Evolution of Pop Music (1940 - 2020)

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In this video, you'll see the sound change of popular music from 1940 to 2020. These are some of the best songs of each year, but not necessarily the greatest hits.
The sound of pop music as we know it today didn't exist 20 years ago, and the music people called pop 20 years ago didn't exist 20 years before. So I don't know what pop music is.
#Evolution #Pop #Music #Songs #Classics #Hits

[@TopCultureTV]

I'm not a native English speaker, and for most of my life before creating this channel, I didn't care about the lyrics in the music I listened to. But song lyrics have been slowly adding to the destruction of our society for decades. The fact that a bad idea sounds musically pleasing doesn't make it a good idea. Addictions, crime, promiscuity, divorces, revenge, telling lies, cursing, swearing, hating, making idols, taking lives before birth, and many other destructive behaviors have been spread and normalized for years through most of the things we consider entertaining. Be careful of the messages you let into your life. Some people need to know that there is scientific proof that God exists. Causality and the principle of sufficient reason, to mention some, are accepted as universal, basically stating that everything has a cause and nothing appears by itself. Everything in the universe is subject to cause and effect, but whoever created the universe does not necessarily have to: if there was ever a time in the beginning where there was nothing, wouldn’t there still be nothing? Then it’s wise to admit that something or someone must have always existed, causing the existence of everything else. Some people have been able to explain it better than I can, so I will just cite one of the clearest presentations of the gospel I have ever read, published by Living Waters in the Million Dollar Bill: THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION: Will you go to Heaven when you die? Have you lied, stolen, used God’s name in vain, or lusted (which Jesus said was adultery, Matthew 5:28)? If so, God sees you as a liar, thief, blasphemous, and adulterer at heart. If you die in your sins, you will end up in a terrible place called Hell. But there’s good news. Though we broke God’s Law, Jesus paid the fine by dying on the cross: “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Then Jesus rose from the dead and was seen by hundreds (it’s no fairytale). He fulfilled all the prophecies of the promised Savior. Please, today, repent and trust Jesus, and God will forgive you and grant you the gift of eternal life (Ephesians 2:8-9). Then, to show your gratitude, read the Bible daily and obey it, join a Christian church, and be baptized. Visit NeedGod.com and LivingWaters.com

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Based ✝️🙏🏻

[@emikochidori]

At first I didn't get it, then I remembered ''pop'' comes from ''popular''. So basically, this video is the evolution of the most popular music from the 40's to the 2020's

[@TopCultureTV]

Something like that. I just wanted to show the evolution of sounds, not the most popular songs.

[@Mario-dv7lr]

Thx for saying that, cus i remembered i love rock n Roll as a rock song

[@ben6574]

Doesn't make much sense though, the name.... Should've rock be called pop because it was more popular in the 60s?

[@lukedrury8792]

First of all queen isn’t pop it’s rock

[@Amari_Y]

Yea same! But then I learned when I got music as a class and the teacher told us what it really meant

[@mhromi5870]

Billie Jean was a blast

[@rapidff6155]

And Smooth Criminal also

[@mhromi5870]

@@rapidff6155 yep

[@rapidff6155]

@Leila BENFODIL Yeah 😅😅😅

[@anneperera..7553]

@Leila BENFODIL its so nice to see other MJ fans just like me... Love ya guys. ❤

[@rapidff6155]

@@anneperera..7553 We Moonwalkers have the biggest fandom of all time. It's 4.8 Billion

[@jamesheath7601]

0:05 1940s 1:06 1950s 2:05 1960s 3:05 1970s 4:05 1980s 5:05 1990s 6:05 2000s 7:05 2010s 8:05 2020s

[@TyTystick]

The step between the 70’s and 80’s is insane. An entire new era of music was born and it really shows

[@grewalparminder2003]

Electronic instruments

[@kchmyy]

British invasion totally change the music landscape in 60s. Prior to the beatles(UK), most of music are jazz, blues, soul, folk all from USA. The real "pop" born in mid 60s.

[@tabathastaples7884]

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!

[@starrix4712]

@heady I didn’t know the UK invented pop music. Oh no.

[@RetronicBruh]

That’s literally what happened with music from the 2010s to now 2020s. Music has shifted into Synthpop, Disco and Punk rock since 2020 struck.

