What do you consider to be the best ever Pop song and Album

[bhawoddy]

the best of the beatles

 

[The Modfather]

Single: Going Underground - The Jam
Album: Whats going on - Marvin Gaye

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

single - View attachment 46926


But which version of Wonderwall:

 

[sams dad]

Single - It's a shame - The Detroit Spinners
Album - What's going On - Marvin Gaye

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I go Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Dancing in the Street (or Petula Clark's Downtown if the former is not deemed a pop song?) for the single, and Springsteen's Tunnel of Love for best album

 

[BN9 BHA]

Pink Floyd are rock surely?

Exactly this.

 

[unklbrian]

Single - 4 Tops - Baby I need your Loving
Album - Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On [ glad to see others agree ]

 

[BN9 BHA]

Single: Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Album: OK Computer - Radiohead

Radiohead?
The thread says pop not crap!

 

[BN9 BHA]

If its just pop,
Dancing Queen, Abba
Thriller, Michael Jackson

I think you have got the idea of POP, i am not sure some people have quite got it.
Pink Floyd? Stone Roses?

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Radiohead?
The thread says pop not crap!

Pop music = Popular music. So anything that becomes mainstream is pop music.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Thread title IS a bit misleading as I was thinking of best POP song but basically best album of any genre. I'd also argue that Like a Rolling Stone is a POP song, it spent weeks, months even in the pop charts in the USA and here. There are plenty of fantastic singles of the 60's and early 70's that couldn't be included if you are thinking of Pop as something trite, happy and catchy.

Looking at your choices, I was very close to nominating Rave On as the best pop single and also considered Mr Blue Sky.

I just think Heartbeat is a great track, regardless of category.

Difficult to choose for an album of any genre. Personal choices would include:
Sgt Pepper - The Beatles
Wheels of Fire - Cream
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd.
The Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore east - Duane Allman (aka Skydog) is my avatar, just in case he's not known.
Paul Simon - Graceland
Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones

 

[Buzzer]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Pop. Begins with P. Ends with OP. Floyd have no place in this thread.

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

By definition pop music is just popular music so stop getting your knickers in a twist because someone dared call Pink Floyd "popular"

 

[Icy Gull]

I just think Heartbeat is a great track, regardless of category.

Difficult to choose for an album of any genre. Personal choices would include:
Sgt Pepper - The Beatles
Wheels of Fire - Cream
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd.
The Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore east - Duane Allman (aka Skydog) is my avatar, just in case he's not known.
Paul Simon - Graceland
Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones

I go off topic from the thread title but we have a similar taste in music it seems, I like all your selections above. Another fabulous Fillmore East live recording was Neil Young and Crazy Horse from 1970, still sounds amazing.

 

[Buzzer]

By definition pop music is just popular music so stop getting your knickers in a twist because someone dared call Pink Floyd "popular"

Oh come on. Pop music. 3 minute classics, late key changes and choruses you can't get out of your head. I'm not disputing their popularity - just that they don't do pop songs. Wel...Another Brick In the Wall pt2 excepted.

 

[Icy Gull]

Oh come on. Pop music. 3 minute classics, late key changes and choruses you can't get out of your head. I'm not disputing their popularity - just that they don't do pop songs. Wel...Another Brick In the Wall pt2 excepted.

Money? Not sure if that was a single but it's certainly pop music

Arnold Layne and See Emily play also completely disprove your argument

 

[Buzzer]

Money? Not sure if that was a single but it's certainly pop music

Hmm.. okay. I'll crawl back in my hole. It's not exactly Partridge Family "I think I love you" though (great pop song IMO)

 

[atfc village]

Single ,Oh Superman Laurie Anderson ,Album Don't Stand Me Down ,Dexys Midnight Runners.

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Oh come on. Pop music. 3 minute classics, late key changes and choruses you can't get out of your head. I'm not disputing their popularity - just that they don't do pop songs. Wel...Another Brick In the Wall pt2 excepted.

They're not "pop" by the modern definition but they still fall in to the category of popular music. My point is that half the bands people have written aren't "pop" bands and fall in to various other genres.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Pop music = Popular music. So anything that becomes mainstream is pop music.

Ok then understand that.
Radiohead popular?? Not in my f@#@i#g house