Researchers find these songs get stuck in your head. — -- From Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," to Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time," to “Mambo No 5,” to Rihanna's "Umbrella," they are the pop ...

Can't get the Spice Girl's "Wannabe" out of your head 18 years later? You're not alone, a new study says. The research, out of the University of Amsterdam, is founded on the basis that all catchy ...

Pop bands have captivated audiences for decades, from The Beatles and The Temptations to Destiny's Child and One Direction.

The 1990s were a smorgasbord of pop songs, good and bad. Pop has evolved in countless ways over the years, but there are still some staples that have held on as the decades passed. Here are four ...

These catchy hits dominated the charts in 2001 and remain playlist staples 25 years later.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Every catchy pop track hides possibilities. And once a metal band picks it up, the song shifts character—sometimes darker, sometimes heavier—always in an unexpected way. That’s the joy of reinvention ...