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Best darkwave artists of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Everyone who released a darkwave album in the 2020s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Clan of Xymox№ 1Clan of Xymox6 albums here3.8Weighted score3.8 avg · 8 ratings
  1. 2Casket CassetteCasket Cassette1 album here3.73.3 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Hans ZimmerHans Zimmer1 album here2 ratings
  3. 4PerturbatorPerturbator1 album here2 ratings
  4. 5HEALTHHEALTH2 albums here2 ratings
  5. 6ACTORSACTORS1 album here1 rating
  6. 7UnheiligUnheilig8 albums here
  7. 8Lebanon HanoverLebanon Hanover3 albums here
  8. 9MareuxMareux1 album here
  9. 10Twin TribesTwin Tribes3 albums here
  10. 11Vestron VultureVestron Vulture18 albums here
  11. 12This Cold NightThis Cold Night4 albums here
  12. 13black tape for a blue girlblack tape for a blue girl6 albums here
  13. 14Forever GreyForever Grey2 albums here
  14. 15BragolinBragolin1 album here
  15. 16Haunt MeHaunt Me1 album here
  16. 17DECEITSDECEITS1 album here
  17. 18Mechanical MothMechanical Moth2 albums here
  18. 19Dark ChismeDark Chisme1 album here
  19. 20Soft VeinSoft Vein2 albums here
  20. 21Bleached CrossBleached Cross2 albums here

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