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
87
29179221
11
85
31993686
12
84
10119352
13
79
8392222
14
80
4534982
15
78
9621059
16
79
7915774
17
82
13662738
18
77
2755243
19
76
3736320
20
76
12629723
21
81
16276572
22
81
7509124
23
80
13854569
24
80
11817594
25
80
8921124
26
79
32234530
27
75
1703755
28
79
4389684
29
78
7675272
30
77
8000522
31
90
18426175
32
95
80948739
33
100
103053929
34
86
51387211
35
81
23905817
36
87
113301851
37
85
53852766
38
90
58911112
39
87
30564845
40
87
43010067
41
77
8293732
42
90
32946300
43
76
3077582
44
76
7056467
45
79
8282528
46
87
72065457
47
87
36531524
48
79
10420206
49
84
33466326
50
83
15581094
51
89
74009489
52
83
34201748
53
78
8466022
54
83
23329402
55
78
8797447
56
88
91878334
57
81
16058140
58
78
12221449
59
81
12322451
60
89
94689462
61
82
42308265
62
87
49108902
63
88
33586213
64
82
14725945
65
81
19627610
66
81
48051642
67
83
27369728
68
75
5459945
69
82
48321358
70
79
23332219
71
78
11347426
72
80
21228222
73
85
5025032
74
85
40994414
75
76
22697610
76
77
12048598
77
84
23208299
78
80
19482405
79
83
16014298
80
84
31773465
81
80
12320430
82
84
31400064
83
82
16632837
84
79
9365203
85
78
8077987
86
79
22135882
87
81
7611412
88
78
10340937
89
77
26110134
90
77
9811787
91
76
1066297
92
79
19876086
93
77
14597327
94
77
3170728
95
78
8058148
96
79
6587117
97
78
97817
98
78
11613737
99
75
7455692
100
77
9801118
pop playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular pop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.