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Best darkwave artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a darkwave album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

  1. 2Mylène FarmerMylène Farmer1 album here3.93.9 avg · 20 ratings
  2. 3Clan of XymoxClan of Xymox3 albums here3.83.8 avg · 8 ratings
  3. 4Dead Can DanceDead Can Dance1 album here3.63.2 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Killing JokeKilling Joke1 album here2 ratings
  5. 6NicoNico1 album here2 ratings
  6. 7LYCIALYCIA1 album here1 rating
  7. 8black tape for a blue girlblack tape for a blue girl4 albums here
  8. 9This AscensionThis Ascension1 album here

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