Best synthpop albums
Synthpop puts the synthesizer at the center of pop songwriting, a sound crystallized in the late 1970s and 1980s by acts like Depeche Mode, the Human League, and Pet Shop Boys. Cold electronic textures wrapped around warm melodies remain its signature tension.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best synthpop album is Paradises by Ladytron, rated 5.0/5 by 5 listeners.
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The Man·MachineKraftwerk · 19784.4 score · 4.9 avg · 5 ratings4.44.9 avg · 5 ratings
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Power, Corruption & LiesNew Order · 19834.4 score · 4.8 avg · 5 ratings4.44.8 avg · 5 ratings
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Music, Fashion, FilmCharli XCX · 20264.3 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.34.6 avg · 7 ratings
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MAYHEMLady Gaga · 20254.2 score · 4.2 avg · 258 ratings4.24.2 avg · 258 ratings
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Somebody's Watching MeRockwell · 19844.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings4.24.7 avg · 3 ratings
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MidnightsTaylor Swift · 20224.2 score · 4.2 avg · 903 ratings4.24.2 avg · 903 ratings
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The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 858 ratings4.24.2 avg · 858 ratings
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NightlifePet Shop Boys · 19994.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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BilingualPet Shop Boys · 19964.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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Future NostalgiaDua Lipa · 20204.2 score · 4.2 avg · 155 ratings4.24.2 avg · 155 ratings
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MelodramaLorde · 20174.2 score · 4.2 avg · 251 ratings4.24.2 avg · 251 ratings
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Pure HeroineLorde · 20134.2 score · 4.2 avg · 85 ratings4.24.2 avg · 85 ratings
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LoverTaylor Swift · 20194.2 score · 4.2 avg · 118 ratings4.24.2 avg · 118 ratings
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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTTaylor Swift · 20244.2 score · 4.2 avg · 22 ratings4.24.2 avg · 22 ratings
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Only HumanCalum Scott · 20184.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Mercurial WorldMagdalena Bay · 20214.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Like a PrayerMadonna · 19894.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings4.14.2 avg · 20 ratings
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SinglesFuture Islands · 20144.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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Through the StormAretha Franklin · 19894.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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Reel LifeBoy Meets Girl · 19884.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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ViolatorDepeche Mode · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Imaginal DiskMagdalena Bay · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings4.14.2 avg · 16 ratings
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thank u, nextAriana Grande · 20194.1 score · 4.1 avg · 436 ratings4.14.1 avg · 436 ratings
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Born This WayLady Gaga · 20114.1 score · 4.1 avg · 258 ratings4.14.1 avg · 258 ratings
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Dawn FMThe Weeknd · 20224.1 score · 4.1 avg · 334 ratings4.14.1 avg · 334 ratings
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BlastHolly Johnson · 19894.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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Terminal JiveSparks · 19804.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 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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SomethingChairlift · 20124.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Happy FamiliesBlancmange · 19824.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Sky: Concert in the LightAURORA · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Sainte-VictoireClara Luciani · 20184.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 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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VisionsGrimes · 20124.1 score · 4.1 avg · 8 ratings4.14.1 avg · 8 ratings
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After HoursThe Weeknd · 20204.0 score · 4.0 avg · 714 ratings4.04.0 avg · 714 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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The English RivieraMetronomy · 20114.0 score · 4.1 avg · 19 ratings4.04.1 avg · 19 ratings
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The Gods We Can TouchAURORA · 20224.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Feed the BeastKim Petras · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 9 ratings4.04.1 avg · 9 ratings
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Bauhaus StaircaseOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 9 ratings4.04.1 avg · 9 ratings
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Music for the MassesDepeche Mode · 19874.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings4.04.0 avg · 11 ratings
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Babel BabelIndochine · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings4.04.0 avg · 16 ratings
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The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe)Depeche Mode · 20064.0 score · 4.0 avg · 27 ratings4.04.0 avg · 27 ratings
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1989Taylor Swift · 20144.0 score · 4.0 avg · 35 ratings4.04.0 avg · 35 ratings
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1989 (Taylor's version)Taylor Swift · 20234.0 score · 4.0 avg · 13 ratings4.04.0 avg · 13 ratings
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101 (Live)Depeche Mode · 19894.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings4.04.0 avg · 11 ratings
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SexistentialRobyn · 20264.0 score · 4.0 avg · 8 ratings4.04.0 avg · 8 ratings
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Exciter | The 12" SinglesDepeche Mode · 20224.0 score · 4.0 avg · 7 ratings4.04.0 avg · 7 ratings
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CharliCharli XCX · 20194.0 score · 4.0 avg · 6 ratings4.04.0 avg · 6 ratings
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