Bubblegum Pop Favorites

baystateoftheart · 2025-07-08T17:24:39-04:00

I've been a fan of late 60s / early 70s bubblegum pop since I was in high school, but I've been getting back into it recently (I suppose inspired by Lou Christie's passing) and listening to a boatload of bubblegum singles. It's been a lot of fun to hear more singles from familiar groups and discover some new artists. I can't stop playing this new discovery in particular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxsNy4NoZUs Not only is bubblegum a great genre in itself, but it was so influential on the development of glam rock, punk rock, and twee pop. What are your favorite bubblegum pop songs? And while the genre is not known for its albums, do you have any favorite albums or compilations? This was the comp that got me into bubblegum in the first place: 25 All-Time Greatest Bubblegum Hits by Various Artists And here are some great bubblegum and bubblegum-adjacent albums: Paint America Love by Lou Christie Sacco (No longer considered bubblegum according to RYM, but a beautiful record by one of the heavyweights in the genre) Tan Simple Como El Amor by La Casa Azul (The only non-English bubblegum I've heard so far, and possibly the best LP I've heard in the genre period) Love And Glitter, Hot Days And Music by Helen Love (More so bubblegum dance technically, which is another interesting genre, but it has plenty of sonic roots in bubblegum itself, largely laundered through punk)

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baystateoftheart wrote:

albummaster wrote:

Johnnyo wrote:

T his has to be classed as Bubblegum. I loved this show as a kid

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I remember watching those Banana Splits do 'Blockbuster' by The Sweet in the early 70's. I must have been about 12 but I couldn't see the point in a bad cover/straight copy like they were doing even then.

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Some of my favorites are already here. Here's some more of the greatest ones:

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