20 Forgotten Pop Punk classics you need to know

[@jimmymccord4121]

Great list AP but missed quite a few: Allister, No Use for a Name, Saves the Day, Home Grown, Punchline, Riddling kids, Goldfinger, Motion City Soundtrack, Lucky Boys Confusion, American Hi-Fi, MXPX, Millencolin, Never Heard of It, the starting line. That’s just a few of them!

[@kayainit]

The late 90s early 2000s really were a special time

[@sawgaw1982]

A lot of bad pop-punk after then.

[@scottthegreat9393]

kayainit they really were. 🙏🏼

[@zeussmith7507]

What the hell is his profile picture XD

[@thebigm]

@@sawgaw1982 Exactly - maybe if you were 12 it was good but holy hell there was a lot of garbage as this video proves.

[@leoalex2344]

No, it really wasn't.

[@alexanderisde4d]

When sugarcult came up I felt my stomach curl from nostalgia

[@madmikemike]

^wow really, spam? Sugarcult rocks especially live. I was blown away when I saw them, even like 5 years ago

[@Hakuonu]

There on the radio by me all the time

[@HerefortheOGvideos]

SAME

[@majimagor0]

Same ugh

[@SuperYoshiInvasion]

I still listen to that song all the time on Spotify xD

[@prod.LoserKid]

The early 2000s was the era of pop punk. I’m pretty sure even Disney, Nickelodeon, etc. had elements of pop punk in shows

[@WornxLipstick]

Drake & Josh was pop punk af.

[@poopoo6348]

Simple Plan made what’s new Scooby Doo’s intro

[@fergonza2362]

Claire Holland I remember a millencolin poster in their room....amazing!!!

[@andrealara994]

Dance Dance (fob) was the background music in Nick ads.

[@xauxau14]

yeah early 2000s-2007 is really a good time to live on music 2008 kinda going down a little bit

[@sixty-nine3574]

It’s nice they could fit in 4 or 5 pop punk bands in between the other 15 alt rock bands

[@BlondeWickAU]

Did anyone else not want this video to stop

[@JaredAgerton]

Great list!!! I’ll add some honorable mentions: 1.) Finch-What it is to Burn 2.) Lagwagon-May 16 3.) Mest-Rooftops 4.) The Story So Far-Quicksand 5.) Danger is my Middle Name-Here We Go 6.) Madina Lake-Here I Stand 7.) Juliana Theory-If I Told you this was killing me, Would you stop? 8.) Love Me Butch-Come Out, Come Out 9.) Red Jumpsuit Apparatus-Face Down 10.) +44-When your Heart Stops Beating

[@manoverboard679]

I'll give AP credit this is actually a pretty good list. I was fully expecting "forgotten" songs from like 5 years ago

[@altpress]

manoverboard679 Thank you!!! Do you have any favorites on this list?

[@lazerbeamlightningstorm5844]

A.P. was where it was at back then. It's cool they are still going.

[@jalenforty8491]

Love seeing the love for Cartel. Honestly so far ahead of their time, they still sound so fresh even in 2021.

[@ChristopherPaulOder]

Cauterize, Allister, STUN were so forgotten, they couldn't even make the forgotten list.

[@GlassheartRecords]

Tsunami Bomb was super under-rated. I found them through a PS2 demo disc, they provided their song "The Invasion From Within" for the game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. 10/10 game & 10/10 song

[@genericusername1245]

Matt Perez yessss!! I loved Agent M so much! Still follow her on Facebook lmao

[@aslifae1849]

Tsunami Bomb- Lemonade = my life anthem

[@ns671fr]

Like the lemonade song

[@WheresWaldo05]

One of the best, more obscure playlists for green day-like pop rock, i have ever seen.

[@soupinthecan]

The lead singer of Gob is now part of Sum 41 And half this list is full of nostalgia for me! Some I found out about from the Punk-O-Rama collection

[@isetmfriendsofire]

Midtown's older, more pop punk songs were more fit for this list if you ask me. "Forget What You Know" was way more alt rock ("Give It Up" included).

[@PeeBottle]

How Audio Karate never blew up is crazy to me. You can hear their influence in newer bands like title fight

[@kynansmusic9724]

shooting stars - cauterize? above me - rufio? melt with you - mest? cheer up emo kid - patent pending?

[@clownerypatrol4261]

Chroma by Cartel is a classic pop punk record Also who could possibly forget the ataris???

