(There is no universally agreed-upon term for this genre of music, but at least one reference calls it by this name. It is also referred to as mainstream pop music.)

Traditional pop music is a genre of music which encompasses music that succeeded big band music and preceded rock and roll as the most popular kind of music in the United States, most of Europe, and some other parts of the world. Its heyday is considered to be from the late 1940s to early 1960s. It evolved from big band music as a result of the emphasis shifting from the band to the singer.

Singers and groups who typified this genre include:

Male singers	Female singers	Male groups	Female groups
Tony Bennett Don Cherry Perry Como Bing Crosby Don Cornell Eddie Fisher Jack Jones Dean Martin Tony Martin Guy Mitchell Jimmie Rodgers Frank Sinatra Frankie Vaughan	Teresa Brewer Alma Cogan Rosemary Clooney Doris Day Connie Francis Joni James Kitty Kallen Vera Lynn Jane Morgan Patti Page Dinah Shore Jo Stafford Kay Starr Gale Storm Margaret Whiting	The Ames Brothers The Crew-Cuts The Four Aces The Four Lads The Hilltoppers The Mills Brothers The Vogues	The Andrews Sisters The Chordettes The McGuire Sisters

(The Jimmie Rodgers mentioned above is not to be confused with an earlier country music singer of the same name. He, Connie Francis, and The Vogues were from a somewhat later era than most of the singers listed above; however, their style is closer to traditional pop than to the rock and roll typical of their era.)

Pop music

Boy band - Girl group - Traditional pop music - J-Pop - Bubblegum pop - Teen pop

Europop - Nederpop - Pop punk - Synth pop

Other topics

Cantopop - Pop Culture