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
Top New pop Songs of 2024
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
Cry Baby (Deluxe Edition)
2015
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
83
11161519
2
86
22507870
3
88
25333043
4
88
42921153
5
81
22649011
6
77
6123912
7
81
8613559
8
87
32490207
9
85
29437553
10
88
54155699
11
87
29289271
12
84
10204354
13
81
4581229
14
80
8422506
15
80
8000831
16
76
10734883
17
78
9749016
18
83
13826877
19
77
3781895
20
78
2788395
21
76
12758743
22
81
14123482
23
81
16424742
24
81
7613494
25
80
32570861
26
80
8976202
27
76
1725884
28
79
7750686
29
79
4430931
30
79
11900883
31
78
8097235
32
91
18906636
33
95
81254890
34
100
106263586
35
87
51825030
36
82
23983988
37
92
37023658
38
90
59078548
39
78
8358363
40
87
113580084
41
85
54512592
42
88
43437483
43
87
30811831
44
95
95531434
45
77
7099341
46
77
3106761
47
90
33651421
48
89
74298722
49
80
8312373
50
84
15873566
51
79
8899688
52
87
72477764
53
80
10502171
54
84
33616159
55
84
34571773
56
82
16246608
57
78
8524420
58
88
92995915
59
83
23502948
60
82
42396295
61
90
34655331
62
79
12304178
63
88
49673786
64
81
12393898
65
82
15044159
66
79
11486089
67
81
48278866
68
81
23500659
69
84
27644689
70
81
19857079
71
82
48699076
72
76
6691965
73
81
9479471
74
81
21357539
75
78
12078497
76
85
41182700
77
85
31734988
78
84
16082552
79
85
23515860
80
81
12359994
81
85
5097969
82
84
32368376
83
83
16747758
84
80
19746243
85
80
22328184
86
83
7833724
87
78
8111974
88
76
4968354
89
78
10383156
90
77
26262965
91
78
3199408
92
80
19985083
93
78
14731286
94
80
6701766
95
78
8075594
96
77
9851945
97
78
11744890
98
78
104602
99
77
9828099
100
76
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pop playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.