The following is a list of power pop albums by notable artists that have been described as such by music reviews, or any similar source. They are listed chronologically, with the older ones at the top of the list.
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Year | Artist | Album |
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1970 | Badfinger | No Dice [1] [2] |
Emitt Rhodes | Emitt Rhodes [3] | |
1971 | Badfinger | Straight Up [2] [4] |
1972 | Big Star | #1 Record [5] [6] |
1974 | Radio City [5] [7] | |
Raspberries | Starting Over [8] [9] | |
1976 | Dwight Twilley Band | Sincerely [10] |
Flamin' Groovies | Shake Some Action [11] | |
1977 | Cheap Trick | Cheap Trick [12] |
In Color [13] [14] | ||
Dwight Twilley Band | Twilley Don't Mind [15] [16] | |
1978 | Big Star | Third/Sister Lovers [17] |
The Cars | The Cars [18] [19] | |
Cheap Trick | Heaven Tonight [14] | |
Greg Kihn | Next of Kihn [20] | |
Starz | Attention Shoppers! [21] | |
1979 | 20/20 | 20/20 [22] |
The Beat | The Beat [23] [24] [25] | |
The Knack | Get the Knack [26] |
Year | Artist | Album |
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1980 | Stiv Bators | Disconnected [27] |
Dirty Looks | Dirty Looks [28] | |
The Jags | Evening Standards [29] | |
The Romantics | The Romantics [22] | |
Phil Seymour | Phil Seymour [30] | |
1981 | The dB's | Stands for Decibels [31] |
Rick Springfield | Working Class Dog [32] | |
1982 | Donnie Iris and the Cruisers | The High and the Mighty [33] |
The Go-Go's | Vacation [34] | |
The Greg Kihn Band | Kihntinued [35] [36] | |
Tommy Keene | Strange Alliance [37] | |
Phil Seymour | Phil Seymour 2 [38] | |
The Spongetones | Beat Music [39] | |
1983 | Donnie Iris and the Cruisers | Fortune 410 [40] |
Rick Springfield | Living in Oz [41] | |
1984 | The Spongetones | Torn Apart [39] |
1985 | Game Theory | Real Nighttime [42] |
The Outfield | Play Deep | |
1986 | Tommy Keene | Songs from the Film [43] |
1987 | Game Theory | Lolita Nation [44] |
1988 | Two Steps from the Middle Ages [42] | |
1989 | The Someloves | Something or Other [45] [46] |
Year | Artist | Album |
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2010 | Motion City Soundtrack | My Dinosaur Life [123] |
Dwight Twilley | Green Blimp [124] | |
2011 | Mikal Cronin | Mikal Cronin [125] |
One Direction | Up All Night [126] | |
| Kaiser Chiefs | The Future Is Medieval / Start the Revolution Without Me [127] |
2012 | The dB's | Falling off the Sky [128] |
Redd Kross | Researching the Blues [129] | |
Green Day | ¡Uno! [130] [131] | |
2013 | Paramore | Paramore [132] |
Mikal Cronin | MCII [133] [134] | |
2014 | Weezer | Everything Will Be Alright in the End [135] |
5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer [136] | |
2017 | Paramore | After Laughter [137] |
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner. They have sold 10 million albums in the US and more than 35 million worldwide.
Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). They have been described as the "quintessential American power pop band", and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll". In its first era, the band's musical style drew influence from 1960s pop acts such as the Beatles and the Byrds, producing a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before they broke up, Big Star created a "seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations" according to Rolling Stone. Three of Big Star's studio albums are included in Rolling Stone's lists of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Power pop is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and cheerful-sounding music underpinned by a sense of yearning, longing, despair, or self-empowerment. The sound is primarily rooted in pop and rock traditions of the early-to-mid 1960s, although some artists have occasionally drawn from later styles such as punk, new wave, glam rock, pub rock, college rock, and neo-psychedelia.
Weezer is the third studio album by American rock band Weezer. It was released on May 15, 2001, by Geffen Records. It was the second Weezer album produced by Ric Ocasek, who produced their debut album, and it is the only studio album to feature bassist Mikey Welsh, as he left the band a few months after the album's release.
Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002, by Geffen Records. It was self-produced by the band, and was their first album to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey Welsh in 2001, although Shriner was featured in the music video for "Photograph" from the band's previous album Weezer. Musically, the album features a hard-rock sound and heavy metal riffs uncommon to Weezer's previous releases.
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Adventure is the second studio album by American rock band Television, released in April 1978 by Elektra Records.
"Another Nail in My Heart" is a 1980 song by new wave band Squeeze. Written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, it was released on the album Argybargy. Notable for Tilbrook's guitar solo right after the first verse, the song features marimba in its opening at the suggestion of newly acquired bassist John Bentley. Difford has expressed disappointment with his lyrics on the song, though he praised Tilbrook's solo.
Naughty Little Doggie is the eleventh studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop released in 1996. The last track, "Look Away", features his tribute to Johnny Thunders and Sable Starr. The photography is by David Sims and Anton Corbijn; and the artwork by Phil Bicker.
"Eat at Home" is a 1971 single by Paul and Linda McCartney that also appeared on their album Ram from the same year. The song, a standard rock number, features McCartney on lead vocals, electric guitar and bass, and Linda McCartney performing backing vocals.
"Good Girls Don't" is a 1979 hit single written by Doug Fieger and released by the rock band The Knack, off their album Get the Knack. It was the follow-up to the group's number-one hit single, "My Sharona". "Good Girls Don't" was a No. 1 hit in Canada. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 in Record World, and #11 in Cash Box, as well as No. 66 on the United Kingdom chart. It also reached No. 20 in New Zealand. The song has since been covered by a number of artists, including The Chipmunks, Ben Folds, The Chubbies, and The McRackins.
"She's Tight" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick, which was released in 1982 as the third single from their studio album One on One. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen and produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It reached No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
"Couldn't I Just Tell You" is a song written by American musician Todd Rundgren that was released on his 1972 album Something/Anything?. In July, it was released as a single and reached number 93 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The song is considered influential to the development of the power pop genre.
Zoom is the fifth studio album released by the Knack in 1998. It marked a second attempted comeback by the Knack, after their first attempt in 1991 with Serious Fun fizzled. Terry Bozzio served as the drummer on the album in place of Bruce Gary. The album received positive reviews, including one that described it as the Knack's best effort since their debut album. The album was re-released several years later as Re-Zoom with three bonus tracks.
"Go Away" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released as a single from their ninth studio album Everything Will Be Alright in the End on July 24, 2015, along with a music video. The song has mostly been positively received, being compared to Weezer's older work.
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Straight Up and No Dice redefined the term "power-pop"
Emitt Rhodes is a lost classic filled with songs that easily stack up against the finest power pop.
WEEZER's latest self-titled CD, shift up to THE CARS' eponymous 1978 debut, a power-pop classic from Weezer producer Ric Ocasek's old band.
the steel-gilded power pop of Working Class Dog
On his latest release, the wry songwriter continues to show that his forte is fast-paced power-pop tunes
A ferocious power-pop record, Copper is guided by Mould's unerring ear for melody and unrivaled nasal yelp that gives his lyrics an extra bit of acidic punch.
Blue Ash's 1973 power-pop cult classic No More, No Less
Attractive Nuisance was a wickedly arch slice of intelligent power pop
Guitar Romantic, a neon pink and yellow burst of power-pop perfection
Cheap Trick's first genuine power pop album since their heyday, and their best album since Dream Police.
It earned critical and commercial approval for its bouncy power-pop sound