In the late 1960s, the bubblegum pop music genre was in full force, with bands like The Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Lemon Pipers, and The Cufflinks frequently appearing on the Billboard Top 10 charts.

The novelty of bubblegum pop eventually wore off and critics dismissed the music as disposable. Though the genre rose to prominence in 1967, the roots lay earlier in the decade. (The Angels’ hit below ...

“Love (Can Make You Happy)” by Mercy is a delightful sunshine pop tune. Sadly, this Floridian girl pop group never had as big of a hit again. Their follow-up single “Forever” only made it to no. 79 in ...

Of all the ways a particularly horrible day at school could’ve ended, the very last thing I imagined was my life being saved by a cheesy late ’90s bubblegum pop song. But there I was, in mum’s Toyota ...