutch rock,mexican indie,pop rap brasileiro,synth funk,tagalog rap,ohio hip hop,danish rock,dutch americana,industrial hip hop,axe,jazz funk,pinoy pop punk,nerdcore,devon indie,uk garage,nintendocore,wave,cedm,reggae rock,noise rock,birmingham grime,epicore,rap baiano,folk punk,denver indie,afro dancehall,indonesian folk,cambridgeshire indie,slowcore,dark cabaret,native american hip hop,sydney indie,chinese idol pop,romanian pop,outsider house,socal indie,socal pop punk,christian rock,nueva cancion,scottish hip hop,french pop,san marcos tx indie,mississippi hip hop,madchester,livetronica,modern blues,adoracao,salsa puertorriquena,victoria bc indie,bergen indie,icelandic folk,east anglia indie,sertanejo,hardcore hip hop,destroy techno,hindi indie,modern hard rock,indie triste,cdmx indie,vapor house,tejano,hyphy,irish hip hop,pinoy trap,rochester ny indie,dutch trance,paisley underground,atlanta punk,australian rock,christian uplift,pinoy rock,scottish indie rock,swedish singer-songwriter,deep flow,finnish soul,solomon islands pop,praise,digital hardcore,swedish eurodance,swedish jazz,nz hip hop,fijian pop,dark clubbing,manchester hip hop,finnish indie,christchurch indie,women's music,boston rock,edmonton indie,indonesian reggae,post-hardcore,lo-fi emo,cello,slam poetry,funky tech house,nu-metalcore,french hip hop,new orleans rap,bow pop,jazz pop,fidget house,norwegian contemporary jazz,red dirt,multidisciplinary,hawaiian hip hop,bristol indie,australian post-hardcore,queer country,mpb,baltimore hip hop,ambient house,nordic house,new orleans funk,swedish folk pop,australian trap,broadway,pinoy indie,pittsburgh rap,dutch indie,lebanese pop,funk rock,pinoy hip hop,chillhop,jangle pop,pop quebecois,rap conscient,ambeat,instrumental grime,funk metal,glasgow indie,hawaiian,bitpop,eurovision,colombian hip hop,

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List of pop artists

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

#	name	Popularity	instrumentalness	danceability	energy	acousticness	Happiness	tempo	followers
1	Taylor Swift	100	1	59	57	33	42	121	76051212
2	The Weeknd	95	1	58	63	19	38	120	65801896
3	Ed Sheeran	91	0	64	55	41	49	117	112561699
4	Lana Del Rey	91	3	43	49	50	24	115	24329351
5	SZA	90	4	61	53	38	40	113	12831667
6	Justin Bieber	89	0	65	59	32	52	119	72270941
7	Rihanna	89	0	60	68	16	48	123	55579079
8	Post Malone	89	6	62	59	28	34	124	40746775
9	Shakira	89	2	70	71	25	59	123	29323857
10	BTS	89	2	62	77	11	54	120	65649480
11	Ariana Grande	89	0	62	60	23	42	115	90899408
12	Coldplay	89	13	44	59	25	28	127	44640649
13	David Guetta	88	6	67	72	7	43	130	26095081
14	Harry Styles	88	3	57	58	32	45	122	27770380
15	Billie Eilish	88	13	63	33	64	31	117	81352107
