I stumbled upon this chord progression when I played a G arpeggio and kind of just kept going with the flow:

As chords (G, D, e, C):

Try looping it, it’s pretty nice!

According to Wikipedia, these chords are also known as the I-V-vi-IV chord progression or the Axis progression.

Some pop songs that use these chords:

“Good Old Days” by Macklemore (ft. Kesha)

“Someone Like You” by Adele

“Girls Like You” by Maroon 5