2008 Music Hits: Dance Pop, R&B, Teen Pop, Indie Crossover, Alternative Rock, Album Rock, and Late-2000s Favorites 2008 music was a late-2000s collision of dance-pop, R&B, teen pop, indie crossover, pop-rock, and hard rock. The club sound was getting bigger, Disney and teen-pop acts were still strong, indie artists were sneaking into mainstream playlists, and […]
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The 60s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Sweet, Catchy and Built for Singalongs The 60s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, simple, and proudly built for instant sing-along value. This was pop music with big hooks, teen appeal, handclaps, cheerful choruses, and just enough sugar to make your dentist nervous. Strictly speaking, bubblegum pop really came into
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100 Feel-Good Songs That Lift Your Mood and Bring Back the Sunshine Feel-good songs can change the room before the first chorus is over. Sometimes it is the melody. Sometimes it is the beat. Sometimes it is a memory of a person, a place, a summer, a movie, a car ride, or one perfectly timed
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Sexy Songs of the 1970s: Funk, Disco, Soul, Rock, and Slow Jams Sexy songs of the 1970s came from almost every corner of popular music. Soul singers whispered, disco stars turned the dance floor into a heat lamp, rock bands leaned into innuendo, and country-pop occasionally raised an eyebrow while pretending to be polite. This
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1958 Music Hits: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Novelty Songs, Instrumentals, Dance Records, and Pop Favorites 1958 music had one foot in clean-cut pop and the other tapping hard into rock and roll, doo-wop, novelty records, and instrumental hits. This was the year of Tequila, All I Have to Do Is Dream, Rumble, Fever, Get a
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Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958: Pre-Beatles, Pre-Motown Oldies Favorites The Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958 list celebrates the pre-Beatles, pre-Motown oldies that still get requested, remembered, played, and sung along with generations later. These are the songs from the first big rock-and-roll era, mixed with doo-wop, teen idols, early soul, pop standards, novelty hits, and
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Great Songs Less Than 3 Minutes Long: Short Classics, Fast Hits and Tiny Pop MasterpiecesGreat songs under 3 minutes prove that music does not need to overstay its welcome to make a lasting point. Some songs need seven minutes, three guitar solos, and a fog machine. Others need two minutes, one unforgettable hook, and the
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Mother Songs and Mother’s Day Music: Songs About Mom, Mama, Mothers, and MotherhoodMother songs can be sweet, sentimental, funny, heartbreaking, grateful, complicated, or just plain catchy. Some songs are perfect for Mother’s Day. Some honor a mother’s love, strength, sacrifice, advice, humor, or memory. Others use “mama” in a story that is more dramatic than
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2010 Music Hits: Dance-Pop, Country Crossover, Bubblegum Pop, Alternative Rock, Viral Songs, and Big Radio Hooks 2010 music sounded like a party playlist had collided with YouTube, reality TV, pop radio, Auto-Tune, country crossover, and a smartphone that was still figuring out how powerful it was. The year gave us massive dance-pop hits, emotional country-pop
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Top 100 Motown and Motown-Feel Groove Songs: Soul, Pop, Dance, and Feel-Good Classics Motown and Motown-feel groove songs bring together some of the most joyful, danceable, emotional, and instantly recognizable records in pop and soul history. The sound is bright, tight, polished, and built for motion: strong basslines, sharp drums, handclaps, group vocals, memorable hooks,
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Top 100 Modern Cheating Songs: Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, Hip-Hop, Revenge Songs, and Guilty Confessions Modern cheating songs turn messy relationships into unforgettable pop culture. Some are angry. Some are guilty. Some are suspicious. Some are sung by the cheater, some by the person being cheated on, and a few sound like they were written
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Counting Songs and Songs With Numbers: 1 to 100 and Beyond Counting songs and songs with numbers in the title have been part of pop culture for decades. Some count down, some count up, some name a specific age, some use a number as a joke, and some make listeners wonder why musicians are secretly
1969 Music Hits: Soul, Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Woodstock, Funk, Pop Ballads, and Late-1960s Classics 1969 music sounded like the end of one decade and the beginning of several new ones at the same time. AM radio still loved bright pop hooks and bubblegum singles, but FM radio was pushing album rock, blues-rock, psychedelic sounds, jazz-rock,
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Songs About Stalking, Obsession and Creepy Love Lyrics Songs About Stalking, Obsession and Creepy Love Lyrics Songs about stalking can be catchy, dramatic, emotional, funny, unsettling, or deeply uncomfortable once you actually listen to the words. Plenty of songs that sound romantic at first become much stranger when the lyrics involve watching, following, refusing to
Alcohol and Drug References in Popular Songs: Rock, Pop, Rap, and Country Hits Alcohol and drug references in popular songs are much more common than many listeners realize. Some songs are clearly about substance use, addiction, recovery, partying, or drug culture. Others hide the reference inside metaphor, slang, character storytelling, or a catchy chorus that
