Pop, by how it feels

Pop is mostly low-intensity. 42 of the 200 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

The character of Pop

Across the 200 Pop songs we've measured, intensity averages 43/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from For Today I Am a Boy (the calmest here, 11) to Peacebone (the most charged, 83), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1973–2024.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).

Safe for sensitive ears (42)

Controlled — moderate intensity (142)

Intense — proceed with awareness (16)

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