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Pop punk is a fusion genre combining the catchy attributes of some of the original punk rock groups with trends in contemporary pop music. Pop punk music is usually more melodic and cleaner-sounding than the original punk rock music of the late 1970s. It developed in several cities throughout the world in the 1980s and early 1990s, although it was largely California-based bands that achieved widespread popularity in the mid 1990s. The sound broke into the mainstream with the popularity of Green Day and The Offspring's respective albums, Dookie and Smash. Other pop punk bands who have achieved mainstream success include blink-182, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Sum 41, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! at the Disco.