1967 myntade Pete Townshend, från The Who, uttrycket "powerpop" för att beskriva deras musik.

Här har jag grävt djupt, balanserat mig fram, och sammanställt en massiv lista med mycket av det bästa från en fenomenal genre som kännetecknas av starka melodier, sångharmonier och gitarriff.

Powerpop!: WM3AM#018 – "September Gurls with Starry Eyes"

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• Big Star – September Gurls
• Gin Blossoms – Follow You Down
• Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind
• Gigolo Aunts – Where I Find My Heaven
• Michael Penn – No Myth
• A.C. Newman – On The Table
• Del Amitri – Roll To Me
• Redd Kross – Ugly Town
• Locksley – It's No Use
• Cheap Trick – Surrender
• The Young Knives – Up All Night
• OK Go – Here It Goes Again
• The Smithereens – Behind The Wall Of Sleep
• The Mooney Suzuki – Shake That Bush Again
• The Romantics – What I Like About You
• Raspberries – Go All The Way
• Teenage Fanclub – Sparky's Dream
• The Searchers – When You Walk In The Room
• Sweet feat. Brian Connolly – Fox On The Run
• Jellyfish – Baby's Coming Back
• Semisonic – Closing Time
• XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
• The Undertones – Get Over You - Single version
• Daryll-Ann – Surely Justice
• The Poppees – Jealousy
• Badfinger – Just A Chance
• Sloan – Everything You've Done Wrong
• Hardy Nilsson – Hela Hjärtat Mitt
• The Knack – That's What The Little Girls Do
• Marshall Crenshaw – Cynical Girl
• The Creation – Making Time
• Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos
• Eddie & The Hot Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do
• Todd Rundgren – Couldn't I Just Tell You
• Dwight Twilley – I'm On Fire
• Hal – Play The Hits
• 1910 Fruitgum Co. – Goody Goody Gumdrops
• Pilot – Just A Smile
• The Zombies – She's Not There
• April Wine – Say Hello
• Paul Collins Beat – I Still Want You
• Ian Gomm – Man On A Mountain
• Flamin' Groovies – Shake Some Action
• The Turtles – Outside Chance
• Pez Band – Stop, Wait A Minute
• Fotomaker – Where Have You Been All My Life
• The Rubinoos – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
• Gene Clark – She Don't Care About Time
• Shoes – Too Late
• The Go-Go's – We Got The Beat (Single Mix)
• Great Buildings – Hold On To Something - 2006 Remastered LP Version
• The Spongetones – She Goes Out With Everybody
• Hoodoo Gurus – I Want You Back
• Rooney – When Did Your Heart Go Missing?
• The La's – There She Goes
• Let's Active – Every Word Means No
• Utopia – Crybaby
• Bangles – Going Down To Liverpool
• The dB's – Love is for Lovers
• The Motors – Dancing The Night Away
• The Chills – Heavenly Pop Hit
• The New Pornographers – Sing Me Spanish Techno
• Matthew Sweet – I've Been Waiting
• The Barracudas – I Can't Pretend
• Noice – Du lever bara en gång
• Rich Kids – Burning Sounds
• The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You
• Let's Active – Fell
• Jason Falkner – Author Unknown
• Spinning Jennies – Girl Of The 90's
• The Dukes Of Stratosphear – Vanishing Girl
• Pursuit of Happiness – Hard To Laugh
• Crabby Appleton – Go Back
• Tommy Keene – Places That Are Gone
• The Tearaways – Too Late To Turn Back Now
• Superdrag – Sucked Out
• The Byrds – I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
• The Last – Every Summer Day
• Ride – Twisterella
• The Scruffs – My Mind
• The Hollies – Bus Stop
• Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Change Of Heart
• The Replacements – Alex Chilton
• The Only Ones – Another Girl Another Planet
• Stiv Bators – Not That Way Anymore
• The Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?
• The Toms – Good Rumors
• The Explosives – A Girl Like You
• Chris Stamey – The Summer Sun
• The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night
• The Feeling – Love It When You Call
• The Nines – My Pocket
• The Move – Tonight
• The Hellacopters – Carry Me Home
• Weezer – Buddy Holly
• Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness
• The Rooks – Reasons
• The Cars – Just What I Needed
• The Greenberry Woods – Super Geek
• Velvet Crush – Hold Me Up
• Off Broadway – Hang On For Love
• Tommy Tutone – 867-5309 / Jenny
• The Honeydogs – Losing Transmissions
• P. Hux – Every Minute
• Docent Död – Chick-e-chack
• The Outfield – Your Love
• Fountains Of Wayne – Stacy's Mom
• The Who – The Kids Are Alright - Mono/Stereo Version
• The Rembrandts – Rollin' Down The Hill
• The Posies – All In A Day's Work
• The Merrymakers – Saltwater Drinks
• Kiss – Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
• 38 Special – Caught Up In You
• Enuff Z'Nuff – There Goes My Heart
• Apples In Stereo – Energy
• Bay City Rollers – I Only Want To Be With You
• Holly & The Italians – Tell That Girl To Shut Up
• Brinsley Schwarz – (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love And Understanding
• Tommy 16 – Superbaby
• Supergrass – Pumping On Your Stereo
• Free Energy – Free Energy
• Dramarama – Anything Anything
• The Well Wishers – See For The First Time
• The Lemonheads – Into Your Arms
• The Explorers Club – Forever
• Brendan Benson – A Whole Lot Better
• Klaatu – Sub-Rosa Subway
• The Click Five – Just The Girl
• Fastball – Lou-Ee Lou-Ee
• Dodgy – Melodies Haunt You
• Linus Of Hollywood – When Are We Gonna Do It?
• Leo – Don't Let It Go
• Hot Hot Heat – Goodnight Goodnight
• The Rentals – Friends Of P.
• The Format – The First Single
• Head Automatica – Beating Heart Baby
• Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk
• Secret Affair – Time For Action
• The Wannadies – Might Be Stars
• America – Work To Do
• The Nerves – Hanging On The Telephone
• Sahara Hotnights – Hot Night Crash
• Fun. – All The Pretty Girls
• The Railway Children – Something So Good
• Nada Surf – Popular
• Squeeze – Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
• The Records – Starry Eyes