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synthpop
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Synthpop is a genre centered on synthesizers and electronic production that emerged in the late 1970s and remains influential today. It combines catchy pop melodies with futuristic keyboard sounds, drum machines, and atmospheric textures. The style ranges from upbeat dance tracks to moody, introspective songs with emotional depth.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 |  |
1980 | Marina | Electra Heart (Deluxe) |
| 67 |  |
1981-11-23 | Soft Cell | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
| 52 | 1982 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance | |
| 4 |  |
1984 | New Order | The Best of New Order |
| 56 | 1984 | Bronski Beat | The Age of Consent | |
| 79 | 1984-09-27 | Alphaville | Forever Young | |
| 83 | 1985-06-01 | a-ha | Hunting High and Low | |
| 45 |  |
1986-03-17 | Depeche Mode | Black Celebration |
| 31 |  |
1987 | Modern Talking | Let's Talk About Love |
| 25 | 1987-09-28 | Depeche Mode | Music for the Masses | |
| 2 |  |
1988 | Depeche Mode | Music For The Masses (Deluxe) |
| 18 | 1988 | When In Rome | When In Rome | |
| 76 |  |
1990-02-05 | Depeche Mode | Violator |
| 40 |  |
2001 | Gorillaz | The Now Now |
| 54 |  |
2001 | Gorillaz | Cracker Island |
| 55 |  |
2005-10-11 | Depeche Mode | Playing the Angel |
| 16 |  |
2007-02-19 | Kate Nash | Caroline's a Victim |
| 57 |  |
2007-12-25 | MGMT | Time To Pretend |
| 27 |  |
2009-04-17 | Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe |
| 3 |  |
2009-06-26 | La Roux | La Roux |
| 51 |  |
2009-09-10 | Editors | In This Light and on This Evening |
| 69 |  |
2009-09-14 | Kid Cudi | Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (Deluxe) |
| 11 | 2010 | Oh Land | Oh Land | |
| 74 |  |
2010 | Ellie Goulding | An Introduction to Ellie Goulding EP |
| 37 | 2010-01-25 | Ellie Goulding | Bright Lights | |
| 26 | 2010-08-20 | Miami Horror | Illumination | |
| 60 | 2010-08-27 | Hurts | Happiness | |
| 35 | 2011-06-20 | John Maus | We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves | |
| 39 | 2011-09-07 | Neon Indian | Era Extraña | |
| 49 | 2011-10-14 | M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | |
| 90 | 2012-01-01 | M.I.A. | Bad Girls | |
| 22 | 2012-01-23 | Chairlift | Something | |
| 80 | 2012-01-31 | Grimes | Visions | |
| 23 |  |
2012-06-08 | Hot Chip | In Our Heads |
| 75 | 2012-07-23 | Purity Ring | Shrines | |
| 5 | 2012-10-02 | CHVRCHES | The Mother We Share | |
| 42 | 2012-10-05 | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon Days | |
| 44 | 2012-10-05 | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon | |
| 28 | 2013-04-12 | Charli XCX | True Romance | |
| 64 | 2013-09-20 | CHVRCHES | The Bones of What You Believe | |
| 9 |  |
2013-09-23 | CHVRCHES | The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) |
| 41 | 2013-10-29 | Sky Ferreira | Night Time, My Time | |
| 20 | 2014-01-30 | Broken Bells | After the Disco | |
| 96 |  |
2014-03-23 | Anitta | Boys Don't Cry |
| 73 |  |
2014-04-16 | Charli XCX | Boom Clap |
