Pop music is a genre that blends catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and relatable lyrics to create songs that are easy to sing along to and appeal to a wide audience. It often incorporates elements of electronic music, hip-hop, and R&B. Pop music is known for its ability to reflect the current cultural climate and trends, and its artists often use their music to express personal experiences and emotions. The genre has evolved over time, but remains a staple in the music industry.
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Popular pop Songs
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)
2023
Elemental (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2023
Unapologetic (Edited Version)
2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2013
Beauty Behind The Madness
2015
Ultraviolence (Deluxe)
2014
pop music by decade
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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 followers
1
84
10967449
2
85
22440709
3
88
25257686
4
88
42756794
5
80
22539358
6
76
6103895
7
80
8493095
8
84
29112173
9
88
53426872
10
85
31993686
11
87
29179221
12
84
10147285
13
79
8392222
14
80
4534982
15
78
9621059
16
79
7915774
17
76
12629723
18
82
13662738
19
81
16276572
20
77
2755243
21
76
3736320
22
81
7509124
23
80
8921124
24
80
13854569
25
80
11817594
26
79
32234530
27
79
4389684
28
78
7675272
29
77
8000522
30
90
18426175
31
95
80948739
32
100
103053929
33
86
51387211
34
87
113301851
35
90
58911112
36
81
23905817
37
85
53852766
38
87
30564845
39
87
43010067
40
90
32946300
41
76
7056467
42
77
8293732
43
79
8282528
44
76
3077582
45
84
33466326
46
87
72065457
47
87
36531524
48
89
74009489
49
79
10420206
50
78
8466022
51
88
91878334
52
78
8797447
53
83
15581094
54
81
16058140
55
83
23329402
56
81
12322451
57
78
12221449
58
83
34201748
59
82
42308265
60
89
94689462
61
87
49108902
62
88
33586213
63
82
14725945
64
81
19627610
65
81
48051642
66
78
11347426
67
83
27369728
68
76
22697610
69
75
6619726
70
85
5025032
71
85
40994414
72
82
48321358
73
79
23332219
74
80
21228222
75
80
19482405
76
83
16014298
77
77
12048598
78
84
31773465
79
84
23208299
80
80
12320430
81
79
9365203
82
84
31400064
83
82
16632837
84
78
8077987
85
75
4929201
86
79
22135882
87
78
10340937
88
81
7611412
89
77
26110134
90
76
1066297
91
79
19876086
92
77
14623000
93
77
9811787
94
78
8059983
95
77
3170728
96
79
6587117
97
78
97817
98
78
11613737
99
77
9801118
100
75
5501564
pop playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.