[@altpress]

Emily Merrell 100,000% agreed.

[@rhi2400]

Emily Merrell right? I still listen to them sometimes when I wanna feel nostalgic😍

[@InkAndPoet]

Emily Merrell, I was hoping The Ataris were on this list!!!!

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Cartel is still heavy in my rotation. Ill put it on with people and watch the lightbulb moment the remember

[@lucascollier8728]

No one is forgetting chroma, ever.

[@Npc3231]

All of these remind me of the scooby doo movies

[@altpress]

COLONEL CAPSLOCK 😂😂 SCOOBY-CORE!!!

[@suryoardi7109]

Yes.. You say true

[@xxaussiegamerxx5071]

A band called Simple Plan made the Scooby Doo theme for the Tv show “What’s New Scooby Doo” in the 2000s. “What’s new Scooby Doo? We’re coming after you!” Is a lyric from the song.

[@kylehegedus5498]

ZOINKS!!!!

[@adamcastillo3976]

Valencia was so great!! I use to jam them all the time along with Amber Pacific, and Spitalfield!

[@princegeminicostan7205]

Amber Pacific was really good

[@avenge111]

Thanks AP for bringing back my teen-angst

[@altpress]

Aron Diaz You are quite welcome

[@fransea]

In 2009, one of the guys at Valencia’s warped tour tent asked me to listen to some of their music. I bought a CD for $2. Good times.

[@user-fc2jg9tl2y]

You remember buying any “shut up and deal” from 09?

[@OliverTheOliphant]

Same thing happened to me at Warped quite a while back. Some young girl brought a discman over and had us listen to her band Paramore's album. Bought a CD and still find it cool that the first time I heard Paramore was on Hayley Williams's discman.

[@LAKESICK]

in 2023 one of the dudes from LAKESICK asked if you'd wanna check out some of our tunes too lmao

[@thatrocker78]

SR-71 was just a forgotten band in general honestly, they had some amazing songs, but i don’t know if it’s safe to say memory by Sugarcult is forgotten

[@rowdybrothers9177]

2 years late but I just got into SR-71

[@rowdybrothers9177]

I mean they had the og 1985

[@Matt92Machine]

1:35 NHL 2002 anyone? I'm probably the only person here who remembers this song in that game.

[@GenkinoDE]

Fenix TX was one of my favorites back then. I just dug out their old record a few weeks ago and listened to the whole damn thing again. It's still great.

[@shanetaylor2337]

Those guys were really good and they toured with Blink 182 a little I think. I really love the songs All my Fault and Phoebe Cates!I

[@utahgator1]

They did tour with blink. That was when I discovered them. I still love Fenix Tx

[@mattcombs]

Check out the CRE.EP album they put out in 2016. Only a few songs, but they still sounded great on it.

[@stompingrabbit]

Allister - Somewhere on Fullerton should be on the list as well!

[@trainreck182]

Mihajlo Zorić came in here to say this

[@manoverboard679]

Homegrown too

[@stompingrabbit]

gotta love that drive thru era!

[@jennasalzan]

Mihajlo Zorić TRUE AS FUCK

[@cxssetteman182]

Along with Treble Charger- American Psycho

[@helloifailed]

I got excited when I saw Honestly and Beating Heart Baby because I was in a show called It's Not A Phase for the School of Rock I go to and we had both of those songs in the show. Amazing songs!

[@bfluker85]

Dear god this was a rush of nostalgia that I completely forgot. The late 90s-mid 2000s were a pretty great time to clone of age musically

[@patrickbateman3944]

American Hi-Fi's Flavor of the Week and Homegrown's You're not Alone should've been on this list. :P

[@RobinPagola]

Thank you very much! I've been looking for that Most song for a few years, I just didn't remember the name nor the lyrics. Again, thanks a lot!

[@elizabethmcguire1366]

Damn I remember seeing a good chunk of these dudes at warped tour back in the day. Those were the days!

[@potts7494]

Elizabeth McGuire at least you went to Warped Tour T.T

[@90sPunkRockCovers]

Pretty dope list. Glad to see The Matches in there.

[@benjaminmikell6386]

Yeah. That's really the one that made the list for me.

[@ceirwan]

Are you kidding? These have never left my playlist :D

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Not forgotten, its just the majority of the "fans" back day were scene kids. They changed scenes with whatever trend was next. Ill always play 00s pop punk/emo like people play 80s.

