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gothic pop

Last updated: Sat Oct 25 2025 15:30:09 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Gothic pop merges the dark aesthetics and melancholic themes of gothic subculture with accessible pop structures and electronic production. The sound balances shadowy atmospheres, dramatic vocals, and brooding lyrics against catchy melodies and modern beats, creating an emotionally intense yet radio-friendly style. It appeals to listeners drawn to theatrical, moody music that explores themes of death, romance, and psychological darkness without sacrificing mainstream appeal.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
17		1979	Siouxsie and the Banshees	The Sweetest Chill	gothic pop gothic rock new wave
77		1990	Prayers	Chologoth	chicano rap darkwave ebm gangsta rap gothic pop synthpop synthwave	chicano rap # 94
34		1991	Coil	The Wheel	darkwave ebm electro-industrial gothic pop
16		1995-01	Siouxsie and the Banshees	The Rapture	gothic rock
31		1996	Jack or Jive	Kenka	new age j-pop ethereal japanese
92		1997-05	††† (Crosses)	Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.		electronic rock # 55 electro-industrial # 56 dark pop # 71
61		1997-10-06	Mansun	Closed for Business	progressive rock art pop art rock
20		1998	Ataraxia	Historiae	ethereal italian medieval folk	deep ambient # 14 tolkien # 34 sacred # 48 neomedieval # 58 medieval folk # 75
56		1998-10-19	Mediæval Bæbes	Worldes Blysse	folk	classical crossover # 7 avant-pop # 10 soprano # 76
11		1999	Richard Benson	Madre Tortura	comedy j-pop japanese gothic rock humour poptron gothic metal power metal art pop symphonic metal italian italian pop pop dark pop gothic pop	poptron # 14
86		2000	Gary Numan	intruder	darkwave electro-industrial gothic pop industrial industrial rock synthpop trip-hop	electro-industrial # 31
48		2000-10-31	Collide	Chasing the Ghost	darkwave industrial	poptron # 34 steampunk # 36 darkwave # 68
13		2001-10-29	Helium Vola	Helium Vola	darkwave electronic	neomedieval # 10
41		2002	Louisa John-Krol	Ariel	ethereal art pop folk dark pop female vocalists gothic metal gothic pop pop	poptron # 23
28		2003	Louisa John-Krol	Alabaster	dream pop ethereal	soprano # 44
82		2003-02-26	Emilie Autumn	Enchant	ethereal	composer # 1 choral # 8 world fusion # 23 avant-pop # 40 dark pop # 42 classical crossover # 55 neoclassical darkwave # 56 ethereal # 68 dream folk # 70 soprano # 95
38		2005-02-14	Trobar de Morte	Fairydust	ethereal neofolk	dark folk # 10 dream folk # 41 soprano # 57 neoclassical darkwave # 65 neomedieval # 83
69		2005-07-20	志方あきこ	Navigatoria	ethereal folk dream folk world fusion world darkwave art pop classical neoclassical darkwave dream pop neofolk	dark pop # 11 poetry # 33 classical crossover # 40 poptron # 44 neoclassical darkwave # 55 world fusion # 61 soprano # 83 dream folk # 85
21		2006	Cécile Corbel	Best of SongBooks	art pop j-pop japanese pop comedy emo gothic metal gothic rock poptron symphonic metal visual kei	poptron # 20
59		2006	Scarlet Slipping	fire in the mist	ambient pop art pop chamber pop gothic pop indie pop
46		2006-10-02	Cécile Corbel	songbook.1	ambient ambient pop avant-pop chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave dream pop dreamwave easy listening ethereal female fronted metal folk folktronica gothic metal gothic pop metal neoclassical neoclassical darkwave new age orchestral post-rock soprano soundtrack synthpop world world fusion	dreamwave # 18 soprano # 67
53		2006-10-25	志方あきこ	Raka	ethereal folk world darkwave world fusion classical	classical crossover # 41 world fusion # 42 neoclassical darkwave # 47 neomedieval # 59 dream folk # 65 soprano # 94
44		2006-11-22	カノン	Brand New Breeze	ambient ambient pop avant-pop chillout choral classical classical crossover composer darkwave dream pop dreamwave ethereal folktronica gothic pop neoclassical neoclassical darkwave new age orchestral post-rock soprano soundtrack synthpop world world fusion	dreamwave # 14 soprano # 66
