Best new wave albums
New wave is the pop-literate side of the post-punk explosion: synthesizers, angular guitars, and art-school style, from Talking Heads to Blondie and Duran Duran. It carried punk's energy into the radio and MTV mainstream of the early 1980s.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best new wave album is Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order, rated 4.8/5 by 5 listeners.
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Remain in LightTalking Heads · 19804.3 score · 4.5 avg · 12 ratings4.34.5 avg · 12 ratings
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Measure for MeasureIcehouse · 19864.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings4.24.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Greatest HitsThe Police · 19864.2 score · 4.3 avg · 38 ratings4.24.3 avg · 38 ratings
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Marquee MoonTelevision · 19774.2 score · 4.3 avg · 16 ratings4.24.3 avg · 16 ratings
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Restless Natives & RaritiesBig Country · 19984.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss MeThe Cure · 19874.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings4.24.7 avg · 3 ratings
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The Singles 81>85Depeche Mode · 19854.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings4.24.5 avg · 4 ratings
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London CallingThe Clash · 19794.2 score · 4.2 avg · 120 ratings4.24.2 avg · 120 ratings
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The Head on the DoorThe Cure · 19854.2 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings4.24.3 avg · 6 ratings
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I Wear the FaceMr. Mister · 19844.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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After LaughterParamore · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 29 ratings4.14.2 avg · 29 ratings
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Big TVWhite Lies · 20134.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Hunting High and Lowa-ha · 19854.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings4.14.2 avg · 5 ratings
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Kiss Me DeadlyGeneration X · 19814.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings4.14.2 avg · 5 ratings
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Hot ParadoxMartin Dupont · 19874.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings4.14.2 avg · 5 ratings
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SynchronicityThe Police · 19834.1 score · 4.2 avg · 6 ratings4.14.2 avg · 6 ratings
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Reggatta de BlancThe Police · 19794.1 score · 4.2 avg · 6 ratings4.14.2 avg · 6 ratings
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The PoliceThe Police · 20074.1 score · 4.1 avg · 27 ratings4.14.1 avg · 27 ratings
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Little Dark AgeMGMT · 20184.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings4.04.1 avg · 12 ratings
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Zenyattà MondattaThe Police · 19804.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Seventeen SecondsThe Cure · 19804.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Thirty Thousand Feet Over ChinaThe Passions · 19814.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Mondo BongoThe Boomtown Rats · 19814.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Central Tour 2022Indochine · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 5 ratings4.04.1 avg · 5 ratings
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Babel BabelIndochine · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings4.04.0 avg · 16 ratings
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Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand · 20044.0 score · 4.0 avg · 26 ratings4.04.0 avg · 26 ratings
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Something for EverybodyDEVO · 20104.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings4.04.0 avg · 4 ratings
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Being Funny in a Foreign LanguageThe 1975 · 20223.9 score · 3.9 avg · 6 ratings3.93.9 avg · 6 ratings
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Songs From the Big ChairTears for Fears · 19853.9 score · 3.9 avg · 5 ratings3.93.9 avg · 5 ratings
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Lost and Late...Martin Dupont · 20083.9 score · 3.9 avg · 5 ratings3.93.9 avg · 5 ratings
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FriedJulian Cope · 19843.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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After EightTaco · 19823.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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DanceGary Numan · 19813.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Boxing The CompassHaircut 100 · 20263.9 score · 3.8 avg · 6 ratings3.93.8 avg · 6 ratings
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ControversyPrince · 19813.9 score · 3.8 avg · 8 ratings3.93.8 avg · 8 ratings
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Spirit PhoneLemon Demon · 20163.8 score · 3.7 avg · 3 ratings3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
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Found HeavenConan Gray · 20243.8 score · 3.8 avg · 9 ratings3.83.8 avg · 9 ratings
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GreatestDuran Duran · 19983.8 score · 3.8 avg · 15 ratings3.83.8 avg · 15 ratings
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EssentialDivinyls · 19913.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Change the WeatherUnderworld · 19893.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
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Summer ClubCulture Club · 20263.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
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1999Prince · 19823.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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The Pleasure Principle: The First RecordingsGary Numan · 20193.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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LOVEDexys Midnight Runners · 20263.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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CloserJoy Division · 19803.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Silver MoonDonkeyboy · 20123.7 score · 3.5 avg · 4 ratings3.73.5 avg · 4 ratings
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Combat RockThe Clash · 19823.7 score · 3.7 avg · 15 ratings3.73.7 avg · 15 ratings
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Fear of MusicTalking Heads · 19793.7 score · 3.5 avg · 5 ratings3.73.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Ekatarina Velika (Arhiva 1983-1993)Ekatarina Velika · 20263.7 score · 3.5 avg · 6 ratings3.73.5 avg · 6 ratings
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