[@kevinmarroquin3260]

Definitely i couldn’t live in a world without music

[@jeanscovers7914]

So true

[@Vamp1_ryzz]

fr i can't live without 80s music too

[@robinsss]

i don't care what they say i won't stay in a world without love

[@femme-mirage]

I could live in a world without 2010+ "music" 🙂

[@honorificabilitudinitatibu7378]

I felt that

[@ellenajarian6648]

rock music needs to make a comeback

[@inkiadk]

I think Olivia getting good 4 u to become a hit is the begging if of just that

[@ellenajarian6648]

bestie…you must have you slept on miley’s #1 rock album plastic hearts?? sorry but she outsold

[@birupakshchoudhury7057]

It can never happen... people now a days can't get over autotune forget about rock

[@oth5secs]

It's coming back in a grunge-y trap style

[@Lambs4lyf]

@@inkiadk i agree. Brutal is also getting a lot of traction and id say that is the closest thing we’ve had to a rock hit in the past decade

[@dls0734]

Billie Jean the best pop song of all time

[@lft3254]

The reason why 80’s is still played much more than any other decade of the 1900’s is because the 80’s really began the “pop” music culture. With the introduction of MTV and portable music amongst technological advances, The 1980’s was the birth of the standard of what music should be in the future. That’s why today we still hear synth being used in popular songs being released, as well as the use of digital keyboards to replicate other instruments like the drum or the guitar.

[@vrinda5303]

That isn't a good thing.

[@felipehernandez-pedroza8288]

It's not because of that. When I was growing up in the '80s and '90s, radio stations would play music from the '60s and '70s like crazy because of the nostalgia factor. It was called oldies. Today, people who lived in the '80s their music get to play the most to appeal to the nostalgia factor. Now it is called classic music, they are too cool to be called oldies. In ten or 15 years, radio stations will play less '80s music and more '90s and 2000s for the same reasons.

[@jacksongatens2419]

Thank god Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden came out with real music after that

[@felipehernandez-pedroza8288]

@@jacksongatens2419 true. I hated the fake sound the '80s synch brought. In the '90s music went back to basics played by real instruments.

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@jacksongatens2419 you definitely call classic music not cool if it isn't rock lmfao

[@edma0646]

Michael Jackson RULED the 80s and 90s. LEGEND

[@edma0646]

@Martin Banaš Freddie did too

[@chuckenmcnuggets4464]

And George Micheal in late 87 and 88 he won album fo the year I don’t think mj ruled the 90s

[@edma0646]

@@chuckenmcnuggets4464 yeah okay, mj didn't rule the 90s with dangerous, history and blood on the dance floor

[@jaliyahrosee]

he didnt rule the 90s at all. we should be talking about madonna who ruled 1982-2003. and then made another hit in 2016

[@edma0646]

@@jaliyahrosee yeah okay, her most popular song is 38 years ago...

[@loadingbear1580]

They should've used Baby One More Time in this

[@christosmourgelas9622]

Yes ik

[@charloduplessis]

They should have also used Toxic. Like how can you not put it, it’s so iconic

[@jmillsy384]

At least they used one Britney song

[@britneyfan9239]

@@charloduplessis yes !🤝

[@britneyfan9239]

@@jmillsy384 it's not enough..

[@KenShackler]

This is a really good list of the most iconic songs from each year. Good job!

[@Dashie04]

I know this isn’t a definitive list by any means, but it’s quite interesting to see the baseline of how music evolved, and seeing songs that were very obviously a turning point (Rock Around the Clock, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Paranoid, Smells Like Teen Spirit, How You Remind Me, Hips Don’t Lie) backed up with the trend it influenced was just really enjoyable. I’ve lived the 2010’s, and seeing it put out like this really puts into perspective how much Pop music has actually changed even in just that time period, honestly.

[@UtamagUta]

Sadly this kind of list would not represent pop music as a 'history class' - those songs were at the top of the charts BECAUSE they were so different from the bunch.

[@mill4300]

but i suppose that makes sense, pop-ular music, i know what you mean tho

[@piranhasforscissors]

In some cases it is true though. Nickelback became so big because Chad Kroeger literally tried to write a pop song, and Britney was basically tailor-made to be a star.

[@CamzCritiques]

this is true, i would also like to add that Get Lucky, Uptown Funk, and Physical are all homages to previous eras of music. as much as all three are great songs, i was disappointed to see them represent how music evolved when those songs are technically devolutions.

[@carla6485]

Yeah, cause hip hip was a big part of the 1990s and in the 2010s you had taylor swift and lorde and beyonce. But I think it sumarizes music in a surface level that gives some perspective as to how much it's changed.