23		2007-10-31	Blind Divine	Devouring the Beautiful	downbeat gothic pop trip-hop
27		2008	Eisblume	Unter dem Eis (Re Release)	pop rock german
30		2008-01-01	Kerli	Love Is Dead	gothic rock	gothic rock # 86
8		2008-01-23	石橋優子	悠かなる刻の詩声	folk world classical crossover jazz	soprano # 10
12		2008-02-20	KOKIA	The VOICE	ethereal classical crossover folk	classical crossover # 59 soprano # 69
33		2009-02-27	ルルティア	Seirios	female vocalists	dark pop # 23 avant-pop # 23
22		2010-05-10	Danish Daycare	A Story Of Hurt (2010 Edition)	gothic pop
87		2010-11-11	Erutan	Raindancer	art pop pop gothic metal poptron power metal symphonic metal gothic rock comedy emo j-pop japanese poetry visual kei ethereal gothic pop humour dark pop celtic dream folk new age	visual kei # 37 dark pop # 63 humour # 82 dream folk # 91 poetry # 92 poptron # 93
50		2011-06-08	志方あきこ	白夢の繭～Ricordando il passato～	folk art pop ethereal dream folk freak folk darkwave neofolk singer-songwriter classical crossover j-pop neoclassical darkwave world emo gothic metal gothic rock pop visual kei	neoclassical darkwave # 13 progressive folk # 17 classical crossover # 23 poptron # 40 pagan folk # 60 dream folk # 72
18		2011-12-31	志方あきこ	Istoria~Kalliope~	darkwave folk ethereal neoclassical darkwave classical crossover female vocalists neoclassical neomedieval singer-songwriter world world fusion	soprano # 16 alternative folk # 27 neomedieval # 33
52		2013	††† (Crosses)	PERMANENT.RADIANT	alternative rock dark pop darkwave dream pop electronic rock gothic pop industrial rock shoegaze synthpop trip-hop witch house
19		2013-01-01	Luc Arbogast	Odysseus	classical crossover ethereal folk neoclassical darkwave ambient classical darkwave neofolk world world fusion	celtic folk # 10 neomedieval # 22 dream folk # 23 medieval folk # 33 neoclassical darkwave # 44 classical crossover # 45 soprano # 52
29		2013-10-29	Sky Ferreira	Night Time, My Time		dark pop # 35 alternative dance # 36 synthpop # 41 noise pop # 97
100		2014-07-24	Melanie Martinez	Dollhouse	american darkwave gothic pop indie pop	american # 86 darkwave # 97
42		2015-04-13	Richard Benson	I nani	comedy j-pop japanese humour poptron art pop gothic metal gothic rock emo gothic pop pop power metal symphonic metal dark pop visual kei epic metal symphonic power metal	poptron # 35
40		2015-05-18	Holly Herndon	Platform	art pop poptron synthpop	poptron # 94
25		2015-06-16	Richard Benson	L'inferno dei vivi	comedy humour j-pop japanese gothic metal poptron gothic rock art pop power metal symphonic metal dark pop gothic pop pop emo visual kei epic metal	poptron # 27
35		2015-12-05	Eurielle	The Magic Lullaby	female vocalists gothic pop indie pop pop
6		2016-01-29	Remi	Aurora	classical classical crossover ethereal soprano
90		2016-09-02	IAMX	Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum)	alternative alternative pop art pop dark cabaret dark pop darkwave electro-industrial electronic electropop gothic pop indie electronic indietronica synthpop	electro-industrial # 52 indie electronic # 64 dark pop # 69 dark cabaret # 72
65		2016-10-07	Cécile Corbel	Vagabonde	ethereal new age art pop celtic classical classical crossover darkwave dream pop easy listening folk gothic pop neoclassical darkwave soprano ambient chillout female vocalists world world fusion	avant-pop # 6 classical crossover # 28 neoclassical darkwave # 29 soprano # 84
73		2016-11-11	Luc Arbogast	Metamorphosis	gothic pop art pop classical crossover darkwave ethereal j-pop japanese pop comedy dark pop easy listening female vocalists folk neoclassical neoclassical darkwave new age ambient celtic chillout dance dream pop emo gothic metal visual kei world fusion	dark pop # 28 neoclassical darkwave # 33 classical crossover # 42
5		2017-05-26	Vanessa Ondine	The Quay	gothic pop
76		2017-09-15	Gary Numan	Savage (Songs from a Broken World) [Expanded Edition]	darkwave electro-industrial gothic pop industrial rock synthpop trip-hop
64		2018	SKYND	Chapter 1	dark pop electro-industrial electropop gothic pop horrorcore industrial metal industrial rock nu metal witch house	dark pop # 22