[@GM_Sanjit_Ramesh]

IDiggPattyMayonnaise same

[@LT72884]

Facts! This was all music from my high school days

[@shotgunh2o139]

When audio karate came on it hit me hard so did cartel and Fenix tx

[@thegameshowgame9107]

Fenix Tx is a criminally underrated band. Good humor and better talent.

[@adambaranek]

After they broke up in 2002, Will and Chris played in a great band called "Denver Harbor": kzbin.info/www/bejne/enqwmYmAnNiZe5o They never really took off though which is a shame. I guess all's well that ends well because Fenix TX is back together.

[@dankonishi9644]

Saves the Day - Shoulder to the Wheel Midtown - Just, Rock & Roll Home Grown - Surfer Girl Rx Bandits - Ten Seconds Never Seemed So Long Reliant K - mood ring

[@martyfrontczak829]

Relient K is still an awesome band! Home Grown too, was great, just so many similar bands at that time. Difficult to stand out

[@rofflesvanwagon]

The matches were terribly underrated their second album is absolutely amazing

[@Donnerpartyof5]

Paris Campos E Vandal is still my shit

[@TiddiesMcgee]

Listened to decomposer today. Still an amazing album.

[@drakedopp8474]

Paris Campos the matches are the shit in so many levels. I've been a fan since the first listen and I still rep them to this day!

[@omegasiferx100]

Hell yes! Bought plane tickets to see them on all three of their most recent 10-year anniversary tours

[@jsandman21]

I liked this list but I have to mention another few that were sadly missed: 1. Rufio - Above Me 2. Something Corporate - I Woke Up In A Car 3. Matchbook Romance - Promise 4. Relient K - Be My Escape 5. Count The Stars - Taking It All Back 6. Wakefield - Say You Will 7. Allister - Somewhere On Fullerton 8. Spitalfield - I Loved The Way She Said LA 9. Hot Rod Circuit - The Pharmacist 10. Amber Pacific - Poetically Pathetic

[@samb1232]

Oh my god I actually jumped when I heard Midtown. I love that band so much

[@isetmfriendsofire]

Same, so why'd they pick their only non pop punk album for this list? xD

[@pokebassist275]

Jamestown by the movielife should be in this list!

[@GM_Sanjit_Ramesh]

My honorable mention : Matchbook Romance, I still listen to them to this day!

[@cpd182js]

GOB, Mest, Fenix TX, Sugarcult, The Ataris, Unwritten Law.... right in the nostalgia. Guess I know what I'm listening to today.

[@Renav21]

Sugarcult is the most underrated band of all of those! Memory, Los Angeles and Out of Phase are incredible

[@haroldpierce1987]

No love for worst December?

[@DevonDweeb]

Unwritten Law is actually

[@robdeselich]

Homegrown?! and cant hear unwritten law without thinking of Grind

[@CraigJukes]

These songs are still on repeat for me 20 years later

[@bayleyaustin2202]

The SR-71 mention made me happy! That band is awesome!!

[@sabrinacastrodale]

THE NOSTALGIA HIT AND IT HIT *HARD*

[@adamlien306]

Lmao Ashley Parker Angel is your first song? Ooof

[@true2dagame]

I still listen to all of these on a regular basis lmao, allister and the movielife should be on here too!

[@SymphanyinSorrow]

I'll never forget Sugarcult! I still check once a month if anything new is happening!

[@Honeybee1649]

Never will be 100% forgotten I loved these bands and songs growing up and will never stop loving them!

[@rebelliouslyartistic]

Who else got Burnout 3 vibes when Memory by Sugarcult and Give It Up by Midtown came up?

[@taylorcrook7202]

Wow this shows me how I need to listen to more underrated songs in Pop Punk. I only know one! "All over you" by The Spill Canvas great song I love it!

[@davecobb5323]

Whoever put unwritten law into a pop punk list needs fired.

[@drkilgore6661]

Zebrahead, SR-71, and Sugarcult take me back to middle school!!!😊

[@rachelelizabeth2880]

THIS VIDEO HELPED ME FIND A SONG/VIDEO IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR YEARSSSSSSS THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@signaturetattoo2078]

How could anyone forget Cartel? Chroma was such a solid album!

