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1969 - Beginning for the Pop Punk Genre
It is not clear when the first Pop Punk song was out, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the mid to late 1970's with help in the late 60's. -
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1970 to 1974 - Where it Started
Pop-influenced punk rock has been around since the mid to late 1970s. Protopunk and power pop bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped get the groundwork for the pop punk genre, which emerged at the onset of punk rock around 1974 with the Ramones. The Beatles, the Kinks and the Beach Boys all paved the way for pop punk. -
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1974 to 1979 - Origins
In the late 1970s, the band Buzzcocks and The Undertones combined their style of pop tunes and lyrical themes with punk rock's speed and chaotic edge giving them both characteristics to be in the category of Pop Punk. The Buzzcocks' 1979 compilation album Singles Going Steady has been called "the blueprint for punk rock bands preferring tuneful tales of lost love and longing to rage against the machine." -
1974 - Up Rise of Pop Punk
The Ramones were one of the first bands to have the ability to make a name for themselves and establish the genre of Pop Punk. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the 1970s punk movement. The Beatles, the Kinks and the Beach Boys all paved the way into the genre of Pop Punk. -
1979 - Emergence
The American band Bad Religion, formed in 1979, also helped to lay the groundwork for Pop Punk. Ben Meyers, a music jornalist stated that Bad Religion "layered their pissed off, politicized sound with the smoothest of harmonies". The Descendents had a more scarcastic approach in their Pop Punk songs in order to separate them from the serious hardcore rock genre. -
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1980 to 1983 - Rise to Popularity
In the 80's, the term Pop Punk was used in platforms of media such as Maximum RocknRoll to describe bands similar to Social Distortion and Agent Orange. Bands like The Vandals were providers to the development of Pop Punk. This was due to a blend of melodies with humorous and offensive lyrics. Pop Punk in the US grew in popularity after a few years in the 1980's and this was due to bands like Dag Nasty and All, however major US labels still said that it is not considered commercially viable. -
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1984 to 1989 - New Bands on the Scene
Bands like Bad Religion and Descendents inspired the creation of bands like The Offspring (1984) and Green Day (1987), although it took a number of years for these new bands to achieve mainstream popularity. As these came into the scene, they were exposed to criticism for not representing the punk image. Many Pop Punk bands embraced a personal approach to their music, and independent record labels emerged during this period, often run by band members who wanted to release their own music. -
1984 - The Offspring Formed
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K, lead guitarist Kevin Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada. They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time. -
1987 - Lookout! Records grew with Pop Punk Bands
Established in 1987, the label is best known for having released the influential album of Operation Ivy and the first two albums by platinum-selling punk artists Green Day and for having pioneered the American punk sound of the 1990's. Lookout! Records gave many Pop Punk bands a kick start to their careers. -
1987 - Green Day added to the Pop Punk Bands
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. For much of the group's career, the band has been a trio with drummer Tré Cool adding to the band. Green Day has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and have won five Grammy Awards. -
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1987 to 1993 - Introduction of Independent Record Labels in the Pop Punk Genre
During this period several independent labels were formed that would achieve commercial success in the 1990s. These labels included: Epitaph Records (1987), Lookout Records (1987), and Fat Wreck Chords (1990). During the 1980s and early 1990s, pop punk bands such as The Mr. T Experience, Jawbreaker and Screeching Weasel emerged. Some of these bands were signed to the record label Lookout! Records, also signing Green Day. -
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1994 to 1998 - Popular Acceptance
In the 90’s, pop-punk music began to find itself becoming more and more popular. Green Day released their first album on a major record label, and other bands like The Offspring did the same. Pop Punk bands on independent labels also began achieving mainstream popularity. With many of these songs being played over and over on radio stations and MTV, there was an interest in punk music again from major record labels. Pop Punk bands were offered lucrative contracts, and carried out world tours. -
1994 - Green Day's Label Success
Green Day released their first album on a major record label since forming together in 1987. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the US. -
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1999 to 2004 - Mainstream Peak
The late 90s to early 2000s was when pop-punk completely hit the surface, becoming absolutely huge. Bands such as Sum 41, New Found Glory, and Simple Plan were among the most played artists on the radio, and Blink-182 was a major success. In 1999, the release of Blink-182's Enema of the State, sold 15 million copies worldwide in their breakthrough album. In the year 2000, a new wave of pop-punk, influencing bands like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday came through. -
1999 - Blink-182 take Center Stage
In June 1999 the release of the group's third album Enema of the State resulted in Blink-182 catapulting into the spotlight and became the biggest Pop Punk band of the Era. Three singles were released from the record - "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things", and "Adam's Song" which became major radio hits and MTV hits. -
2004 - Green Day reclaim the Spotlight
Green Day's fame was fading, mainly due to the popularity of acts such as Blink-182 and Sum 41, so the band headed to the studio, which resulted in worldwide success in 2004 with American Idiot, a politically charged rock opera that sold 14 million records. -
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2005 to 2009 - Hybrid Genres making their mark
During the mid-2000’s, the lines that defined pop-punk genre began to become more and more obscured due to the rise of many new bands with a unique blend of sound. This is called a hybrid genre due to two genres combining together. Emo Pop Punk, a hybrid genre, became popular in the mid-2000's, with the record label Fueled releasing platinum albums from bands including Fall Out Boy and Paramore. -
2007 - Record Label releases Hybrid Albums
Fueled by Ramen is a record label owned by Warner Music Group which distributed and introduced the releases of Pop Punk hybrid genres with the releases of Fall Out Boy and Paramore.
