Britpop · GenresWhat is britpop?
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s.
About britpop
The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States.
From Last.fm, where 62,092 listeners have tagged music as britpop.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Definitely Maybe
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Heathen Chemistry
Be Here Now
Parklife
The La's
Blur
Stop the ClocksBritpop songs
- Somewhere Only We Know by Keane
- Girls & Boys by Blur
- Wonderwall by Oasis
- Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis
- Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis
- There She Goes by The La's
- Live Forever by Oasis
- Stand By Me by Oasis
- Coffee & TV by Blur
- Disco 2000 by Pulp
Britpop on Risocast
A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplay · 2002
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017Radiohead · 2017
SplitLush · 1994
A Storm In Heaven (Remastered 2016 / Deluxe)The Verve · 1993
A Storm In HeavenThe Verve · 1993
Dreaming Of You (In Isolation)The Coral, Blossoms · 2020
HypocriteLush · 1994
PhonyLush · 2018
A Sky Full of StarsColdplay
Green EyesColdplay- AmsterdamColdplay
Neighbouring genres
In the pop family. All genres
art popbedroom popalt-poppopbubblegum popjangle poppop punkconfessional popeuropophypnagogic popindie poppop rockQuestions
- What is britpop?
- Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States.
- Who are the best-known britpop artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Oasis, Blur, Coldplay, The Verve, Pulp and Keane.
- What genres are similar to britpop?
- On Risocast it sits with art pop, bedroom pop, alt-pop, pop, bubblegum pop and jangle pop.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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