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Genre
sunshine pop
Parent Genre: easy listening

Sunshine pop is a subgenre of pop music that emerged in the mid-1960s in California. It is characterized by its upbeat and optimistic sound, with lush vocal harmonies, catchy melodies, and arrangements that often include brass and string sections. The lyrics typically focus on themes of love, happiness, and the joys of life. The genre was popularized by several groups and artists, who became known for their sunny and carefree sound.


Top artists of sunshine pop genre

The Beach Boys
The Mamas & The Papas
The Monkees
Nancy Sinatra
The Everly Brothers
Looking Glass
The 5th Dimension
The Tokens
The Association
The Grass Roots
Brian Wilson
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Jan & Dean
The Vogues
Triste Janero
The Cyrkle
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sunshine pop music timeline

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sunshine pop playlist created by Chosic

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List of sunshine pop artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Beach Boys
72 5 49 57 36 64 125 4129220
2
The Mamas & The Papas
67 0 51 54 59 60 118 1552182
3
The Monkees
63 2 52 66 36 68 115 1085261
4
Nancy Sinatra
62 1 51 40 64 45 118 404051
5
The Everly Brothers
60 0 53 43 62 60 117 831956
6
Looking Glass
59 0 61 62 51 74 123 76567
7
The 5th Dimension
52 0 45 53 50 59 117 264976
8
The Tokens
49 0 47 47 66 68 121 33117
9
The Association
47 4 51 49 42 58 121 228594
10
The Grass Roots
46 1 62 64 19 76 125 208271
11
Brian Wilson
41 11 50 45 59 43 115 150334
12
Strawberry Alarm Clock
40 7 49 59 27 67 119 128675
13
Jan & Dean
40 2 51 71 52 82 123 102514
14
The Vogues
39 1 38 50 60 49 120 62025
15
Triste Janero
38 16 60 55 36 42 115 6053
16
The Cyrkle
35 15 56 43 44 68 126 26719
17
The Millennium
35 7 51 61 42 58 104 16284
18
The Free Design
34 12 46 25 73 47 131 18989
19
Spanky & Our Gang
31 3 44 54 60 53 115 50630
20
Harpers Bizarre
29 1 50 41 64 57 125 17525
21
Sagittarius
24 14 47 36 41 47 121 6223
22
The Cookies
21 0 61 67 62 81 114 7850
23
Anita Kerr
19 2 26 16 87 16 102 1547
24
Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends
19 0 35 33 62 23 137 5155
25
Eternity's Children
18 22 48 43 17 59 116 4816
26
Peppermint Rainbow
18 0 39 71 27 46 127 2815
27
The Yellow Balloon
17 0 54 47 49 77 130 2878
28
Cryan' Shames
16 0 48 62 27 59 119 1354
29
The Neon Philharmonic
14 0 35 51 49 52 139 832
30
The Peppermint Trolley Company
11 0 49 42 73 51 116 2546
31
Salt Water Taffy
11 3 66 55 49 84 129 2795
32
Tom Northcott
10 0 49 53 25 57 97 541
33
Dino, Desi & Billy
10 0 54 57 20 81 144 849
34
The Tradewinds
10 0 45 64 52 74 118 1404
35
The Holy Mackerel
9 0 46 53 47 62 131 1488
36
The Goldebriars
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1134
37
The New Wave
8 2 41 38 68 52 132 2074
38
The Bonniwell Music Machine
7 1 38 62 3 72 153 632
39
Curt Boettcher
7 0 56 52 14 54 102 2918
40
Harmony Grass
6 0 47 62 24 59 128 427
41
The Addrisi Brothers
6 0 41 50 31 56 83 300
42
The Parade
6 0 52 53 46 66 125 948
43
The Kit Kats
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
44
The Sunshine Company
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 587
45
The Sunrays
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 558
46
Sandy Salisbury
3 0 45 37 77 63 104 980
47
The Aliis
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
48
Lee Mallory
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 538
49
Adrian Pride
1 7 71 72 19 82 125 37
50
Smokey Roberds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
51
Roger Nichols Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
52
The Munx
0 0 65 53 10 65 125 16
53
The Salt
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
54
Pat Shannon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
55
The Sugar Shoppe
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
56
The Love Generation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450
57
The Gas Company
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10