[@romeo8116]

Agreed not one Diana Ross or supremes track😳

[@anneperera..7553]

*I'm so happy cause everyone is talking about Michael Jackson.....* *He may be gone to heaven but his music is still alive* *King of pop we love ya forever* *Long live the King*

[@Gothixarchitecture]

And he knows we still love and support him 4.8 billion fans

[@Vamp1_ryzz]

@@Gothixarchitecture i hope i'll meet him in the heaven one day 😭 even im not really believing in that heaven exist, but michael deserve that place

[@Samfan4Films777]

He's more like a prince. The true king, is Edward Van Halen

[@mjcoolswagtv8839]

Me too!

[@mariewinz9265]

Yess omg

[@danrandall3302]

look at how different each song was back in the day, nowadays every song sort of just melts together

[@kaushikassagur769]

idk man, dua lipa makes awesome and different music

[@MrCheesecake1928]

@@kaushikassagur769 same with Kylie minogue and miley cyrus

[@Alexander-hi8bo]

I don’t think so, physical sounds nothing like old town road

[@oscarcyber3308]

It's because there are a lot of songs that are released now compared back in the day. You could find a song that could blend with levitating due to the countless options and the availability we have today.

[@lckyminer_2256]

@@oscarcyber3308 Also, newer songs will have similar notes to older songs due to how much music is being produced throughout the years, so there are more instances where music could sound similar to one another.

[@Alffovinni]

Great video! And thanks for including the classic age of the 40s! Too many people disregard the beautiful popular music from that period.

[@rapidff6155]

Billie Jean the most iconic and the greatest pop song of all the time

[@The_Lazy_Singer]

Gimme Gimme Gimme! by ABBA Is the greatest pop song.

[@rapidff6155]

@@The_Lazy_Singer No Billie Jean. MJ is the king of POP not ABBA

[@The_Lazy_Singer]

@@rapidff6155 Yeah, MJ Is "The King of Pop" thats what Billboard said, but ABBA made what pop Music means today, MJ isn't the only important musician in history, inform yourself.

[@rapidff6155]

@@The_Lazy_Singer I know that even I'm a huge fan of ABBA but without MJ there would be no huge Pop artists today

[@rapidff6155]

@@The_Lazy_Singer Pop has become today's most famous music genre because of MJ. MJ wasn't called the king of POP for nothing. Even Billie Jean is regarded by many as the most icoinc song ever written in humanity. Billie Jean is undoubtly more unique and more icoinc than Gimme Gimme

[@prasadchalke3]

80’s was the peak of pop music

[@Adam_Lonneborg]

Especially the Early 80s, 1981,1982 and especially 1983. Great time for popular music

[@memeteam2692]

Nah the 2000s

[@paullennon9887]

Some people say its from the beatles

[@natalieyu5597]

no sorry 2010-now. But I was born in 2010 so that’s what i like hehe

[@nickimoney8776]

Early 80's and all of the 90's 🤩🤩🤩

[@jonasweber9408]

As a fan of rock and jazz I just imagine waking up and being able to listen to these old classic radios again…

[@larrycj4382]

The fact that both Elton John and ABBA have new music on the charts in November 2021 is astounding and just adds to the legacy of each! 😸

[@zoequibreak3682]

MJ will forever be the King of Pop

[@hduke1249]

And Elvis will forever be the king of rock. They stupid af saying Elvis and Queen were pop like wtf

[@Gothixarchitecture]

@@hduke1249 yeah never understood that

[@goldranger5182]

@@hduke1249 Elvis is The King of Rock and Roll and Freddie is The King of Rock

[@petter8166]

@@hduke1249 they said black sabbath is pop

[@heavensdoor844]

@@hduke1249 yeah Imagine put Black Sabbath's song on most Popular Pop

[@tsdeesh30]

The most dominant and biggest pop eras 1983-1984 - Micheal Jackson with Thriller 1985- Madonna with Like a Virgin 1987- Micheal Jackson with Bad 1989- Madonna with Like a prayer 1992 - 1993 - Whitney Houston with The Bodyguard soundtrack album 1999-2000- Britney Spears with Baby one more time 2008-2010- Lady Gaga with The Fame+Monster 2010-2012- Katy Perry with Teenage dream 2011-2012- Adele with 21 2014-2016- Taylor Swift with 1989 1989 was the last biggest pop era....

[@cercopitec07]

and now its Future Nostalgia even with Corona is huge, if she could promote it properly and touring too it would be huge

[@agnieszkazajac8537]

@@cercopitec07 agree I love dua lipa

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

1985 Madonna with Like a Virgin and 1986 Madonna with True blue

[@tsdeesh30]

@@cercopitec07 But Future Nostalgia isn't bagging numbers like the eras which I mentioned. It wasn't big of a cultural reset.

