(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 neologism for Western popular 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:

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@timlovejoy Let's hope for once a traditional xmas song gets no.1 i.e Wogan/Aled Jones and not manufactured pop.
Boltonwanderer (Rich) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:16:40 -0000
@timlovejoy Let's hope for once a traditional xmas song gets no.1 i.e Wogan/Aled Jones and not manufactured pop.
Bambino loves dancing to zimbabwe traditional pop with me
elsabemilandri (elsabe milandri) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:31:58 -0000
Bambino loves dancing to zimbabwe traditional pop with me
@ariesta1988 diriku kurang begitu suka,lbih k traditional pop dy!lumayan boring sih tp suara dy bagus banget
TarizSolis (Taufiqur Rizal) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:39:30 -0000
@ariesta1988 diriku kurang begitu suka,lbih k traditional pop dy!lumayan boring sih tp suara dy bagus banget
But that's the pop-song one.Traditional I would say Stille Nacht(Silent Night),And for Church on X-mas eve the Ave Maria.
kamiandcat (andrea tri) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:44:21 -0000
But that's the pop-song one.Traditional I would say Stille Nacht(Silent Night),And for Church on X-mas eve the Ave Maria.
@jackoatmon The Arctics aren't revolutionary, but they are the current torchbearers of the traditional British pop chanson.
eleijon (Erik Leijon) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:00:07 -0000
@jackoatmon The Arctics aren't revolutionary, but they are the current torchbearers of the traditional British pop chanson.
RT @kt_coughlin "…extreme categorization of music makes me angry. who cares if it's traditional post punk vocal pop rock....is it good?"
tamarasheehan (Tamara Sheehan) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:30:57 -0000
RT @kt_coughlin "…extreme categorization of music makes me angry. who cares if it's traditional post punk vocal pop rock....is it good?"

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