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Best darkwave songs 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.

Songs from the darkwave albums of the 1980s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Clan of Xymox: Live cover№ 1The Story Ends (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  1. 2Clan of Xymox: Live coverHypocrite (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  2. 3Clan of Xymox: Live coverAgonized By Love (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  3. 4Clan of Xymox: Live coverConsolation (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  4. 5Clan of Xymox: Live coverCraving (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  5. 6Clan of Xymox: Live coverMichelle (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  6. 7Clan of Xymox: Live coverMuscoviet Musquito (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  7. 8Clan of Xymox: Live coverObsession (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  8. 9Clan of Xymox: Live coverGoing Round '97 (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  9. 10Clan of Xymox: Live coverTaste of Medicine (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  10. 11Clan of Xymox: Live coverOut of the Rain (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  11. 12Clan of Xymox: Live coverBack Door (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  12. 13Clan of Xymox: Live coverCreature (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  13. 14Clan of Xymox: Live coverLouise (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  14. 15Clan of Xymox: Live coverA Day (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  15. 16Clan of Xymox: Live coverJasmine and Rose (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  16. 17Clan of Xymox: Live coverThis World (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  17. 18Clan of Xymox: Live coverCry In the Wind (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  18. 19Clan of Xymox: Live coverStranger (Live)Clan of Xymox · Clan of Xymox: Live
  19. 20The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverblurred (lo-fi mix)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  20. 21The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverlingering (vintage mix)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  21. 22The Rope (2011 Remaster) covermemory, uncaring friend (2011)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  22. 23The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverwe return (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  23. 24The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverthe floor was hard but home (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  24. 25The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverslow blur (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  25. 26The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverthe lingering flicker (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  26. 27The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverthe few remaining threads (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  27. 28The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverthe rope (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  28. 29The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverseven days till sunrise (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  29. 30The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverend (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  30. 31The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverthe holy terrors (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  31. 32The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverwithin these walls (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  32. 33The Rope (2011 Remaster) coverhide in yourself (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  33. 34The Rope (2011 Remaster) covermemory, uncaring friend (2011 Remaster)black tape for a blue girl · The Rope (2011 Remaster)
  34. 35Mesmerized By The Sirens coverSeireenien Lumoamablack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  35. 36Mesmerized By The Sirens coverScream, My Shallowblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  36. 37Mesmerized By The Sirens coverBeneath The Planksblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  37. 38Mesmerized By The Sirens coverThe Sawdust Scatterblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  38. 39Mesmerized By The Sirens coverWith A Million Tearsblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  39. 40Mesmerized By The Sirens coverHairline Sunlightblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  40. 41Mesmerized By The Sirens coverLie Broken, Bleedingblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  41. 42Mesmerized By The Sirens coverDark Skinned And Invitingblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  42. 43Mesmerized By The Sirens coverA Teardrop Left Behindblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  43. 44Mesmerized By The Sirens coverJamais Parsblack tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized By The Sirens
  44. 45Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) coverour flesh as one (1986 early mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)
  45. 46Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) coverhairline sunlight (1986 early mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)
  46. 47Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) coverthe sawdust scatter (1986 early mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)
  47. 48Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) covera teardrop left behind (1986 early mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)
  48. 49Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) coverjamais pars (1986 early mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)
  49. 50Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix) coverseireenien lumoama, pt. 3 (extended mix)black tape for a blue girl · Mesmerized by the Sirens (2023 stereo mix)

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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