Decade-End Round-Up: Top 25 Power Pop Albums

Alright, gang, Round 3: Power Pop. Too sprightly/wussy for garage, too... something else... for regular old indie rock. You know it when you hear it. It's good stuff, tho, even if it hasn't been cool since 1982.


25 Married Alive, Mood Elevator (2003)
24 The Lost Patrol Band, The Lost Patrol Band (2005)
23 Welcome Interstate Managers, Fountains of Wayne (2003)
22 Disenchanted Hearts Unite, Tullycraft (2005)
21 Telekinesis!, Telekinesis (2009)
20 Dog Problems, The Format (2006) ▲
19 Rockford, Cheap Trick (2006)
18 Follow Jean Through The Sea, Figgs (2006)
17 Cantilever, Jeff Murphy (2007)

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16 James at 35, Breakup Society (2004)
15 Back to Even, Bill Lloyd (2004)
14 Pretty Together, Sloan (2001)
13 The Hair The TV The Baby The Band, Imperial Teen (2007)
12 Lonely People of the World, Unite!, Devin Davis (2005)
11 Dynamico, Mitch Easter (2007) ▲
10 Tell the Kids the Cops are Here, Model Rockets (2002)
09 Before and After, Wannadies (2002)

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08 OK Go, OK Go (2002)
07 The Instigator, Rhett Miller (2002)
06 Mass Romantic, New Pornographers (2000)
05 Mono, Grandpaboy (2002)
04 The Slow Wonder, A.C. Newman (2004)
03 Guitar Romantic, Exploding Hearts (2000) ▲
02 Lapalco, Brendan Benson (2002)
01 Introducing Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Gentleman Jesse (2008)

Still to come: Garage and Indie Rock!