Notable Power Pop Singles
Certain power pop songs have had substantial mainstream visibility or commercial success, have been critically described as being emblematic of the genre, or are regularly cited as being influential to later performers. These include:
- The Who – "I Can See for Miles" (1967)
- Badfinger – "No Matter What" (1970)
- Todd Rundgren - "Couldn't I Just Tell You" (1972)p. 10
- Raspberries – "Go All the Way" (1972)p. 13
- Big Star – "September Gurls" (1974)p. 13
- Cheap Trick – "Surrender" (1978)p. 16
- The Cars – "Just What I Needed" (1978)p. 10
- Buzzcocks – "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (1978)
- The Records – "Starry Eyes" (1979)p. 140
- Nick Lowe - "Cruel to Be Kind" (1979)
- The Knack – "My Sharona" (1979)p. 59
- Shoes - "Too Late" (1979)
- The Romantics – "What I Like About You" (1980)p. 140
- Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (1981)
- Marshall Crenshaw – "Someday, Someway" (1982)
- The La's - "There She Goes" (1990)
- Matthew Sweet – "Girlfriend" (1991)
- Weezer – "Buddy Holly" (1994)
- The Wonders - "That Thing You Do" (1996)
- Gin Blossoms – "Follow You Down" (1996)
- Jimmy Eat World – "The Middle" (2001)
- Fountains of Wayne – "Stacy's Mom" (2003)
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