If it dares to show its’ head on the top pop charts, it's on Thumbplay. We've got anything from groove-heavy dance punk like Franz Ferdinand and The Killers to dirty crunk like Lil Jon or the Yin Yang Twins. Pop is whatever's great and greatness knows no borders. So we've traveled around the globe to bring you blazing dancehall from Jamaica, reggaeton from Puerto Rico, ambient and electronic tones from Germany, Euro dance from Sweden and Brit pop from the UK. True pop is also ageless, from Elvis Presley's rockabilly swagger to the perfect harmonies of 60's legends like The Beatles and The Beach Boys. The charts crystallize the spirit of the times - political, social and counter-culture. The songs remain long after the moment has passed. During the 60's and 70's , Motown gave a voice to the African American civil-rights movement, and artists like Marvin Gaye andStevie Wonder used hooks and catchy choruses as a weapon to raise awareness among the mainstream. While punks like The Sex Pistols and The Clash were screaming about social inequality and police brutality, funk legends like War and Heatwave pioneered a sound that was co-opted and morphed into old school hip hop. This was another voice of revolution and disenfranchisement, that wouldn't have been discovered if it weren't for classic wax tracks. Just a few years ago, pop was all about sweet, sweet sugar -after bubblegum was revived by teen acts like *N Sync and Britney Spears. It's now been stretched to mature levels by new chart royalty like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Long live Top 40 pop!