[@tsdeesh30]

@@cercopitec07 But I will agree with the fact that Future Nostalgia saved pop music last year along with The Weekend

[@Jessewatt]

To hear the change of rhythms and Melodies of each ages is just amazing time traveling.

[@mata8676]

As an 18 years old person i prefer the 80s and 90s i don’t really like today’s hits

[@jared305]

I’m 14 and I like late 60s-90s blues, blues rock, rock, and metal. I’m trying to listen to more post 2000s pop and hip hop music to diversify my tastes. Having a good mix of everything is nice :)

[@thetrashcanking]

i'm only 6 and i only listen to the oldest music, cavemen banging on sticks and rocks. REAL music.

[@cngels]

Same but I'm 15

[@skenalz9987]

Im 15 and Im freaking love the Beatles and Frank Sinatra

[@lurji]

le wrong generation

[@misjogi1444]

Michael Jackson is the King of Pop forever 👑

[@juulmoose5763]

Me reading “evolution of poop”, Oooh, thats interesting *clicks*

[@Vamp1_ryzz]

PLS

[@freddyfrizzbear9063]

*LMFAO*

[@ariajane8695]

😂

[@missylissy200]

Music has changed a lot over the decades but there are always amazing songs

[@SpeakingTheTruth88]

A very good compilation. Thanks for your efforts. 😊

[@SaraM-sj8xg]

Mariah played a major role for pop in the 90's

[@a.v.6158]

Right!!! How did they leave her out but included Whitney Houston

[@adityapetty]

Yesss

[@mgueye2mgueye261]

@@a.v.6158 u don't need to talk about whitney houston like that and is not that deep

[@a.v.6158]

@@mgueye2mgueye261 what am I saying about Whitney Houston? It’s hard to bring up Whitney Houston in this video without Mariah Carey because they both dominated 90’s ballad and R&B, and pop around the same time. Sounds like your making it deep😅

[@sgillyttyl]

That's the coolest thing I've seen all day. All the music change little by little.

[@richieswar3139]

The change between the end of the '80s and the beginning of the '90s seemed to be quite large though

[@sgillyttyl]

@@richieswar3139 Agreed

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

@@richieswar3139 To be fair, video and audio quality really spiked during that period.

[@Dashie04]

@@richieswar3139, Grunge shook up Pop music a lot.

[@fishpotpete]

Interesting video. I like the way you captured the essence of each year. "Pop" music is such a hard thing to pigeon hole these days. There's so much variety that it's hard to measure what people are listening to with just sales or whatever.

[@A.Man.From.Cyprus]

An amazing video! Thank you! 🙏

[@_gabsantiagoo]

Thriller is a Masterpiece

[@calebdickerson2003]

Thriller came out in 1982

[@supereclair]

No 1983

[@snapcracklepop9099]

Well George Michael and Michael Jackson are both icons and legends so I guess it works?

[@calebdickerson2003]

@@supereclair November 30, 1982

[@arkia...a]

he used different artists (even though mj appeared more than once bc he is a legend)

[@Metztlimar]

There are two eras in music. -Before Michael Jackson. -After Michael Jackson. LEGENDARY.

[@enigma-wv7oc]

There is no after Micheal Jackson, only Micheal Jackson forever!

[@ricardo_miguel13]

You all really understimate the Beatles. It should be before and after Beatles and MJ knows that as a musician.

[@ethanang3527]

@@ricardo_miguel13 Wait till MJ bought Beatles record, see who wins.

[@s_neyth778]

@@enigma-wv7oc 💖

[@Chrisr4]

Why compare? The Beatles paved the way for the next generation, and MJ did so too

[@lapradz]

The end of the 2010s coincides with a clear musical decline. And it won't get better. Years go by and musical sensibility dies. The current era offers a career to any lambda wanting to get into this industry, at the expense of talent and quality. Far too often.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

Last few years have been better. Otherwise early mid 60s to very early 80s was the best period. 90s was somewhat alright some of the time.

[@amadoramos5040]

the title is confusing since pop is a separate genre from classical, rock, jazz, soul, r&b etc. you use it as an umbrella term for any music that is not under the category of classical music. but thanks for the effort of compiling these songs. i really appreciate it. 😊

[@ada20101993]

80s were undeniably the best decade for pop music.