97		2018	SKYND	Chapter I	dark pop electro-industrial electropop gothic pop horrorcore industrial metal industrial rock nu metal witch house	industrial rock # 47 horrorcore # 61 witch house # 63 dark pop # 83 electro-industrial # 89
74		2018-01	Glaare	To Deaf and Day	dark pop darkwave dream pop ethereal wave gothic pop gothic rock post-punk shoegaze synthpop	ethereal wave # 29 dark pop # 43
91		2018-04-27	Cold Cave	You & Me & Infinity	coldwave dark pop darkwave ebm gothic pop minimal synth minimal wave new wave post-punk synthpop	coldwave # 55 dark pop # 70 minimal synth # 74 minimal wave # 74
89		2018-08-24	Ashbury Heights	The Victorian Wallflowers	dark pop darkwave electropop futurepop gothic pop synthpop	futurepop # 45 dark pop # 68
63		2018-11-20	Black Nail Cabaret	Pseudopop	art pop avant-pop dark pop darkwave ebm electro-industrial electropop futurepop gothic pop minimal synth minimal wave synthpop trip-hop	minimal wave # 2 dark pop # 20 avant-pop # 22
98		2019	SKYND	Chapter II	dark pop electro-industrial electropop gothic pop horrorcore industrial metal industrial rock nu metal witch house	industrial metal # 27 industrial rock # 68 horrorcore # 69 witch house # 78 dark pop # 88 electro-industrial # 95
78		2019-08	Wingtips	Exposure Therapy	dark pop darkwave dream pop dreamwave ebm gothic pop gothic rock new romantic new wave post-punk synthpop synthwave	dark pop # 48 dreamwave # 64 new romantic # 66
72		2019-11-08	Patriarchy	Asking For It	dark pop darkwave ebm electro-industrial gothic pop gothic rock industrial metal industrial rock synthpop	dark pop # 41
81		2020-05-08	Black Nail Cabaret	Gods Verging On Sanity	art pop avant-pop dark pop darkwave drum and bass electro-industrial electropop futurepop gothic pop minimal synth minimal wave synthpop trip-hop	minimal synth # 44 dark pop # 53 minimal wave # 55 avant-pop # 76
94		2020-09-04	House of Harm	Vicious Pastimes	coldwave darkwave dream pop ethereal wave gothic pop gothic rock new wave post-punk shoegaze synthpop	coldwave # 66 ethereal wave # 80
3		2020-11-30	B.A.	Myśli niedomyte	alternative gothic pop
75		2021-01-08	Blaqk Audio	Beneath The Black Palms	dark pop darkwave dreamwave ebm electro-industrial electropop futurepop gothic pop industrial rock new wave synthpop	dark pop # 45 dreamwave # 57
26		2021-01-29	The Brides of the Black Room	The Brides of the Black Room	dark pop darksynth darkwave electropop gothic pop synthpop synthwave
10		2021-03-20	Summore	Magic Pill	darkwave gothic pop
47		2021-05-06	Liv Kristine	Have Courage Dear Heart	gothic pop gothic rock
93		2021-06-30	Nuovo Testamento	New Earth	coldwave darkwave ebm freestyle gothic pop hi-nrg italo disco minimal synth minimal wave new wave post-punk synthpop	ebm # 4 italo disco # 15 freestyle # 19 coldwave # 61 minimal synth # 77 minimal wave # 79 hi-nrg # 94
84		2021-07-09	Sneaker Pimps	Squaring the Circle	acoustic pop alternative pop ambient pop dark pop dream pop electronica electropop gothic pop indie electronic indie pop indietronica synthpop trip-hop	indie electronic # 51 dark pop # 57 acoustic pop # 80
80		2021-08-27	Kat Von D	Love Made Me Do It	alternative pop dark pop darkwave dreamwave electropop gothic pop gothic rock new wave synthpop synthwave	dark pop # 51 dreamwave # 71
55		2021-09-03	Wingtips	Cutting Room Floor	dance-pop dark pop darkwave dream pop dreamwave electropop gothic pop gothic rock new romantic new wave post-punk synthpop	dark pop # 2 dreamwave # 25 new romantic # 28
85		2021-09-06	Zanias	Unearthed	art pop coldwave dark techno darkwave ebm ethereal wave gothic pop industrial techno post-punk synthpop	coldwave # 31 ethereal wave # 59 industrial techno # 73 dark techno # 95
39		2021-10-01	The Brides of the Black Room	Blood and Fire	dark pop darksynth darkwave electropop gothic pop synthpop synthwave
83		2021-11-05	Dlina Volny	Dazed	coldwave dark pop darkwave dream pop dreamwave gothic pop italo disco new wave post-punk post-punk revival retrowave synthpop synthwave	coldwave # 26 post-punk revival # 36 italo disco # 44 retrowave # 51 dark pop # 55 dreamwave # 74