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2011 Music Hits: Dance-Pop, Adele Ballads, EDM, Bubblegum Pop, Alternative Rock, and Big Radio Anthems 2011 music sounded like a dance floor, a breakup playlist, a YouTube rabbit hole, and a festival field all fighting for the aux cord. Pop radio was packed with club-ready hooks, Adele turned heartbreak into a global event, Rihanna and
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Top 100 Cover Songs: Famous Remakes That Became Classics Cover songs are one of pop music’s best second chances. A great cover can honor the original, completely reinvent it, rescue a forgotten song, introduce a classic to a new generation, or make listeners say, “Wait, that wasn’t the first version?” Some cover songs sound close
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Misheard Song Lyrics and Mondegreens: Funny Wrong Lyrics People Still SingMisheard song lyrics are one of pop music’s great accidental art forms. You hear a line once, your brain fills in the blanks, and suddenly Elton John is singing to Tony Danza, Creedence Clearwater Revival is pointing out a bathroom, and Taylor Swift has a
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About 70s Music: Classic Rock, Disco, Funk, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, Punk, New Wave, Pop, and Songs That Took Over the RadioMusic of the 1970s was big, messy, emotional, danceable, loud, strange, and impossible to squeeze into one neat box. The decade gave us classic rock, disco, funk, soul, soft rock, singer-songwriters, Southern rock, progressive rock, punk,
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90s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Teen Pop, Dance-Pop, Guilty Pleasures, and Radio CandyThe best 90s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, easy to sing along to, and nearly impossible to escape. Some were made by teen idols, some came from dance clubs, some came from movie soundtracks, and a few sounded like they were created in
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1970 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1970 music was a bridge between the late 1960s and the new decade ahead. Motown, soul, classic rock, folk-rock, country crossover, bubblegum pop, early hard rock, singer-songwriter music, and novelty songs all shared space on radio. The Jackson 5, The Beatles, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley,
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Hippie Music: Groovy Songs from the 1960s and 1970s Hippie music from the 1960s and 1970s mixed folk, rock, protest songs, psychedelic sounds, peace anthems, spiritual searching, and a whole lot of “can we maybe not destroy everything?” energy. These songs came from coffeehouses, festivals, campuses, communes, AM radio, FM album stations, and the counterculture’s
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About Music of the Sixties: Rock, Soul, Motown, Surf, Folk, Psychedelia, Garage Bands, Bubblegum Pop, and Songs That Changed CultureMusic of the 1960s moved fast. The decade opened with teen idols, doo-wop leftovers, dance crazes, Brill Building pop, surf rock, girl groups, early Motown, and clean-cut television-friendly stars. By the end of the decade, popular
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1964 Music Hits: The Beatles, British Invasion, Motown, Girl Groups, Surf Rock, Dance Hits, and Pop Classics 1964 music was the year American pop radio got a new haircut, a louder guitar, and a British accent. The Beatles exploded in the United States, the British Invasion reshaped the charts, Motown kept gaining strength, girl groups
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The 80s Bubblegum Pop Hits: Catchy MTV-Era Pop, Teen Anthems and Singalong FavoritesThe 80s bubblegum pop hits were bright, catchy, colorful, and built for instant recognition. Unlike the late-1960s bubblegum boom of The Archies and 1910 Fruitgum Company, 1980s bubblegum pop was less of a single genre and more of a spirit: teen-friendly hooks, glossy
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Worst Pop Songs of All Time: The PCM Debate ListThe worst pop songs of all time are not always bad in the same way. Some are overplayed. Some are silly. Some are too sincere. Some are novelty hits that escaped containment. Some were perfectly enjoyable once, then radio played them until the chorus started filing
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National Siblings Day Songs: Brother Songs, Sister Songs, and Family Favorites National Siblings Day songs are perfect for celebrating brothers, sisters, childhood partners-in-crime, lifelong protectors, built-in rivals, and the only people who remember your worst haircut accurately. National Siblings Day is observed on April 10, giving families a reason to celebrate the bond between siblings
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Earworms: Songs You Can’t Get Out of Your HeadEarworm songs are the sticky little tunes that move into your brain, unpack a suitcase, and refuse to leave. Sometimes it is a chorus. Sometimes it is a chant, a riff, a nonsense syllable, a commercial jingle, a dance hook, a children’s song, or one line that
2000 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Rap Crossover, Dance Imports, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, Country-Pop, and Y2K Radio Favorites 2000 music sounded like the future had arrived, wearing frosted tips, cargo pants, and a suspicious amount of lip gloss. Pop radio was packed with teen-pop groups, dance imports, rap crossover hits, post-grunge rock, country-pop ballads, nu metal,
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Songs With Girls’ Names in the Title: The Big A-Z ListSongs with girls’ names in the title have been part of popular music for more than a century. Sometimes the name belongs to a real person. Sometimes it belongs to a fictional character. Sometimes it just sounds good in a chorus. Either way, a name
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