Popularity In sociology, popularity is how much a person, idea, place, item or other concept is either liked or accorded status by other people. Liking can be due to reciprocal liking, interpersonal attraction, and similar factors. Social status can be d ...

social status Social status is the relative level of social value a person is considered to possess. Such social value includes respect, honour, honor, assumed competence, and deference. On one hand, social scientists view status as a "reward" for group members ...

is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group. Popular may also refer to:

In sociology

Popular culture Popular culture (also called pop culture or mass culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of cultural practice, practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art

f. pop art F is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet. F may also refer to: Science and technology Mathematics * F or f, the number 15 (number), 15 in hexadecimal and higher positional systems * ''p'F'q'', the hypergeometric function * F-distributi ...

or mass art, sometimes contraste ...

* Popular fiction *

Popular music Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Fun ...

Popular science Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is more broad ranging. It may be written ...

* Populace, the total population of a certain place **

Populism Populism is a essentially contested concept, contested concept used to refer to a variety of political stances that emphasize the idea of the "common people" and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite. It is frequently a ...

, a political philosophy, based on the idea that the common people are being exploited. * Informal usage or custom, as in popular names, as opposed to formal or scientific nomenclature

Companies

* Popular, Inc., also known as ''Banco Popular'', a financial services company *

Popular Holdings Popular Holdings Limited, more commonly known as just Popular (stylized in all caps) or colloquially as the Popular Bookstore, is a Singaporean multinational bookstore chain. Aside from Singapore, it also has subsidiaries in countries such as Ca ...

, a Singapore-based educational book company *

The Popular (department store) The Popular Dry Goods Company (known as The Popular and by its large Spanish-speaking clientele as La Popular) was a local chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas. It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, ...

, a chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas, from 1902 to 1995

Media

Music

* "Popular" (Darren Hayes song) (2004), on the album ''The Tension and the Spark'' * "Popular" (Eric Saade song) (2011), on the album ''Saade Vol. 1'' * "Popular" (M.I.A. song) (2022), from the album ''Mata'' * "Popular" (Nada Surf song) (1996), on the album ''High/Low'' * "Popular" (The Veronicas song) (2008), on the album ''Hook Me Up'' * "Popular" (Wicked song), in the musical ''Wicked'' * "Popular" (The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna song), 2023 *''Popular'', an unreleased album by

Van Hunt Van Hunt Jr. (born March 8, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, '' Van Hunt'', in 2004, and a follow-up, '' On the Jungle Floor'', in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He w ...

*"Popular", a song by The Anchoress on the 2015 album ''

Confessions of a Romance Novelist ''Confessions of a Romance Novelist'' is the debut album from The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies. Released on 15 January 2016, the album received a favourable critique from ''The Guardian''. The album was named amongst the ''Guardian'' crit ...

'' *"Popular", a song by Lil Wayne on the 2010 album ''

I Am Not a Human Being ''I Am Not a Human Being'' is the eighth studio album by the American rapper Lil Wayne. It had a digital release on September 27, 2010, and on compact disc on October 12, 2010, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Mot ...

Printed media

* ''

The Popular Magazine ''The Popular Magazine'' was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matt ...

'', an American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931 * ''Popular'', an Indonesian men's lifestyle magazine * ''Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships'', a book by psychology professor

Mitch Prinstein Mitchell J. Prinstein is an author and psychology professor. He is the former Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also served as the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor and Assistant D ...

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