Power pop gosa xiqqaa pop rock bara 1960moota keessa kan jalqabe yoo ta'u, keessumaa bara 1970moota keessa jaallatamaadha. Faarfannaa nama hawwatu, walsimsiisaa fi meeshaalee gitaara irratti hundaa’aniin kan beekamudha. Gosti kun yeroo baayyee garee Beatles fi British Invasion waliin kan walqabatu yoo ta'u, baandiiwwan Ameerikaa kanneen akka Raspberries, Cheap Trick, fi Big Star akkasumas gosa kana irratti dhiibbaa akka qabanitti ilaalamu.
Baandiiwwan power pop baay'ee beekamoo ta'an keessaa tokko jechuun The Beatles yoo ta'u, sirboonni isaanii jalqabaa kan akka "She Loves You" fi "A Hard Day's Night" sagalee gosa kanaa kan gammachuu qabu, gitaaraan geggeeffamu of keessaa qabu. Artistoonni humna pop bara 1970moota keessaa beekamoo ta'an biroo Raspberries, Cheap Trick, fi Big Star kan jedhaman yoo ta'u, yeroo baayyee akka qajeelchitoota gosa kanaatti caqafamu. Bara 1980moota keessa baandiiwwan akka The Knack fi The Romantics sagalee power pop itti fufan sirboota akka "My Sharona" fi "What I Like About You."
Har'as, power pop guddachuu itti fufeera, baandiiwwan akka Fountains of Wayne waliin fi Weezer bara 1990 fi 2000 keessa jaalala argachaa dhufe. Baandiiwwan humna pop ammayyaa beekamoo biroon The New Pornographers, The Posies, fi Sloan ni argamu.
Bufata raadiyoo kanneen power pop irratti xiyyeeffatan waltajjiiwwan tamsaasa toora interneetii kan akka Pandora fi Spotify irratti, akkasumas buufataalee raadiyoo lafa irraa naannoo tokko tokkotti argamuu danda'u. Buufatni raadiyoo humna pop beekamoo ta'an tokko tokko Power Pop Stew, kan walmakaa power pop classic fi ammayyaa taphatu, fi Pure Pop Radio, kan indie power pop artists irratti xiyyeeffatu.