[@scoopityboop]

Correction: 80s music was the type of music I listened to when I was young and therefore the type of music I have the most emotional connection to and therefore think is the best

[@ada20101993]

@@scoopityboop I was born in 1993. So my childhood was the 00s music. My parents listened to all sorts. 80s music always resonated with me the most. The songs are timeless, nostalgic. The vocals are real, imperfect due to auto-tune and pitch correction not being as good as it is now.

[@nateburguete9327]

YAS

[@7force990]

The best music is from the 80s it's a fact.

[@iluvgrunge14]

YES that and 90s Modern music sucks 😂

[@lilisprous5191]

Not only pop, but also rock and hip hop

[@RyanLMcConnell]

Pop is for popular at the time

[@lilyanne1012]

Pop = Popular

[@hduke1249]

Rock and hip hop music should have never been in there. Go look at my comment plzz

[@hduke1249]

If you can find it

[@jeanscovers7914]

True

[@emcash7042]

I’ve literally wanted to see a video like this forever I just didn’t realize it 💜

[@Gealamusic]

Very cool, thank you for making this video

[@gusvloggers]

The Beatles were amazing 🤩

[@craziiboyyeefoeva5573]

Are*

[@gusvloggers]

@@craziiboyyeefoeva5573 👍

[@thehunter3387]

they rock band

[@paullennon9887]

@@thehunter3387 yes but some say they revolutionized these pop genres

[@hduke1249]

@@paullennon9887 originally they were supposed to be a pop/rock band (if that’s what you wanna call it) but then they started doing drugs… and they got all depressed and shit so then it was like depressed rock

[@tintu2476]

With "Billie Jean" & "Thriller" Michael Jackson changed music video history forever!

[@elmatador4883]

True, So did Smooth Criminal, and Beat it, and also Remember the Time

[@thechiel3004]

Almost 60 years later, the Beatles still have (some of) the finest music ever made.

[@pmk2880]

Yes, but you cant forget about Elvis and the Rolling Stones.

[@PA-p23qw]

@@pmk2880 noooo, stop loving the Rolling Stones, they suck

[@alexherskovits4583]

@@PA-p23qw your opinion is wrong

[@PA-p23qw]

@@alexherskovits4583 there are not wrong opinions silly

[@alexherskovits4583]

@@PA-p23qw no, this opinion is wrong

[@johnbarnett6924]

Thanks much for this post,My mothers time, and likely musical interest ,1940 to 1950 ❤ revisited 14 june 2024❤❤❤

[@Texaslawhorn]

04:17 1982 baby here. Proud to have Toto's "Africa" represent my birth year. It's still played all the time on the radio here in Washington, DC.

[@whateybify]

MJ and GM. Two biggest icons EVER in my life growing up. Love them both... SADLY MISSED!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@elmatador4883]

Gm is..?

[@ankitapandey3703]

@@elmatador4883 George Michael

[@rahultapase8480]

The 80s and 90s were the golden age of Pop music when Michael Jackson was the King.

[@vassa1972]

awesome video loved the older music

[@Andres33AU]

This is a good list! It's impossible to pick just one song per year, as there'd be many popular ones per year, but the ones you chose were pretty good!

[@micharosa6201]

It makes you wonder if there're some modern pop songs that are actually more unique from another and are actually good (particularly from 10's).

[@cr3413]

How do you leave off Mariah Carey for the 90s AND for 2005. Lord.

[@larrycj4382]

Also, her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has become one of the biggest songs of all time!

[@therandomname69420]

@@larrycj4382 How hasn't it gone diamond already?

[@larrycj4382]

@@therandomname69420 Diamond is for 10 million or more. "AIWFCIY" is over 8 million in the US now. Currently, most people stream as opposed to buying a digital or hard copy, but I think Mariah will get to diamond soon. Am sure she has major streaming records too.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Singers like Ray Charles are legends never to be forgotten. How many singers in 2021 will be considered legends in another forty years, let alone remember at all. Time is (often) the best indicator of what is quality.

[@larrycj4382]

Yes! My Dad always told me that! He loved Glen Miller too, so when I saw him on the thumbnail I had to watch!

[@Yejaswani]

There is no pop music discussion without the greatest of all Michael Jackson 😇😇

[@melonngmaing4499]

Facts thats true lol MJ forever

[@ctysxl4337]

I love Michael Jackson

[@kartoffelgratin050]

Not the greatest, maybe one of the most popular 80s artists, but still just a pop singer

[@supremestrange173]

@@kartoffelgratin050 hey you if you don't know about him then keep quiet

[@kartoffelgratin050]

@@supremestrange173 I bet that I know more about his musical talent than you do

[@masterdriver132]

The golden age of pop music happened between the mid-1960s through the early-1970s.