16	Miley Cyrus	88	1	56	71	12	42	124	20962971
17	Bruno Mars	87	0	67	65	28	58	126	48489803
18	Beyoncé	87	2	58	63	17	43	122	34764662
19	Dua Lipa	87	0	69	69	10	57	116	40103725
20	Imagine Dragons	87	1	57	70	11	45	120	48106677
21	Nicki Minaj	86	1	75	74	13	58	128	28341902
22	ROSALÍA	86	1	62	39	73	43	117	7273142
23	Calvin Harris	86	22	69	81	5	68	127	23414931
24	Khalid	85	9	65	52	30	37	109	15990101
25	BLACKPINK	85	0	68	72	12	50	125	41485551
26	Maroon 5	85	0	65	68	17	53	115	40627921
27	Lady Gaga	85	2	64	72	11	50	120	26696825
28	Sam Smith	85	1	57	45	52	37	111	22664142
29	Doja Cat	85	0	72	69	21	52	126	25554055
30	One Direction	85	1	59	74	14	54	126	31356263
31	Adele	85	0	56	47	49	37	119	48951374
32	Selena Gomez	84	0	68	63	17	47	110	42790137
33	Marshmello	84	39	60	89	2	50	140	35133819
34	Katy Perry	84	0	63	73	10	56	127	27337695
35	The Neighbourhood	83	14	54	65	14	35	111	12625489
36	Stray Kids	83	0	68	79	13	52	127	11428644
37	OneRepublic	83	2	58	71	17	48	127	15649050
38	Lewis Capaldi	83	0	56	45	56	35	117	11117622
39	Shawn Mendes	83	0	59	60	28	53	121	41669455
40	Sia	83	6	52	66	19	38	132	26312298
41	Olivia Rodrigo	82	0	52	45	55	34	141	25463934
42	Pitbull	82	0	78	76	4	67	123	10030839
43	Halsey	82	1	54	59	29	36	119	20280132
44	Melanie Martinez	82	1	64	59	35	46	123	17475637
45	Charlie Puth	82	2	67	56	43	60	130	20390437
46	Bebe Rexha	81	0	63	65	17	50	118	8238938
47	Sean Paul	81	0	78	76	16	68	114	4365854
48	Måneskin	81	2	60	79	7	61	128	7274424
49	TWICE	81	1	71	82	14	64	127	17799634
50	P!nk	81	1	59	73	14	50	122	15217594
51	Ellie Goulding	81	0	52	64	32	41	123	12016477
52	James Arthur	81	0	48	57	35	40	116	11929747
53	Avicii	81	21	59	79	5	48	125	22903462
54	Labrinth	81	21	57	48	36	35	119	2906949
55	Conan Gray	80	0	50	54	36	41	120	8020935
56	Camila Cabello	80	0	61	57	30	45	118	30519525
57	Black Eyed Peas	80	1	77	73	10	59	118	7485166
58	Anne-Marie	80	0	63	59	29	51	121	10883704
59	Britney Spears	80	1	69	72	17	64	119	12364147
60	Ava Max	80	0	63	77	9	51	134	5883267
61	The Chainsmokers	80	8	65	62	17	42	124	20194209
62	Cardi B	80	1	84	63	10	46	131	21598348
63	Pharrell Williams	79	2	73	72	19	71	119	4200146
64	Fall Out Boy	79	0	51	88	4	51	140	10046416
65	Jason Derulo	79	0	67	76	7	60	116	11833571
66	Usher	79	1	68	60	17	55	114	10531225
67	Kygo	79	33	59	52	69	25	109	8367285
68	The 1975	79	13	48	60	29	39	117	6716270
69	Twenty One Pilots	79	1	65	63	19	49	119	23699711
70	Meghan Trainor	79	0	66	60	26	61	120	13347773
71	Justin Timberlake	79	5	64	61	24	55	105	12944959
72	Hozier	79	4	47	48	47	34	117	5691055
73	Ne-Yo	78	0	65	64	28	54	120	8015889
74	Megan Thee Stallion	78	0	84	70	6	58	139	7718904
75	Tate McRae	78	0	61	42	54	33	120	3523702
76	Madonna	78	9	67	68	17	55	118	6975221
77	Demi Lovato	78	1	54	66	20	46	127	25091459