68		2021-11-19	Nuovo Testamento	New Earth Remixes	darkwave freestyle gothic pop hi-nrg italo disco new romantic new wave synthpop synthwave	new romantic # 46 hi-nrg # 59 freestyle # 80
49		2021-12-03	Love object	New Flesh	dark pop darkwave ebm electroclash electropop gothic pop italo disco minimal synth minimal wave synthpop synthwave
51		2022-02-04	Josie Pace	Iv0x10v5	alternative rock darkwave ebm electro-industrial electronic rock electropop gothic pop industrial rock synthpop
70		2022-05-27	Sacred Skin	The Decline of Pleasure	darkwave gothic pop gothic rock new romantic new wave pop rock post-punk synthpop synthwave	new romantic # 49
57		2022-08-05	Ayria	This is My Battle Cry	dance-pop dark pop darkwave electro-industrial electroclash electropop futurepop gothic pop synthpop	dark pop # 8
79		2022-08-26	Patriarchy	The Unself	dark pop darkwave ebm electro-industrial gothic pop gothic rock grunge industrial rock synthpop	dark pop # 50
1		2022-08-26	Escape With Romeo	Schattenreich Volume 2	alternative darkwave german goth rock gothic pop gothic rock new wave rock synthpop
37		2022-10-28	Lyschko	Brennen	darkwave gothic pop gothic rock indie pop indie rock ndw new wave noise rock post-punk	ndw # 34
66		2023	Kraków Loves Adana	Oceanflower	coldwave college rock darkwave dream pop gothic pop indie pop indie rock new wave post-punk shoegaze synthpop	college rock # 56
24		2023-02-17	Jennifer Touch	Midnight Proposals	coldwave darkwave ebm gothic pop gothic rock minimal synth minimal wave new wave post-punk synthpop
95		2023-03-17	Melanie Martinez	Soap	american gothic pop
99		2023-03-17	Melanie Martinez	Gingerbread Man	alternative gothic pop indie pop
62		2023-04-21	Liv Kristine	River of Diamonds	gothic pop gothic rock
71		2023-06-30	Body of Light	Bitter Reflection	dance-pop dark pop darkwave gothic pop new romantic new wave sophisti-pop synthpop	sophisti-pop # 19 dark pop # 38 new romantic # 50
58		2023-11-17	Culk	Generation Maximum	dark pop darkwave dream pop ethereal wave gothic pop gothic rock indie rock post-punk post-punk revival post-rock shoegaze slowcore	dark pop # 9
67		2024	zetra	Zetra	darkwave dream pop ethereal wave gothic metal gothic pop gothic rock industrial rock shoegaze synthpop
43		2024-05-24	Softcult	Heaven	grunge alternative rock shoegaze	riot grrrl # 42
60		2024-08-23	Geneva Jacuzzi	Triple Fire	art pop avant-pop coldwave darkwave ebm gothic pop italo disco minimal synth minimal wave new wave synthpop	avant-pop # 11
9			ルルティア	Promised Land	trip-hop singer-songwriter dream pop art pop	poptron # 15
15			志方あきこ	caTra	art pop steampunk folk freak folk world fusion	poptron # 16 steampunk # 30
32			歌者森	SIRENS	art pop asian asian pop dark pop darkwave gothic pop poptron	poptron # 26
36			歌者森	Ghost Street	alternative alternative pop art pop asian asian pop avant-pop dark electro dark pop darkwave electroacoustic folktronica gothic pop indie pop poptron progressive pop steampunk synthpop synthwave	steampunk # 29 poptron # 29
45			歌者森	The World in My Eyes	dark pop darkwave gothic pop poptron steampunk	steampunk # 14 poptron # 32
54			†††	PERMANENT.RADIANT	alternative rock dark pop darkwave dream pop electronic rock gothic pop industrial rock shoegaze synthpop trip-hop witch house	dark pop # 1
88			TEMMIS	Klinge	darkwave electroclash gothic pop indie pop indie rock ndw new wave post-punk post-punk revival shoegaze synthpop	post-punk revival # 64 ndw # 93
96			✝✝✝ (Crosses)	Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.		darkwave # 8 industrial rock # 20 dark pop # 75 electronic rock # 78 electro-industrial # 79
2			speleology	Erzgebirge pop	gothic pop
4			LADY CAMARGO	Renacer	alternative dark pop gothic pop pop rock
7			Un'autre Espoire	The birth of fallen	darkwave gothic pop
14			Un'autre Espoire	The birth of fallen (not disc tracks)	darkwave ethereal gothic pop instrumental russian

Related genres

• darkwave
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• gothic rock
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