[@TopCultureTV]

You know what you're talking about

[@theballereli]

100% disagree.

[@k.i.w.i.7451]

I-... Ok all I'm gonna say is I respect your opinion.

[@gabrieldavid4250]

I mean i, kinda disagree bcs, it started around the era of elvis/beatles and it ended around the 2000 then had a revival in the 2010s then it got stuck in the middle in 2015 to today

[@ellaaaaa368]

true but the 80’s were good

[@majarogaa2695]

Michael jackson.. King of pop.. King of perfection 🥰🥺

[@Vamp1_ryzz]

king of music, rock and soul

[@MarkRogersVOCFB]

@@Vamp1_ryzz Yep. Elvis.

[@Vamp1_ryzz]

@@MarkRogersVOCFB are you ok

[@adityapetty]

@@MarkRogersVOCFB flop

[@rudiknaus4139]

Great compilation ✨

[@doriedsonbelodasilva]

Adorei a sua seleção musical. Descabelei-me de puro prazer, mas só até a década de 1980, pois afinal de contas eu sou velho. Mesmo assim, sua lista de hit parades está, como se diz aqui no Brasil, simplesmente do balacobaco. Parabéns!

[@a.maguiar4691]

80`s The Best ever!

[@himakshisharma4931]

I am kinda surprised how there is not a single Taylor Swift or One direction song.

[@lillianbell5047]

IKR

[@digantatalukdar668]

Yet Physical is here which is not even the most popular song by dua lipa, 2020 should have been blinding lights.

[@himakshisharma4931]

@@digantatalukdar668 yep, Blinding Lights is a legendary song

[@Anna-bx2wm]

Ikr

[@stinabo77]

In Europe Taylor Swift is hardly known and we don't care lol

[@GloterVelt]

Glenn Miller in first place 🤩 He was a great artist! I love his work! Benny Goodman, Al bowlly and the lennon sisters, all good singers and composers. The Beatles, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, ABBA, Nirvana, Bee gees 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@thegamebakery1144]

I love the 40’s music, with the likes of Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra back when he was with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. Timeless music.

[@beeterion9003]

@@thegamebakery1144 tommys prxhestra is great

[@strawberryfields81]

2004 is the year when everything went down musically.

[@bw2937]

Maybe for you. every generation feels that way at some point. It's as consistent as ever

[@strawberryfields81]

@@bw2937 Thanks for your feedback. 😃

[@germanyballsstudio130]

4:24 MY FAMOUS SINGER

[@nathanocalvino]

Same here!

[@thekingofpopproductions4877]

Yes i came only Because Of Him

[@alain.hokayem]

20% of this list is pop music, the rest is other genres!

[@codeytherex5954]

Pop isn't rigid

[@JulioLopez-tj1ku]

The 100% of this List Is pop music, because pop is popular music

[@zaydbukhari1674]

@@JulioLopez-tj1ku lose yourself 2002 is hip hop

[@bengoodallraw2590]

@@zaydbukhari1674 ya, but it's pop aswell. Because it is/was popular

[@Emma-du8tj]

Whatever it was still perfect

[@joeyplays5078]

I can’t believe that nat king cole was in the 40s and 50s Rest In Peace and Elvis

[@Celeb2day]

That Was Awesome !

[@carloslepkaln]

The 50’s was the best musical decade

[@bw2937]

Maybe for you

[@thegamebakery1144]

Agreed. Back when it took talent instead of technology to make music, back when music made you wanna get up and dance. Absolutely timeless.

[@georgemackins9500]

The 50s was good but I’ve always preferred the 30s to be honest. Other than the 60s that was the last decade where the British bands ruled the music scene.

[@wokk9543]

😂😂😂

[@georgemackins9500]

@@wokk9543 what would you say then?

[@ashleydowney1222]

I love this video. I love music from the 40s-present.

[@ophirwesley4424]

Nothing past 1979 is worth my time honestly

[@guystudios]

Overall I agree

[@KhomenkoNikita]

Полностью согласен.

[@lbell9695]

(with the exception of ABBA)

[@beselbic]

Some Motown classics should have been mentioned for the 1960s and early '70s. Motown was a huge force in the popular music during those years.

[@karlakattefar7225]

I miss ROCK'N'ROLL all the pop songs today sound the same...