| 94 |  |
2014-07-09 | Bladee | Girls just want to have fun |
| 43 |  |
2014-09-29 | Hayley Kiyoko | This Side of Paradise - EP |
| 97 |  |
2014-09-30 | Lorde | Yellow Flicker Beat (From The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1) |
| 38 |  |
2015-02-27 | Purity Ring | Another Eternity |
| 72 |  |
2015-03-10 | Pastel Ghost | Abyss |
| 47 |  |
2015-04-07 | Allie X | CollXtion I |
| 87 |  |
2015-07-22 | Tame Impala | Currents |
| 21 |  |
2015-09-25 | CHVRCHES | Every Open Eye |
| 77 |  |
2015-10-23 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood (Deluxe) |
| 88 |  |
2015-11-06 | Grimes | Art Angels |
| 65 |  |
2016 | Aurora | All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Deluxe) |
| 50 |  |
2016-02-29 | Lemon Demon | Spirit Phone |
| 30 |  |
2016-05-27 | Loona | Chuu |
| 48 |  |
2016-10-28 | Tove Lo | Lady Wood |
| 7 |  |
2017-05-05 | Pond | The Weather |
| 63 |  |
2017-05-12 | Paramore | After Laughter |
| 10 |  |
2017-06-09 | Allie X | CollXtion II |
| 68 |  |
2017-06-16 | Lorde | Melodrama |
| 81 |  |
2018-01-12 | TWICE | Eyes wide open |
| 93 |  |
2018-02-09 | MGMT | Little Dark Age |
| 6 |  |
2018-05-25 | CHVRCHES | Love is Dead |
| 92 |  |
2018-08-10 | Clairo | diary 001 |
| 34 |  |
2018-10-26 | Robyn | Honey |
| 12 |  |
2018-11-30 | The 1975 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships |
| 58 |  |
2019-04-19 | Carly Rae Jepsen | Emotion |
| 1 |  |
2019-05-17 | Carly Rae Jepsen | Dedicated |
| 53 |  |
2019-09-05 | Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor's Version) |
| 15 |  |
2020 | 070 Shake | Modus Vivendi |
| 89 |  |
2020-02-14 | Tame Impala | The Slow Rush |
| 36 |  |
2020-02-21 | Allie X | Cape God |
| 14 |  |
2020-02-27 | Christine and the Queens | La vita nuova |
| 98 |  |
2020-02-28 | Lady Gaga | Stupid Love |
| 33 |  |
2020-03-08 | Jack Stauber's Micropop | Shop: A Pop Opera |
| 100 |  |
2020-03-17 | The Weeknd | Blinding Lights |
| 99 |  |
2020-03-20 | The Weeknd | After Hours |
| 71 |  |
2020-03-23 | The Weeknd | aFTeR hoURs (dElUXe) |
| 91 | |
2020-04-03 | The Weeknd | Die for You (Remix) |
| 46 |  |
2020-04-10 | The Strokes | The New Abnormal |
| 8 |  |
2020-09-18 | Ava Max | Heaven & Hell |
| 29 |  |
2020-10-23 | Gorillaz | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (Deluxe) |
| 82 |  |
2021-02-23 | SunMi | TAIL |
| 62 |  |
2021-06-04 | Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee |
| 19 |  |
2021-06-11 | TWICE | Taste of Love |
| 78 |  |
2021-10-01 | TWICE | The Feels |
| 13 |  |
2021-10-08 | Magdalena Bay | Mercurial World |
| 95 |  |
2022-01-28 | The Weeknd | dawn FM |
| 86 |  |
2022-02-04 | Mitski | Laurel Hell |
| 24 |  |
2022-03-11 | Lemon Demon | Nature Tapes |
| 59 |  |
2022-03-18 | Charli XCX | CRASH |
| 85 |  |
2022-05-20 | Harry Styles | Harry's House |
| 32 |  |
2022-10-14 | Tove Lo | Dirt Femme |
| 70 |  |
2023-08-18 | Addison Rae | AR |
| 61 |  |
2023-09-22 | Chappell Roan | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |
| 66 |  |
2023-10-13 | Troye Sivan | Something To Give Each Other |
| 17 |  |
2024-08-23 | MAGDALENA BAY | Imaginal Disk |