C-pop, or Chinese pop music, encompasses the diverse popular music traditions emerging from Greater China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora. While mandopop dominates with its Mandarin-language ballads and romantic melodies, C-pop's true scope extends far beyond a single linguistic or regional identity—it's an umbrella term that captures Cantonese pop from Hong Kong's entertainment industry, Hokkien songs from Taiwan's night markets, and increasingly, experimental productions from mainland China's metropolitan hubs. From Jay Chou's genre-blending innovations and Jolin Tsai's dance-pop spectacles to newer voices like Lexie Liu pushing trap and alternative boundaries, C-pop represents a multigenerational conversation between tradition and global trends.
What distinguishes C-pop from broader Asian pop currents is its deep entanglement with Chinese cultural aesthetics—pentatonic melodies sneaking into choruses, lyrical poetry drawn from classical literature, and production choices reflecting regional tastes rather than solely chasing K-pop's precision or J-pop's quirkiness. The genre thrives on emotional directness, with power ballads and heartbreak anthems delivered by vocalists like Eason Chan and Sandy Lam commanding massive audiences across generations. Meanwhile, cross-border acts like WayV demonstrate how C-pop increasingly hybridizes with idol culture, creating slick, choreographed performances that still carry distinctly Chinese sonic signatures.
C-pop offers an essential gateway into understanding modern Chinese identity through sound—where ancient instruments meet Auto-Tune, where Cantopop nostalgia collides with trap beats, and where every release reflects the aspirations of the world's largest music market.
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| #26 | ByTHE 8 | Released:1973-03-24 | |||
| #25 | ByTHE 8 | Released:1978 | |||
| #23 | ByShirley Kwan | Released:1996-01-18 | c-pop | ||
| #63 | By王菲 | Released:1997-02 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #77 | By张震岳 | Released:1997-09-01 | c-pop | ||
| #32 | By王菲 | Released:1998-10-08 | |||
| #30 | By周杰倫 | Released:2001-09-20 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #91 | By王力宏 | Released:2001-09-27 | |||
| #85 | By莫文蔚 | Released:2002-04-17 | c-pop | ||
| #46 | By周杰倫 | Released:2002-07-18 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #52 | By周杰倫 | Released:2002-07-18 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #75 | By蔡依林 | Released:2003-03-07 | |||
| #35 | By周杰倫 | Released:2003-07-31 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #37 | ByS.H.E | Released:2003-08-22 | c-pop | ||
| #79 | ByS.H.E | Released:2004-02-06 | c-poppop | ||
| #40 | By蔡依林 | Released:2004-02-27 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #89 | By王力宏 | Released:2004-04-27 | |||
| #21 | By周杰倫 | Released:2004-08-03 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #98 | ByF.I.R. | Released:2005-04-08 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #57 | By周杰倫 | Released:2005-11-01 | c-pop | ||
| #50 | By王力宏 | Released:2005-12-30 | |||
| #60 | By周杰倫 | Released:2006-01-20 | |||
| #28 | By周杰倫 | Released:2006-09-05 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #71 | By蔡依林 | Released:2006 | c-pop | ||
| #53 | By郭靜 | Released:2007-06-29 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #27 | By周杰倫 | Released:2007-11-02 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #74 | By梁靜茹 | Released:2007-11-09 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #100 | By羅志祥 | Released:2007-11-16 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #88 | By蘇打綠 | Released:2007-11 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #82 | By王力宏 | Released:2007 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #24 | By周杰倫 | Released:2008-10-15 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #68 | By楊丞琳 | Released:2008-11-07 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #45 | By林俊傑 | Released:2008 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #36 | By蔡依林 | Released:2009-03-27 | |||
