Chinese Pop (often abbreviated as C-pop) represents the vibrant and diverse landscape of popular music produced in Mandarin, Cantonese, and other Chinese dialects across Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diaspora communities. Emerging from the shidaiqu traditions of 1920s Shanghai and evolving through the Cantopop explosion of the 1980s-90s, modern C-pop encompasses everything from piano-driven ballads and R&B-influenced grooves to EDM-infused dance anthems and hip-hop hybrids. What distinguishes Chinese pop within the broader Asian pop sphere is its linguistic diversity—seamlessly shifting between Mandopop's mainland dominance and Cantopop's Hong Kong legacy—and its unique fusion of Western production techniques with distinctly Chinese melodic sensibilities, pentatonic flourishes, and poetic lyricism rooted in classical literature and contemporary urban life.
The genre has produced global crossover stars who blend Eastern and Western influences with effortless charisma, from rap-singing idols trained in South Korea's entertainment systems to powerhouse vocalists delivering soul-stirring ballads that dominate karaoke playlists from Beijing to San Francisco. Unlike the hyper-polished idol factory model dominant in neighboring markets, C-pop maintains space for singer-songwriter authenticity alongside manufactured pop spectacle, with artists often penning introspective lyrics about love, ambition, and cultural identity. Whether it's the genre-defying experimentation of Taiwan's indie-pop innovators or the stadium-ready productions of mainland hitmakers, Chinese pop offers an essential portal into the emotional landscape of the world's largest music market—a sound that's simultaneously deeply local and irresistibly universal, waiting to soundtrack your next obsession.
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| #66 | By香香 | Released:1980-11 | |||
| #46 | By郭美美 | Released:1984 | |||
| #93 | By譚詠麟 | Released:1985-02-15 | |||
| #54 | ByFaye 飛 | Released:1990 | |||
| #28 | By黎明 | Released:1993 | |||
| #61 | By那英 | Released:1994-01 | |||
| #4 | By王菲 | Released:1996-06-03 | |||
| #48 | ByG.E.M. | Released:1997 | |||
| #81 | By李玟 | Released:1998 | |||
| #57 | By林明禎 | Released:1999-08-04 | c-popchinese pop | ||
| #96 | By林明禎 | Released:1999-08-04 | c-popchinese pop | ||
| #27 | By金莎 | Released:1999 | |||
| #44 | By羽泉 | Released:2000 | |||
| #91 | By鄭興琦 | Released:2002-11-29 | |||
| #12 | By王力宏 | Released:2005-12-30 | |||
| #9 | By蔡健雅 | Released:2006-06-02 | chinese pop | ||
| #52 | ByA-Lin | Released:2008-08-16 | |||
| #21 | By馮曦妤 | Released:2008-11-20 | chinese pop | ||
| #11 | By容祖兒 | Released:2009-04-30 | c-popchinese pop | ||
| #24 | ByYisa Yu | Released:2010-08-20 | |||
| #41 | ByBy2 | Released:2010 | |||
| #49 | ByGin Lee | Released:2012-07-30 | |||
| #7 | BySuper Junior M | Released:2013-01-07 | |||
| #35 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2013-09-06 | |||
| #59 | By連詩雅 | Released:2013 | |||
| #20 | By鹿晗 | Released:2014-05-07 | |||
| #3 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2015-07-13 | |||
| #37 | ByRobynn & Kendy | Released:2015-09-16 | |||
| #40 | ByRobynn & Kendy | Released:2015-09-16 | |||
| #83 | BySNH48 | Released:2015-09-29 | |||
| #60 | By黃齡 | Released:2015 | |||
| #33 | By曾詠熙 | Released:2016-05-24 | |||
| #8 | By周杰倫 | Released:2016-06-24 | |||
| #38 | ByBEJ48 | Released:2016-08-26 | |||
| #43 | ByBEJ48 | Released:2016-08-26 | |||
| #86 | ByBEJ48 | Released:2016-08-26 | |||
| #85 | ByBEJ48 | Released:2016-08-26 | |||
| #99 | By郭美美 | Released:2017-02-24 | |||
| #72 | ByTWINS | Released:2017-04-06 | |||
| #69 | ByTwinko | Released:2017-04-28 | |||
| #71 | By泳兒 | Released:2017-06-28 | |||
| #58 | By陳惠婷 | Released:2017-07-14 | |||
| #65 | By孫盛希 | Released:2017-07-14 | |||
| #13 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2017-07-21 | |||
| #31 | ByMiu Chu | Released:2017-08-28 | |||
| #75 | BySHY48 | Released:2017-09-15 | |||
| #56 | BySHY48 | Released:2017-10-04 | |||
| #2 | ByLAY | Released:2017-10-07 | |||
| #22 | BySNH48 | Released:2017-10-11 | |||
| #34 | By衛蘭 | Released:2017-10-13 | |||
| #15 | ByLAY | Released:2017-11-13 | |||
| #51 | By鄭秀文 | Released:2017 | |||
| #68 | By呂莘 | Released:2017 | |||
| #73 | By黃雅莉 | Released:2017 | |||
| #82 | By黃雅莉 | Released:2017 | |||
| #32 | ByAga | Released:2018-01-22 | |||
| #74 | ByColor Girls | Released:2018-02-12 | |||
| #47 | BySNH48 | Released:2018-03-15 | |||
| #90 | ByRocket Girls 101 | Released:2018-08-18 | |||
| #92 | ByShiny | Released:2018-09-18 | |||
| #6 | ByLAY | Released:2018-10-19 | |||
| #5 | ByLu Han | Released:2018 | |||
| #16 | By鹿晗 | Released:2018 | |||
| #17 | By鹿晗 | Released:2018 | |||
| #18 | By鹿晗 | Released:2018 | |||
| #19 | By鹿晗 | Released:2018 | |||
| #36 | ByEXID | Released:2019-05-15 | |||
| #45 | ByTWINS | Released:2020-06-05 | |||
| #55 | ByGNZ48 | Released:2020-12-22 | |||
| #25 | By鞠婧禕 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #30 | By阿肆 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #39 | ByG.E.M. | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #42 | By郁可唯 | Released:2022-05-04 | asian popchinese pop | ||
| #53 | By庄心妍 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #70 | By范冰冰 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #67 | By黃齡 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #78 | By劉瑞琦 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #80 | By鄧旭方 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #64 | By成龍 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #88 | By蔣先貴 | Released:2022-05-04 | chinese popmandopop | ||
| #76 | By曹璐 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #77 | By黃子韜 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #79 | By周筆暢 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #97 | By嚴藝丹 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #89 | By思衛 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #98 | By鍾舒漫 | Released:2022-05-04 | |||
| #1 | Byjackson wang | Released:2022-09-09 | |||
| #62 | ByPer Se | Released:2024-04-20 | |||
| #100 | ByJude | Released:2024-11-01 | |||
| #10 | By隊長 | Released: | chinese popmandopop | ||
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| #29 | ByAnson Hu | Released: | c-popchinese pop | ||
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