Album · Men Without Hats
Pop Goes the World by Men Without Hats
Pop Goes the World is an album by Men Without Hats, released in 1987. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Pop Goes the World”, on 4 lists with a best position of #32.
Pop Goes the World, the third studio album from Montreal's Men Without Hats, came out on Mercury on June 29, 1987, and it's a slice of synth-pop pomp built around Ivan Doroschuk's deep baritone and a stack of shimmering synthesizers and electronic trickery. From the band behind "The Safety Dance", it's a bright, theatrical and knowingly goofy record.
The title track is the hook that sold it, a bouncing, sing-along bit of storybook pop that went top 20 in both Canada, where it went gold, and the US. The album itself went platinum at home. There's an unlikely guest, too: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson turns up playing flute on "On Tuesday".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Pop Goes the World on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pop Goes the World | 4 | #32 | – | 1987–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.