the first cd I got was "barbie girl" by aqua, and i'm not embarrassed to admit it, because I still like that song (and other songs by them) to this day

I also liked take that, the spice girls and westlife (so top 40, UK pop music)
I grew up with lots of diffrent music.

my mother loved reggae which I had no interest in, and grandmother liked michael jackson (she used to have the video tapes of his songs), and one of my earliest memories as a child is dancing to one of his albums.

also a lot of 90's rock was played on my street, which I had very little interest in- I guess ultimatley I just found what I liked and didn't take influences

I do still like MJ though, about the only thing I grew up with I listen to