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
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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
86
22507870
2
83
11161519
3
88
25333043
4
88
42921153
5
81
22649011
6
77
6120848
7
81
8613559
8
85
29437553
9
87
32490207
10
88
54155699
11
87
29289271
12
81
4581229
13
80
8422506
14
84
10204354
15
76
10734883
16
80
8000831
17
83
13826877
18
78
9749016
19
77
3781895
20
78
2785942
21
81
14123482
22
81
16424742
23
76
12758743
24
81
7613494
25
80
32570861
26
80
8976202
27
79
7750686
28
79
4425415
29
79
11900883
30
78
8097235
31
76
9909116
32
91
18906636
33
95
81254890
34
100
106263586
35
87
51825030
36
92
37023658
37
82
23983988
38
78
8358363
39
87
113580084
40
88
43437483
41
87
30811831
42
90
59078548
43
77
3102892
44
95
95531434
45
77
7099341
46
85
54512592
47
89
74298722
48
90
33651421
49
84
15873566
50
80
10502171
51
80
8312373
52
79
8899688
53
84
33616159
54
87
72311616
55
84
34571773
56
78
8524420
57
82
16246608
58
88
92995915
59
83
23502948
60
79
12304178
61
82
42396295
62
90
34655331
63
81
12393898
64
88
49673786
65
82
14945456
66
76
5477770
67
84
27603903
68
81
19857079
69
81
23500659
70
81
48278866
71
81
21357539
72
79
11486089
73
78
12078497
74
85
41182700
75
82
48699076
76
84
16067031
77
81
9479471
78
85
23515860
79
85
5097969
80
85
31734988
81
81
12359994
82
80
19746243
83
79
8104172
84
83
16747758
85
84
32368376
86
80
22328184
87
78
10379591
88
81
7726513
89
78
3197192
90
77
9848206
91
77
26262965
92
78
14731286
93
80
6701766
94
80
19985083
95
78
8075594
96
76
1075354
97
76
7493716
98
78
11744890
99
78
102695
100
77
9828099
pop playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
