But punk has closer ties to pop than metal or prog-rock. Metal after all is electrified blues, definitely not pop. Punk (at least late 70's UK punk) is energized pop (especially Sticky Fingers & Buzz****s). It's only the 1980's US's hardcore punk that combines the non-pop metal with punk.
No - punk isn't strictly 'pop' like Madonna or ABBA. But if you can sing along just like a pop song, it could be considered pop. Though clearly US hardcore punk isn't singable - so I should perhaps rephrase my defense, 1970's punk is pop, just not 1980's US Hardcore punk.
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