[@Fabregas200788]

2:04 how the f is this even punk? The Academy Is - About a Girl The All-American Rejects - Last Song

[@martyfrontczak829]

Those are 2 great songs

[@mca..]

I was hoping to see RUFiO on this list :/

[@altpress]

Mike Carb Wooooow did we drop the ball on that.

[@cptchimpo]

I agree. Eve 6, and goldfinger too.

[@shotgunh2o139]

Alternative Press where was gold fingered

[@johnyoung2475]

@@altpress Massive kudos for acknowledging that you missed Rufio. I would have liked to see them to, but I am glad to see the admission that things will be over looked sometimes. Truly rare these days. Awesome list!

[@racermike182]

Ah Tsunami Bomb. Forgot about them the were 🔥

[@pantsnjacket381]

How can you forget ALLISTER?!?!

[@altpress]

Antoni C. Astacio Mistakes were made...

[@carlosmendez1410]

Useless id, audio karate, mest. This is a good list

[@brianthealien1825]

SR-71, Sugarcult, Zebrahead yessss

[@MrWiseguyNL]

Just look up the soundtracks on Burnout 3: Takedown. You'll have a blast if you're looking for pop punk music. :)

[@thebige7302]

So glad i got into this genre of music even all these years later, burnout 3 was a big part of my childhood and it had what i would argue is still the best video game ost ever

[@zanec2076]

Where is Rufio? You could have played In My Eyes, Angel Above Me, or Out of Control.

[@marcosnew9256]

i came here just for the Cartel's thumbs!!!

[@seansim4799]

audio karate nintendo 89. omfg you just reminded me of one of my favorite songs. That was when I started play pro paintball, thank you.

[@jonat8089]

These were the days. Watch and learn kids.

[@ИльяВоробьев-ц4н]

Thank you guys

[@Nate-by5fq]

Midtown SR-71 Sugarcult The matches The Pink Spiders Valencia Zebrahead These are the only ones I Know 😂 I will definitely listen to the others though

[@fergonza2362]

Band Trash I recommend fenice Tx and audio karate

[@sanfranpunk]

Tsunami Bomb is a must!

[@secretworldcomics]

Number one Cartel fan right here. Most underrated band of all time

[@jasunhayhurst6975]

Hell yeah for The Spill Canvas! Their new EP this year is the hype

[@WhoaItsSam]

New EP? What?

[@kyeoptawerk93ah]

Wait they still put out music? Well theres another high school band i need to get back into

[@WhoaItsSam]

I’m either not looking hard enough, or Bus Boy is trolling.

[@RaIn8ow7]

Awesome list. Bands that are missing! Something corporate The starting line Senses fail Bedlight for blue eyes Millencolin 12 summers old Finch The distillers The red jumpsuit apparatus Off by one Afi Rufio Allister Homegrown Thrice Hellogoodbye Houston calls Amber pacific The early November Face to face The movie life Busted Mcfly Less than jake Mxpx And why the hell not, let’s throw this band in here as well Balzac - wall And many more...

[@Char98]

Wow I only knew one of these 😂🙃 It was SR-71 “right now”

[@altpress]

The Realest Did you like any of the others?

[@Char98]

Alternative Press yea they all sound like stuff I would listen to now

[@kylehegedus5498]

The Realest Or as I call it the song from “Dude, Where’s My Car?”

[@BlueHouseofficial_]

Same though, and I'm a huge late 90's early 00's popunk/punkrock fan.

[@zims50]

Listen to the ataris. Especially looking back on today.

[@LT72884]

Meg and dia! They lived 2 doors down from me haha

[@trexelist]

Of all the epic MEST songs that exist, why the hell would you pick “What’s The Dillio?” to remind people of them? They won’t play that song because even they hate it, lol

[@martyfrontczak829]

It's a good song. Not my Fave from then, but worth a shout out. Drawing Board & Fucked up Kid still shine

[@ShadowIsSnarky]

OMFG I CAN'T BELIEVE SPILL CANVAS MADE THIS LIST. I figured they'd be left off like Allister was. And Glasseater...and Mae...and the Audition...o_O This video brings back good memories...gooooood memories. I keep coming back to add more bands. I need to go away.

[@Pinewellgaze]

I think it's sad that no one even thinks about, let alone remembers the swellers In my opinion, they were THE underappreciated band

[@altpress]

R. Harrison Holt We LOVE The Swellers!! They were just a little too modern for this particular list.

[@Pinewellgaze]

Punk Guy thanks Although ups and downsizing is my fav

[@jtittle88]

Duuuuuuude I listen to the swellers on the regular!!