78	Paramore	78	1	57	77	7	55	135	7797978
79	Alicia Keys	78	3	54	55	39	39	116	10752320
80	Anitta	78	1	75	74	18	68	134	12848256
81	Flo Rida	78	2	70	83	6	65	122	8867743
82	Jonas Brothers	78	0	66	72	7	59	120	6999375
83	Sabrina Carpenter	78	0	60	59	27	50	122	5445692
84	Kesha	77	1	61	64	20	50	126	7578156
85	DJ Snake	77	48	58	84	4	37	127	8545957
86	Panic! At The Disco	77	2	46	76	13	47	132	11852121
87	Christina Aguilera	77	1	59	64	30	44	122	7600893
88	Calum Scott	77	0	54	41	62	30	121	5130320
89	blackbear	77	0	68	57	18	52	116	4860733
90	Mariah Carey	77	3	58	57	33	44	121	9038971
91	Kim Petras	77	6	69	69	7	49	131	926933
92	5 Seconds of Summer	77	0	54	77	7	49	137	9409171
93	Lizzo	77	0	72	74	11	65	123	5570610
94	Niall Horan	77	0	56	61	20	45	123	9532121
95	Timbaland	77	1	70	83	11	80	113	2521163
96	Zara Larsson	76	0	64	66	22	49	119	10386479
97	John Legend	76	2	53	56	44	43	114	6490462
98	Lorde	76	5	59	44	46	29	108	9957916
99	Nelly Furtado	76	5	68	71	9	60	129	3450242
100	Martin Garrix	76	47	61	77	1	13	128	15803757
101	Alec Benjamin	76	0	63	56	57	60	129	4358780
102	Clairo	76	9	58	38	61	45	113	3911688
103	Jonas Blue	76	21	75	84	6	50	126	3794917
104	Jennifer Lopez	75	2	69	74	14	59	112	12363650
105	Charli XCX	75	2	66	79	12	56	121	2862409
106	Avril Lavigne	75	2	53	77	9	48	137	9922971
107	Lauv	75	0	64	46	39	43	117	5758377
108	ZAYN	75	1	59	53	35	36	115	22303316
109	Little Mix	75	0	62	70	21	54	117	11425606
110	Alesso	75	42	65	77	11	36	124	3934130
111	girl in red	74	20	53	55	32	45	142	6013255
112	Clean Bandit	74	6	74	64	10	59	130	5176055
113	Tove Lo	74	0	67	65	18	36	116	3403460
114	Bastille	74	1	58	69	30	49	119	5366399
115	Troye Sivan	74	3	53	54	23	36	116	7635630
116	Ruth B.	74	0	57	38	69	37	116	2900702
117	Kehlani	74	0	53	59	30	44	110	6920024
118	Kelly Clarkson	74	1	55	70	16	44	127	9822039
119	Zedd	74	31	70	73	2	40	126	5942410
120	Julia Michaels	74	0	63	54	37	49	132	4926317
121	Major Lazer	74	11	60	85	3	57	143	6354200
122	Backstreet Boys	74	0	63	72	13	53	113	5197389
123	Alessia Cara	73	0	55	55	32	48	123	11512752
124	The Script	73	0	53	72	15	44	128	7904980
125	will.i.am	73	3	84	70	21	78	121	4036110
126	Jason Mraz	73	0	61	52	41	52	119	7108933
127	IU	73	1	58	53	52	44	121	7994649
128	Rita Ora	73	0	64	69	20	56	109	8156055
129	Gwen Stefani	72	2	69	74	17	61	122	6029673
130	Benson Boone	72	0	51	53	32	34	137	582527
131	benny blanco	72	28	34	5	95	4	117	1050670
132	Train	72	1	55	75	13	56	117	4293620
133	MARINA	72	0	60	69	27	48	121	4655381
134	WILLOW	72	3	55	66	19	47	122	2305717
135	Carly Rae Jepsen	72	2	70	68	14	59	119	5205934
136	Jess Glynne	72	0	64	69	19	55	118	2973317
137	Nicky Youre	72	0	68	71	8	69	144	153529
138	Galantis	72	4	60	83	5	44	124	3360102
139	Madison Beer	71	0	55	56	32	41	118	5736072