[@therandomname69420]

100% agree, imo pop music lost the little soul it had left in 2016 and that 's being generous.

[@adityapetty]

More like all rock songs sound the same

[@masterdriver132]

Dua Lipa slayed 2020! 🤩

[@am3thyst675]

yup

[@regorajczi]

Add my man weeknd to the list

[@Texaslawhorn]

Thank goodness for Dua. She is just about the only artist on current pop radio that I enjoy.

[@fiiipo]

@@yhjogohupdl4018 dula peep

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Dua Lipa can thank Madonna

[@edwincrash]

Queen Abba Michael Jackson Madonna Para mi gusto, Kylie Minogue debió tener una mención especial en 2000 por su disco FEVER

[@tywebb6561]

1955 is where it really changed.

[@jonathanfalkowsky672]

For 2021: save your tears

[@martinperalta4189]

yeaahh

[@theballereli]

the remix too. and why was 2020 physical? not even Don’t Start Now or Break my Heart 💀

[@sashel3548]

Yass

[@sashel3548]

And we're good plus levitating with dababy

[@aaronvector4750]

So many rock and hip pop songs... that said, "this is it" by michael jackson practically paved the way for modern pop.

[@Kongorlobo]

Pop is not a proper genre really

[@shadow-js2hn]

ABBA forever! The GODS of Pop.

[@davidsprenkle2641]

For every "Dancing Queen," they also gifted us a "Super Trooper." Not the gods of pop. . . .

[@aden3986]

Love the music choices

[@erikskifte8862]

ABBA TOTALLY CHANGED MUSIC IN 70'S/80'S. THEY BLENDED POP, ROCK, FOLK, REGGAE, CLASSICAL, COUNTRY, FUNK AND DISCO MUSIC TO PERFECTION. ABBA, AN ETERNAL FLAME IN MUSIC. JUST LISTEN TO THESE SONGS: RING RING ANOTHER TOWN ANOTHER TRAIN WATERLOO HASTA MANANA S.O.S. TROPICAL LOVELAND WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER TIGER EAGLE MOVE ON AS GOOD AS NEW THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN SUMMER NIGHT CITY GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! ( A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT ) LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME PUT ON YOUR WHITE SOMBRERO THE VISITORS ONE OF US LIKE AN ANGEL PASSING THROUGH MY ROOM THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME UNDER ATTACK, AND LOADS MORE. BUY ALL 8 STUDIO ALBUMS, SOOO MANY OTHER MASTERPIECES ON THEM, THAT YOU CAN'T FIND ON ABBA GOLD/MORE GOLD. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, SO FAR ABBA. LOOKING FORWARD TO 5 NEW ABBA SONGS, THAT'LL ARRIVE LATER THIS YEAR, ABBALICIOUS🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@larrycj4382]

ABBA's new album, "Voyage" which has 10 new songs is out now in November 2021!! I just got my CD of it today!! 😸

[@erikskifte8862]

@@larrycj4382 Hey L I preordered 10 copies, cassettes, cd and vinyls. Got the cd's and cassettes on november 5. The vinyls are late, due to the enourmous preorders of the album, they can't keep up with the orders. No surprise. I'm a HUGE ABBA music lover, and has been since 1974. I'm a collector, so I need 2 copies of it all. ABBA Voyage album is a MASTERPIECE, No doubt about it. Love the references on the album, to earlier ABBA songs. Wish you an ABBALICIOUS evening 🤗

[@larrycj4382]

@@erikskifte8862 You too, my ABBAbro!!! 😸

[@charlie3756]

I had a stroke reading that

[@AdairMendoza]

Podrías hacer un video de 3 horas e igual me quedaría viéndolo

[@tommyliangwei3724]

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973 Waterloo Abba 1974 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 1975 Dancing Queen 1976 MA Baker 1977 Staying Alive 1978 Hot Stuff 1979 Donna Summer Careless Whisper - 1984 Take On Me - 1985 Final Countdown - 1986 Smooth Criminal - 1988 Life a Prayer - 1989 Another One Bites the Dust 1989 Nothing Compares You - 1990 i love Rock and Roll - 1991 I will always Love You - 1992 What's Up? - 1993 Zombie - 1994 I don't want to miss a Thing 1997 I did it Again 2000 How You Remind Me 2001 Lose Yourself 2002 Hey Ya! - 2003 I want it that way 2004 Yeah! - 2004 Hips Don't Lie - 2006 Umbrella by Rihanna - 2007 I Kissed a Girl - 2008 Get Lucky - 2008 Bad Romance by Lady Gaga - 2009 Rolling in the Deep - 2010 Thrift Shop - 2012 Sunflower - 2013 Old Town Road - 2014 Uptown Funk - 2014 Lean On - 2015 Physical - 2015

[@michaelramsey82]

Interesting how it seems to go through roughly 15 year cycles. Big changes in the prevailing sound of popular music happened around 1955, 1970, 1985, 2000, and 2015. There was gradual change between those big jumps, but there seemed to be distinct turning points every 15 years.

