Genre
Pop Punk
16 bands in the Top 500 carry Pop Punk as a primary or secondary tag.
- 16 bands
- 2000s dominant era
- 3 countries
- #019 The Ramones
Queens four-piece who invented the blueprint for fast, simple punk.
- #034 Green Day
Bay Area trio who reignited mainstream punk and wrote a punk-rock opera.
- #151 The Offspring
Orange County punks whose 'Smash' is the best-selling indie record ever.
- #152 Blink-182
San Diego trio synonymous with 2000s mainstream pop punk.
- #153 Sum 41
Ajax, Ontario pop-punks who later embraced harder metal sounds.
- #154 Good Charlotte
Madden brothers' Maryland pop-punk band of MTV-era ubiquity.
- #155 Simple Plan
Montreal pop-punkers among Canada's biggest 2000s rock exports.
- #156 New Found Glory
Florida pop-punks of consistent hooks and breakdowns.
- #159 My Chemical Romance
New Jersey theatrical emo whose 'Black Parade' defined the era.
- #160 Fall Out Boy
Chicago pop-punks whose hooks pushed emo onto mainstream radio.
- #162 Paramore
Tennessee pop-rockers whose evolution carried emo's hooks into the 2010s.
- #163 AFI
California band who shifted from hardcore punk to dark post-hardcore arenas.
- #172 A Day to Remember
Florida band who blended metalcore breakdowns and pop-punk choruses.
- #414 Less Than Jake
Gainesville ska-punk lifers and a Warped Tour staple.
- #417 Goldfinger
L.A. ska-punkers whose 'Here in Your Bedroom' became a 90s scene anthem.
- #484 Ash
Downpatrick band whose '1977' is a beloved Britpop-era melodic-rock LP.