140	Hailee Steinfeld	71	0	61	60	18	40	126	8663604
141	Dove Cameron	71	0	64	61	7	48	124	4199915
142	Bazzi	71	0	68	61	26	52	108	5434229
143	Jeremy Zucker	71	1	66	38	56	54	114	2156893
144	Noah Cyrus	71	0	56	42	51	32	112	1157612
145	Destiny's Child	71	1	67	66	19	57	112	6431186
146	Christina Perri	71	0	47	34	59	26	127	3604661
147	Jessie J	71	0	64	67	19	57	126	11257220
148	SYML	71	21	47	31	72	23	117	635405
149	James Bay	70	0	58	52	36	39	120	3902923
150	Ciara	70	1	70	64	13	44	119	6161575
151	Zendaya	70	0	59	75	14	49	113	4004114
152	Taio Cruz	70	0	63	79	8	56	123	2237908
153	Nic D	69	0	75	56	20	55	121	304736
154	Iggy Azalea	69	0	81	67	7	45	123	6378484
155	Mike Posner	69	2	73	62	21	53	108	1352876
156	Louis Tomlinson	69	0	58	63	20	45	121	6847719
157	Sean Kingston	69	2	69	78	12	65	115	3050638
158	Fergie	69	0	68	64	15	50	120	5469010
159	The Pussycat Dolls	69	1	69	73	13	54	130	5417980
160	Owl City	69	1	58	67	16	57	126	2364021
161	DNCE	69	0	70	73	10	79	118	4501009
162	Why Don't We	69	1	66	62	21	52	116	3566024
163	MØ	69	0	60	60	34	41	119	1436731
164	Daya	69	0	67	72	20	45	122	1487173
165	Mabel	68	0	64	72	27	57	115	1821296
166	Years & Years	68	0	61	70	16	50	113	1961840
167	FINNEAS	68	2	62	31	67	37	122	1834935
168	The Fray	68	0	47	67	21	35	127	3935479
169	Cher	68	0	59	69	19	52	124	2980020
170	Ruel	68	0	57	51	33	39	107	1884886
171	Normani	68	0	63	76	18	76	152	2409021
172	Fifth Harmony	68	1	66	69	19	53	122	15762245
173	Selena Gomez & The Scene	68	0	64	82	8	68	128	8850801
174	Cheat Codes	68	4	64	77	11	50	117	2173429
175	Spice Girls	68	7	62	73	19	65	122	3083431
176	Colbie Caillat	68	0	60	59	32	47	123	2472511
177	Ricky Montgomery	68	6	55	62	25	48	136	1491624
178	WALK THE MOON	68	1	56	78	6	53	127	2073461
179	Bea Miller	67	0	60	68	15	43	122	3026291
180	LMFAO	67	0	69	80	4	65	130	4218124
181	Tinashe	67	3	65	56	28	43	115	2597047
182	Bruno Major	67	4	57	29	76	31	106	1153975
183	The Vamps	67	0	60	76	7	60	112	5681984
184	Astrid S	67	0	63	52	42	40	130	1294013
185	Daisy Jones & The Six	67	1	47	70	18	56	124	301512
186	MAGIC!	66	0	63	75	15	65	131	1314768
187	FLETCHER	66	0	58	58	34	42	119	794745
188	MIKA	66	2	65	69	19	59	116	1322488
189	*NSYNC	66	0	65	79	13	69	123	2007331
190	Nick Jonas	66	0	61	68	16	43	118	9050775
191	Olivia O'Brien	66	0	64	59	33	45	130	2009784
192	Sofia Carson	66	0	59	57	27	49	124	3413606
193	Big Time Rush	65	0	64	78	9	65	129	2651497
194	Tori Kelly	65	0	61	50	33	46	112	2115207
195	MKTO	65	0	64	72	18	66	117	1033315
196	Olly Murs	65	0	64	70	17	58	121	3308220
197	Jay Sean	65	2	65	61	30	59	106	1710774
198	Natasha Bedingfield	65	0	63	71	19	57	123	1599397
199	Alexander Stewart	64	0	57	54	31	50	118	601330
200	Leona Lewis	64	0	54	63	34	33	115	3512459

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