[@Lorcat02]

Sugarcult is definitely not forgotten. And I have that Audio Karate song on playlist I listen too about 4x a week.

[@noelle4460]

Thank you for giving me more bands to listen to!! 💕💕💕

[@altpress]

an expensive mistake Thanks for watching!!!

[@ZiggyValentine]

The Matches are fantastic. In case anyone didn't know, they are touring a few dates on A Band in Hope's 10 year anniversary right now.

[@Hairlesswookie62]

"I'm sure I remember all these songs... HOLY SMOKING HELL, AUDIO KARATE!"

[@Sofruz-v1w]

While reading through the comments, it breaks my heart that in a video about forgotten bands Useless ID still gets forgotten. I mean it's probably because the song they chose isn't one of their better ones but still. Their Redeption album still SLAPS to this day

[@DamnDstryr]

After all these years I'm still listen Sugarcult :)

[@kmw5100]

Never forgot most of these. Been a pop punk die hard since I was just a skater kid in the late 90s listening to punk and found pop punk along the way.

[@moebacca]

Totally forgot about Meg & Dia. Loved that group so much back in the day.

[@kayleighhadley200]

Pfft forgotten most of these I still listen to today, its the stuff I grew up with! Love a good nostalgia trip

[@altpress]

Kayleigh Hadley So happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching! We love this music so much too. Any favorites on the list?

[@aaronchamberlain4698]

Wow this was a good list. My take aways: 1. Music videos used to have a budget. 2. Some songs did not age well. I forgot "What's the Dillio" was even a phrase so having a single named after it was just asking to be forgotten.

[@xhaleyxx]

I promise you, no Canadian who grew up in the 90's/early 2000's will ever forget about Gob. They're still all over our radio stations up here.

[@grimmlights]

I LOVE HONESTLY BY CARTEL IM SO HAPPY ITS ON HERE

[@dailywheelies12]

Someone needs to make a playlist with these songs

[@123bored3]

One does not simply forget about Ashley Parker Angel,Cartel,The Ataris, or Sugarcult.

[@altpress]

ppp 101010 You’re damn right. Which was your favorite?

[@123bored3]

Alternative Press Has to be Sugarcult for sure. I didn’t even notice the band was that old with how often I listen to them

[@codytaylor4355]

You're not alone by homegrown would have been a good song to put on this

[@kikihammel3340]

Cartel - Say Anything (else) is a real classic, it should be there inda video.

[@shakzestampador5617]

Nice thanks uploader! 😊😊

[@SakuraK123]

A majority of these songs hit me like freight train because of the nostalgia!

[@johnnydropkicks]

Holy Crap! Audio Karate!

[@Scsigs]

Would've added Busted's 'Crashed the Wedding' & McFly's '5 Colours in Her Hair.' Both bands tried to break into the American market over a decade ago unsuccessfully & both deserve to get recognized over here.

[@theorutherford7472]

Scsigs They don't count I'm afraid. No one in the UK classes those bands as even close to punk or sub genre of punk. Although I love and have seen Busted and they still get airtime over here.

[@DildosForChristmas]

A couple of Busted songs very slightly maaaaybe. Fake is a good pop punk song. But McFly definitely not.

[@Scsigs]

That's why I said those songs specifically. Those guys are far from Punk, but they've produced POP Punk songs in the past that I bet a lot of fans of the genre would like to hear. Think before responding next time.

[@DildosForChristmas]

Scsigs McFly haven't produced any pop punk songs. Busted have a couple that are slightly on the edge of pop punk. I gave you an example of the most pop punk song that Busted have done. 5 Colours isn't even slightly pop punk at all 😂. Learn to read before responding next time.

[@Scsigs]

DildosForChristmas McFly' 3rd & 4th albums are literally at least HALF Pop Punk. Not only that, but they rerecorded '5 Colours in Her Hair' in that style. Busted also have several songs on their first 2 albums that fall into the genre. Learn to check your shit before doubling down.

[@jcleaverchamberlinjr]

Songs that could’ve also been here: Not the Same (Bodyjar), Time will pass By (Side Walk Slam), Carry On (Better Luck Next Time), She’s Out of my League (Brodie), Scratch (Allister), Here She Comes (Homeboys)