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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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  1. Paradises cover№ 1ParadisesLadytron · 20264.5Weighted score5.0 avg · 5 ratings
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  1. 2The Man·Machine coverThe Man·MachineKraftwerk · 19784.4 score · 4.9 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Power, Corruption & Lies coverPower, Corruption & LiesNew Order · 19834.4 score · 4.8 avg · 5 ratings
  3. 4Music, Fashion, Film coverMusic, Fashion, FilmCharli XCX · 20264.3 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  4. 5MAYHEM coverMAYHEMLady Gaga · 20254.2 score · 4.2 avg · 258 ratings
  5. 6Somebody's Watching Me coverSomebody's Watching MeRockwell · 19844.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7Midnights coverMidnightsTaylor Swift · 20224.2 score · 4.2 avg · 903 ratings
  7. 8The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess coverThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 858 ratings
  8. 9Nightlife coverNightlifePet Shop Boys · 19994.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  9. 10Bilingual coverBilingualPet Shop Boys · 19964.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  10. 11Future Nostalgia coverFuture NostalgiaDua Lipa · 20204.2 score · 4.2 avg · 155 ratings
  11. 12Melodrama coverMelodramaLorde · 20174.2 score · 4.2 avg · 251 ratings
  12. 13Pure Heroine coverPure HeroineLorde · 20134.2 score · 4.2 avg · 85 ratings
  13. 14Lover coverLoverTaylor Swift · 20194.2 score · 4.2 avg · 118 ratings
  14. 15THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT coverTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTTaylor Swift · 20244.2 score · 4.2 avg · 22 ratings
  15. 16Only Human coverOnly HumanCalum Scott · 20184.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  16. 17Mercurial World coverMercurial WorldMagdalena Bay · 20214.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  17. 18Like a Prayer coverLike a PrayerMadonna · 19894.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings
  18. 19Singles coverSinglesFuture Islands · 20144.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  19. 20Through the Storm coverThrough the StormAretha Franklin · 19894.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  20. 21Reel Life coverReel LifeBoy Meets Girl · 19884.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  21. 22Violator coverViolatorDepeche Mode · 19904.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  22. 23Imaginal Disk coverImaginal DiskMagdalena Bay · 20244.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  23. 24thank u, next coverthank u, nextAriana Grande · 20194.1 score · 4.1 avg · 436 ratings
  24. 25Born This Way coverBorn This WayLady Gaga · 20114.1 score · 4.1 avg · 258 ratings
  25. 26Dawn FM coverDawn FMThe Weeknd · 20224.1 score · 4.1 avg · 334 ratings
  26. 27Blast coverBlastHolly Johnson · 19894.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  27. 28Terminal Jive coverTerminal JiveSparks · 19804.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  28. 29Big TV coverBig TVWhite Lies · 20134.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  29. 30Something coverSomethingChairlift · 20124.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  30. 31Happy Families coverHappy FamiliesBlancmange · 19824.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  31. 32Sky: Concert in the Light coverSky: Concert in the LightAURORA · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  32. 33Sainte-Victoire coverSainte-VictoireClara Luciani · 20184.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  33. 34Hunting High and Low coverHunting High and Lowa-ha · 19854.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  34. 35Visions coverVisionsGrimes · 20124.1 score · 4.1 avg · 8 ratings
  35. 36After Hours coverAfter HoursThe Weeknd · 20204.0 score · 4.0 avg · 714 ratings
  36. 37Little Dark Age coverLittle Dark AgeMGMT · 20184.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  37. 38The English Riviera coverThe English RivieraMetronomy · 20114.0 score · 4.1 avg · 19 ratings
  38. 39The Gods We Can Touch coverThe Gods We Can TouchAURORA · 20224.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  39. 40Feed the Beast coverFeed the BeastKim Petras · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 9 ratings
  40. 41Bauhaus Staircase coverBauhaus StaircaseOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark · 20234.0 score · 4.1 avg · 9 ratings
  41. 42Music for the Masses coverMusic for the MassesDepeche Mode · 19874.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings
  42. 43Babel Babel coverBabel BabelIndochine · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings
  43. 44The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe) coverThe Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe)Depeche Mode · 20064.0 score · 4.0 avg · 27 ratings
  44. 451989 cover1989Taylor Swift · 20144.0 score · 4.0 avg · 35 ratings
  45. 461989 (Taylor's version) cover1989 (Taylor's version)Taylor Swift · 20234.0 score · 4.0 avg · 13 ratings
  46. 47101 (Live) cover101 (Live)Depeche Mode · 19894.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings
  47. 48Sexistential coverSexistentialRobyn · 20264.0 score · 4.0 avg · 8 ratings
  48. 49Exciter | The 12" Singles coverExciter | The 12" SinglesDepeche Mode · 20224.0 score · 4.0 avg · 7 ratings
  49. 50Charli coverCharliCharli XCX · 20194.0 score · 4.0 avg · 6 ratings

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