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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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  1. Power, Corruption & Lies cover№ 1Power, Corruption & LiesNew Order · 19834.4Weighted score4.8 avg · 5 ratings
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  1. 2Remain in Light coverRemain in LightTalking Heads · 19804.3 score · 4.5 avg · 12 ratings
  2. 3Measure for Measure coverMeasure for MeasureIcehouse · 19864.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsThe Police · 19864.2 score · 4.3 avg · 38 ratings
  4. 5Marquee Moon coverMarquee MoonTelevision · 19774.2 score · 4.3 avg · 16 ratings
  5. 6Restless Natives & Rarities coverRestless Natives & RaritiesBig Country · 19984.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings
  6. 7Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me coverKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss MeThe Cure · 19874.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  7. 8The Singles 81>85 coverThe Singles 81>85Depeche Mode · 19854.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings
  8. 9London Calling coverLondon CallingThe Clash · 19794.2 score · 4.2 avg · 120 ratings
  9. 10The Head on the Door coverThe Head on the DoorThe Cure · 19854.2 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  10. 11I Wear the Face coverI Wear the FaceMr. Mister · 19844.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  11. 12After Laughter coverAfter LaughterParamore · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 29 ratings
  12. 13Big TV coverBig TVWhite Lies · 20134.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  13. 14Hunting High and Low coverHunting High and Lowa-ha · 19854.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  14. 15Kiss Me Deadly coverKiss Me DeadlyGeneration X · 19814.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  15. 16Hot Paradox coverHot ParadoxMartin Dupont · 19874.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  16. 17Synchronicity coverSynchronicityThe Police · 19834.1 score · 4.2 avg · 6 ratings
  17. 18Reggatta de Blanc coverReggatta de BlancThe Police · 19794.1 score · 4.2 avg · 6 ratings
  18. 19The Police coverThe PoliceThe Police · 20074.1 score · 4.1 avg · 27 ratings
  19. 20Little Dark Age coverLittle Dark AgeMGMT · 20184.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  20. 21Zenyattà Mondatta coverZenyattà MondattaThe Police · 19804.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  21. 22Seventeen Seconds coverSeventeen SecondsThe Cure · 19804.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  22. 23Thirty Thousand Feet Over China coverThirty Thousand Feet Over ChinaThe Passions · 19814.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  23. 24Mondo Bongo coverMondo BongoThe Boomtown Rats · 19814.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25Central Tour 2022 coverCentral Tour 2022Indochine · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 5 ratings
  25. 26Babel Babel coverBabel BabelIndochine · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings
  26. 27Franz Ferdinand coverFranz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand · 20044.0 score · 4.0 avg · 26 ratings
  27. 28Something for Everybody coverSomething for EverybodyDEVO · 20104.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings
  28. 29Being Funny in a Foreign Language coverBeing Funny in a Foreign LanguageThe 1975 · 20223.9 score · 3.9 avg · 6 ratings
  29. 30Songs From the Big Chair coverSongs From the Big ChairTears for Fears · 19853.9 score · 3.9 avg · 5 ratings
  30. 31Lost and Late... coverLost and Late...Martin Dupont · 20083.9 score · 3.9 avg · 5 ratings
  31. 32Fried coverFriedJulian Cope · 19843.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  32. 33After Eight coverAfter EightTaco · 19823.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  33. 34Dance coverDanceGary Numan · 19813.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  34. 35Boxing The Compass coverBoxing The CompassHaircut 100 · 20263.9 score · 3.8 avg · 6 ratings
  35. 36Controversy coverControversyPrince · 19813.9 score · 3.8 avg · 8 ratings
  36. 37Spirit Phone coverSpirit PhoneLemon Demon · 20163.8 score · 3.7 avg · 3 ratings
  37. 38Found Heaven coverFound HeavenConan Gray · 20243.8 score · 3.8 avg · 9 ratings
  38. 39Greatest coverGreatestDuran Duran · 19983.8 score · 3.8 avg · 15 ratings
  39. 40Essential coverEssentialDivinyls · 19913.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings
  40. 41Change the Weather coverChange the WeatherUnderworld · 19893.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings
  41. 42Summer Club coverSummer ClubCulture Club · 20263.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings
  42. 431999 cover1999Prince · 19823.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  43. 44The Pleasure Principle: The First Recordings coverThe Pleasure Principle: The First RecordingsGary Numan · 20193.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  44. 45LOVE coverLOVEDexys Midnight Runners · 20263.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  45. 46Closer coverCloserJoy Division · 19803.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  46. 47Silver Moon coverSilver MoonDonkeyboy · 20123.7 score · 3.5 avg · 4 ratings
  47. 48Combat Rock coverCombat RockThe Clash · 19823.7 score · 3.7 avg · 15 ratings
  48. 49Fear of Music coverFear of MusicTalking Heads · 19793.7 score · 3.5 avg · 5 ratings
  49. 50Ekatarina Velika (Arhiva 1983-1993) coverEkatarina Velika (Arhiva 1983-1993)Ekatarina Velika · 20263.7 score · 3.5 avg · 6 ratings

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