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Best gothic rock 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 gothic rock album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Pink Turns Blue№ 1Pink Turns Blue1 album here4.2Weighted score4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Cocteau TwinsCocteau Twins1 album here4.14.1 avg · 19 ratings
  2. 3Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsNick Cave & The Bad Seeds1 album here4.04.0 avg · 22 ratings
  3. 4The DamnedThe Damned2 albums here4.04.0 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy7 albums here3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
  5. 6Clan of XymoxClan of Xymox3 albums here3.83.8 avg · 8 ratings
  6. 7Joy DivisionJoy Division1 album here3.83.8 avg · 24 ratings
  7. 8The CureThe Cure5 albums here3.83.7 avg · 131 ratings
  8. 9Dead Can DanceDead Can Dance1 album here3.63.2 avg · 3 ratings
  9. 10Peter MurphyPeter Murphy1 album here2 ratings
  10. 11Fields of the NephilimFields of the Nephilim2 albums here2 ratings
  11. 12Siouxsie and the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees6 albums here1 rating
  12. 13BauhausBauhaus5 albums here1 rating
  13. 14The CultThe Cult1 album here
  14. 15Red Lorry Yellow LorryRed Lorry Yellow Lorry3 albums here
  15. 16All About EveAll About Eve1 album here
  16. 17Remain in SilenceRemain in Silence2 albums here
  17. 18Simon HinklerSimon Hinkler1 album here

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