Looking For the Magic - The 50 Best Power Pop Albums by BorderFreeAndrew

For me, one of music's greatest mysteries is why the genre of Power Pop hasn't been more popular. Soaring melodies. Catchy hooks. Infectious guitar riffs. Lyrics about young love. What could be more universally appealing???

And yet throughout it's 50+ year history, Power Pop has remained a marginalized and niche genre, most of it's greatest practitioners toiling in relative obscurity. And on those rare occasions when a Power Pop act does break through to mainstream commercial success (The Knack, Cheap Trick, Supergrass, Weezer), they usually had to do it by blending in with other genres/scenes (new wave, hard rock, brit-pop, grunge).

So with this list I'd like to do my small part to correct this injustice and bring some attention to the most under-appreciated sub-genre of rock music. In a perfect world, all of these bands/artists would have truly been "big stars".

• Chart updated: 05/06/2023 18:15
• (Created: 05/06/2023 18:00).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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11.

I Am The Cosmos 

 Chris Bell

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Fave track: I Am the Cosmos

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

413

Rank in 1992:

63

Rank in 1990s:

611

Overall Rank:

3,537

Average Rating:

 78 (75 votes)

Comments:

4

12.

Twin Cinema 

 The New Pornographers

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Fave track: Use It

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,043

Rank in 2005:

35

Rank in 2000s:

262

Overall Rank:

1,642

Average Rating:

 80 (220 votes)

Comments:

9

13.

Spilt Milk 

 Jellyfish

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Fave track: New Mistake

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

913

Rank in 1993:

28

Rank in 1990s:

340

Overall Rank:

1,842

Average Rating:

 76 (116 votes)

Comments:

6

14.

Twilley Don't Mind 

 Dwight Twilley Band

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Fave track: Looking for the Magic

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

26

Rank in 1977:

317

Rank in 1970s:

3,406

Overall Rank:

30,493

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

Comments:

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15.

I'm With Stupid 

 Aimee Mann

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Fave track: You Could Make a Killing

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 1995:

120

Rank in 1990s:

1,074

Overall Rank:

6,375

Average Rating:

 75 (52 votes)

Comments:

3

16.

Whatever 

 Aimee Mann

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Fave track: I've Had It

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

236

Rank in 1993:

102

Rank in 1990s:

940

Overall Rank:

5,612

Average Rating:

 74 (79 votes)

Comments:

4

17.

Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren 

 Todd Rundgren

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Fave track: Wailing Wall

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

123

Rank in 1971:

147

Rank in 1970s:

1,439

Overall Rank:

9,661

Average Rating:

 74 (71 votes)

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20/20 

 20/20

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Fave track: Yellow Pills

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1979:

298

Rank in 1970s:

3,022

Overall Rank:

25,725

Average Rating:

 73 (17 votes)

Comments:

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19.

I Should Coco 

 Supergrass

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Fave track: Alright

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,180

Rank in 1995:

23

Rank in 1990s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,471

Average Rating:

 77 (297 votes)

Comments:

13

20.

Present Tense 

 Shoes

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Fave track: Too Late

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

28

Rank in 1979:

327

Rank in 1970s:

3,302

Overall Rank:

29,335

Average Rating:

 72 (16 votes)

Comments:

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Looking For the Magic - The 50 Best Power Pop Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	21	42%
1980s	9	18%
1990s	15	30%
2000s	5	10%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Supergrass	3	6%
Cheap Trick	3	6%
The Replacements	2	4%
The dB's	2	4%
Badfinger	2	4%
Nick Lowe	2	4%
Weezer	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	37	74%
	9	18%
	4	8%

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