Pop album that has stood the test of time

I don’t know Steve, but Andrew Gold’s s/t debut album and it’s follow-up What’s Wrong With This Picture? certainly deserve inclusion. Both contain excellent Power Pop.

Another overlooked guy is Phil Seymour, who did two solo albums after leaving the Dwight Twilley Band after their first two albums.

Adam Ant 'Desparate not serious'

Nearly anything by Joe Jackson

Lena Lovitch

+1 to Squeeze, Rockpile, and Robert Palmer.  Also, maybe a bit too niche to be called “pop” but some terrific song writing, performances, and production with some good hooks - Little Village.

@knownothing: If you like the Little Villager album, make sure to grab a copy of John Hiatt’s Bring The Family album (unless you already have it). John was given carte blanche to use any musicians he wanted on the album, and chose Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner. John and those three guys of course comprise Little Village (the recording of that album was the genesis of Little Village), and I consider Bring The Family to be considerably superior to the s/t Little Village album (better songs). The members of LV had one ground rule they all agreed upon: the songs had to be written on the spot as the album was recorded, not ones already written and waiting to be recorded. Not a great way to make an album! Keltner’s a superb musician, but he’s no songwriter.

The lone Rockpile album is fantastic, a great blend of Power Pop and 50’s-style Rock ’n’ Roll. The members of Rockpile also comprise the band heard on a number of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds solo albums, and are also fantastic.

Oops, Little Village, not Villager.