100 Greatest Power Pop Songs
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.
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.
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.
Greatest Power Pop Songs
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
(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
(1974) Bay City Rollers
75. Dreaming
(1979) Blondie
76. The Concept
(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. I'm Into Something Good
(1964) 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
(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
(1974) Bay City Rollers
75. Dreaming
(1979) Blondie
76. The Concept
(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. I'm Into Something Good
(1964) 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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Edited By: Brett Alan
Last Updated: 2017-06-10
Newly added names are in Red
Last Updated: 2017-06-10
Newly added names are in Red