[@dagdbot83]

Great observation, didn't realize that. Imagine what the next change in 2030 would be like

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@dagdbot83 Once the current gen of musicians retire and the new ones take over. Gen Z music will become a reality

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@dagdbot83hii😊

[@dagdbot83]

@@mars-jr5uu hiii

[@dagdbot83]

@@MustacheDLuffy i think its already happening 😭

[@akkig2996]

Michael Jackson 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 still stealing show

[@kingzaynsmyname3634]

MJ is the GOAT no denying it , accept it !!

[@METEBUYURAN]

Elvis is GOAT, MJ would also say so.

[@haryjackson2636]

@Mete Buyuran No MJ is the G.O.A.T MJ is a trillion times better than Elvis

[@METEBUYURAN]

@@haryjackson2636 Hahahahaha I am sure of that !

[@hardblax]

Madonna is a Queen of pop, god save the queen

[@braydenhayes6698]

My analysis on the trends of pop music: 1940s: swing, jazz, and traditional pop 1950s: traditional pop, rock, and pop 1960s: Soul/R&B, folk rock, psychedelic pop, and hard rock 1970s: hard rock, disco, europop, soft rock, and pop rock 1980s: Arena Rock, dance pop, techno pop, and pop rock 1990s: Bubblegum, hip hop, soft rock, grunge rock, and rock 2000s: Rock, hip hop, rap, house/electro, bubblegum pop, and Latin 2010s: Nu disco, funk, electro pop, Latin, hip hop/rap, country, and soul pop 2020s: Dance pop, electro

[@joshedwards7628]

*2020s: Dance pop, Electro and K-pop

[@kristis5339]

verry good job

[@Tezcalipoca]

I honestly would never have included Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Guns N Roses, Europe, Nickelback, Green Day and Queen. They are rock artists, they have nothing to do with Pop (although perhaps Another one bites the dust could be included in the list)

[@saviolisboa9343]

Many said: pop = popular But I don't think, pop is really a music genre, like rap and rock

[@Kongorlobo]

If Green Day and 86's Europe are considered proper rock bands, then other groups in the list should also be considered, like the Beatles. And yeah, those bands you wrote about have to do with pop, as they are not only part of popular music as a whole (rock is a pop music genre, like rap or funk) but most of them have also released some pop (be it poprock, popmetal, poppunk or pshychedelic pop) songs.

[@Kongorlobo]

@@saviolisboa9343 Really? Then please tell me about a pure pop artist. You know: someone who plays plain pop, neither poprock nor funkpop or dancepop...

[@Dantheferret]

Great video

[@kartikeyajuneja4925]

30s and 40s are my favourite decades of music. Love swing/big band!

[@dearmercy]

The Beatles 😎👌 George Michael ✨ Britney Spears ♡ and Queen ♡

[@yoda4112]

Queen is my favorite ❤️

[@adityapetty]

Britney queen of my heart

[@rlveiga100573]

It's impossible to talk about pop and R&B music in the 90s and not to mention the spectacular Mariah Carey, that was her decade, she reigned at the top of the charts, was awarded by Billboard best of the decade, best of the millennium, best of the universe...LEGEND!

[@takemyhand1988]

Yeah I feel like they really snubbed mariah

[@7force990]

Wow you really managed to get the best song from each year!

[@dickysaputra9005]

I like the old song, they bring peace to my heart

[@HalleBarratt.]

Please tell me I'm not the only person who cried their eyes out for absolute no reason while watching this.

[@boomii2087]

i love music from 40-54s

[@vyrezbeatz1159]

You have the best channel on KZbin

[@user-nw9lt6nm1f]

what the fuckkkk!!! I'm 20 and I know so many of these songs that came out so many years before I was born!! LOVED LOVED LOVED the compilation, you really included so many hits!

[@ldrswife8510]

we all know mj owned the 80s n 90s

[@oactr3313]

This made me realize how amazing older music is😂

[@imranchoudhry]

Excellent selections. Pkease make me a Spotify playlist of all the songs here.