| #99 | By郭靜 | Released:2009-05-22 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #34 | BySuper Junior M | Released:2009-09-23 | |||
| #59 | By蕭亞軒 | Released:2009-10-09 | c-pop | ||
| #56 | By林宥嘉 | Released:2009-10-30 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #83 | By张靓颖 | Released:2010-02-02 | c-pop | ||
| #61 | ByS.H.E | Released:2010-03-26 | popc-pop | ||
| #43 | By周杰倫 | Released:2010-05-18 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #51 | By韩庚 | Released:2010-07-27 | c-poppop | ||
| #64 | By王力宏 | Released:2010-08-12 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #39 | By田馥甄 | Released:2010-09-03 | c-pop | ||
| #66 | By飛輪海 | Released:2010-09-17 | c-pop | ||
| #69 | By林俊傑 | Released:2010-12-08 | c-pop | ||
| #95 | By孫燕姿 | Released:2011-03-08 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #86 | By周杰倫 | Released:2011-11-11 | |||
| #42 | ByEXO-M | Released:2012-04-09 | c-pop | ||
| #72 | ByLeslie Cheung | Released:2012-09-12 | c-pop | ||
| #33 | By蔡依林 | Released:2012-09-14 | c-popasian pop | ||
| #87 | BySuper Junior M | Released:2013-01-07 | |||
| #78 | By田馥甄 | Released:2013-11-29 | |||
| #31 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2015-07-13 | |||
| #81 | By周杰倫 | Released:2016-06-24 | |||
| #29 | ByExo | Released:2017-07-21 | c-pop | ||
| #70 | ByLAY | Released:2017-10-07 | |||
| #80 | ByLAY | Released:2017-11-13 | |||
| #49 | ByLAY | Released:2018-10-19 | |||
| #20 | ByJolin Tsai | Released:2018-12-26 | mandopopc-pop | ||
| #18 | ByLu Han | Released:2018 | |||
| #90 | By鹿晗 | Released:2018 | |||
| #73 | ByWayV | Released:2019-05-09 | |||
| #58 | ByWayV | Released:2019-10-29 | |||
| #1 | ByWayV | Released:2019-11-05 | |||
| #5 | ByWayV | Released:2020-06-09 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #12 | ByWayV | Released:2020-06-18 | |||
| #4 | ByWAYV | Released:2020-06-22 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #2 | ByWayV | Released:2020-07-29 | |||
| #38 | ByWayV | Released:2020-07-29 | |||
| #67 | ByWayV | Released:2021-03-10 | |||
| #41 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2021-08-16 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #76 | ByTerence Lam | Released:2021-12-03 | c-popcantopop | ||
| #93 | By冰球樂團 | Released:2021-12-17 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #65 | ByKrystian Wang | Released:2022-01-10 | c-pop | ||
| #13 | By文俊辉 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #22 | By理想混蛋 | Released:2022-05-04 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #54 | By陳粒 | Released:2022-05-04 | c-pop | ||
| #48 | ByTHE 8 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #92 | By周杰倫 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #55 | By單依純 | Released:2022-05-04 | c-pop | ||
| #17 | Byjackson wang | Released:2022-09-09 | |||
| #16 | ByNMixx | Released:2022-09-19 | c-pop | ||
| #14 | ByLexie Liu | Released:2022-12-06 | |||
| #6 | ByWayV | Released:2022-12-28 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #7 | ByWAYV | Released:2022-12-28 | rnbc-pop | ||
| #8 | ByWAYV | Released:2022-12-28 | c-popmandopop | ||
| #15 | ByWAYV | Released:2022-12-28 | |||
| #44 | ByWayV | Released:2023-04-14 | |||
| #9 | ByWayV | Released:2023-05-06 | |||
| #94 | ByTHE 8 | Released:2024-01-18 | |||
| #3 | ByWayV | Released:2024-06-03 | c-pop | ||
| #11 | ByWayV | Released:2024-11-25 | |||
| #10 | ByTHE 8 | Released:2025-09-12 | |||
| #19 | ByWayV | Released:2025-12-08 | |||
| #62 | ByWayV | Released: | |||
| #47 | ByZyboy忠宇 | Released: | c-popmandopop | ||
| #96 | By陳奕迅 | Released: | c-pop | ||
| #97 | ByMeng Jia | Released: | |||
| #84 | By潘瑋柏 | Released: |