Definition:
"Power Pop" refers to straightforward, jangly, guitar-based pop
songs with little pretension or irony. The genre has its roots in the mid-60s
but was not defined as such until the early 70s.
Criteria:
These top 100 Power Pop Songs were chosen for best exemplifying
the genre, along with their popularity among genre fans, impact on the
genre, and overall quality.
Newly added names are in Red
Edited By: Brett Alan
Last Updated 4-24-09
1. No Matter What - (1970) Badfinger 2. September Gurls - (1974) Big Star 3. Go All The Way - (1972) Raspberries 4. Please Please Me - (1963) Beatles 5. The Kids Are Alright - (1965) Who 6. Starry Eyes - (1978) Records 7. When You Walk In The Room - (1964) Searchers 8. I Am The Cosmos - (1977) Chris Bell 9. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - (1965) Byrds 10. Cynical Girl - (1982) Marshall Crenshaw 11. Love Grows - (1970) Edison Lighthouse 12. I Wanna Be With You - (1972) Raspberries 13. Dover Beach - (1984) Bangles 14. What I Like About You - (1979) Romantics 15. Lies - (1965) Knickerbockers 16. Girl Don't Tell Me - (1965) Beach Boys 17. Friday On My Mind - (1966) Easybeats 18. Baby Blue - (1971) Badfinger 19. My Sharona - (1979) Knack 20. I've Been Waiting - (1991) Matthew Sweet 21. Cruel To Be Kind - (1979) Nick Lowe 22. There She Goes - (1988) La's 23. Needles And Pins - (1964) Searchers 24. The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) - (1981) Greg Kihn Band 25. Rock And Roll Girl - (1979) Paul Collins Beat 26. What You Do To Me - (1991) Teenage Fanclub 27. If I Needed Someone - (1965) Beatles 28. If We Never Meet Again - (1988) Reckless Sleepers 29. Red Rubber Ball - (1966) Cyrkle 30. Southern Girls - (1977) Cheap Trick 31. The Way - (1998) Fastball 32. Ever Fallen In Love - (1978) Buzzcocks 33. Just A Smile - (1974) Pilot 34. She's Not There - (1964) Zombies 35. Baby's Coming Back - (1990) Jellyfish 36. Another Girl, Another Planet - (1978) Only Ones 37. I Can't Let Go - (1966) Hollies 38. I Only Want To Be With You - (1963) Dusty Springfield 39. We Got The Beat - (1981) Go-Gos 40. Girl Of My Dreams - (1979) Bram Tchaikovsky 41. The Trains - (1986) Nashville Ramblers 42. Ballad Of El Goodo - (1972) Big Star 43. Someday Someway - (1982) Marshall Crenshaw 44. And Your Bird Can Sing - (1966) Beatles 45. Baby It's Cold Outside - (1977) Pezband 46. What Do All The People Know - (1982) Monroes 47. She May Call You Up Tonight - (1967) Left Banke 48. Behind The Wall Of Sleep - (1986) Smithereens 49. Look Through Any Window - (1965) Hollies 50. Live - (1967) Merry-Go-Round 51. A Million Miles Away - (1982) Plimsouls 52. Precious To Me - (1981) Phil Seymour 53. Tonight - (1973) Raspberries 54. Seems So - (1997) Apples In Stereo 55. Making Time - (1966) Creation 56. Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) - (1980) Squeeze 57. Goody Goody Gumdrops - (1968) 1910 Fruitgum Company 58. Shake Some Action - (1976) Flamin' Groovies 59. Solar Sister - (1993) Posies 60. Fresh As A Daisy - (1970) Emitt Rhodes 61. Just A Little - (1964) Beau Brummels 62. That Thing You Do! - (1996) Wonders 63. Hearts In Her Eyes - (1979) Searchers 64. Surrender - (1978) Cheap Trick 65. I Can't Explain - (1965) Who 66. Whenever You're On My Mind - (1983) Marshall Crenshaw 67. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - (1979) Rubinoos 68. Senses Working Overtime - (1982) XTC 69. Don't Worry Baby - (1964) Beach Boys 70. Rock And Roll Love Letter - (1975) Tim Moore 71. This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - (1980) Kings 72. I'm On Fire - (1975) Dwight Twilley Band 73. James - (1984) Bangles 74. Saturday Night - (1973) Bay City Rollers 75. Dreaming - (1979) Blondie 76. Alcoholiday - (1991) Teenage Fanclub 77. I Got You - (1980)Split Enz 78. Til I Hear It From You - (1995) Gin Blossoms 79. Couldn't I Just Tell You - (1972) Todd Rundgren 80. Back Of My Hand - (1979) Jags 81. Fox On The Run - (1975) Sweet 82. Girlfriend - (1991) Matthew Sweet 83. She Don't Care About Time - (1965) Byrds 84. Hanging On The Telephone - (1976) Nerves 85. Daydream Believer - (1967) Monkees 86. Little Mascara - (1985) Replacements 87. Teenage Kicks - (1978) Undertones 88. Open My Eyes - (1968) Nazz 89. Big Brown Eyes - (1982) dBs 90. Tomorrow Night - (1979) Shoes 91. Hackensack - (2003) Fountains Of Wayne 92. Outside Chance - (1966) Turtles 93. Yellow Pills - (1979) 20/20 94. Get Your Radio - (1979) Secrets 95. Golden Blunders - (1990) Posies 96. Where Were You When I Needed You - (1966) Herman's Hermits 97. Getting Closer - (1979) Wings 98. (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World - (1977) Wreckless Eric 99. Do Anything You Wanna Do - (1977) Eddie & The Hot Rods 100. Teacher Teacher - (1980) Rockpile
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