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Best synthpop songs of the 2000s

The industry lost control of distribution and the music got stranger for it. Blogs did the job radio used to do. The South took the charts outright, and Kanye West began a run of reinventions that outlasted the decade he started it in.

Songs from the synthpop albums of the 2000s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Minimum-Maximum cover№ 1The ModelKraftwerk · Minimum-Maximum4.4Weighted score4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2DMBX2 coverPeople Are PeopleDepeche Mode · DMBX24.24.2 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Det bästa med Robyn coverBumpy RideRobyn · Det bästa med Robyn4.24.2 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4Playing the Angel coverPreciousDepeche Mode · Playing the Angel4.03.5 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5Playing the Angel coverSuffer WellDepeche Mode · Playing the Angel3.93.5 avg · 6 ratings
  5. 6Minimum-Maximum coverMetal on MetalKraftwerk · Minimum-Maximum2 ratings
  6. 7Minimum-Maximum coverThe Man-MachineKraftwerk · Minimum-Maximum2 ratings
  7. 8DMBX3 coverStrippedDepeche Mode · DMBX32 ratings
  8. 9Exciter coverDream OnDepeche Mode · Exciter2 ratings
  9. 10Sounds of the Universe coverWrongDepeche Mode · Sounds of the Universe1 rating
  10. 1124/7 coverAdd This SongGusGus · 24/71 rating
  11. 12Minimum-Maximum coverTrans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk · Minimum-Maximum1 rating
  12. 13The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe) coverEverything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub)Depeche Mode · The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Deluxe)1 rating
  13. 14The Singles: 1984-2004 coverShapes That Go Togethera-ha · The Singles: 1984-2004
  14. 15The Final Album coverSexy Sexy LoverModern Talking · The Final Album
  15. 16Get Ready cover60 Miles an HourNew Order · Get Ready
  16. 17Touring the Angel: Live in Milan coverA Pain That I'm Used ToDepeche Mode · Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
  17. 18La Roux coverBulletproofLa Roux · La Roux
  18. 19La Roux coverQuicksandLa Roux · La Roux
  19. 20Minimum-Maximum coverAutobahnKraftwerk · Minimum-Maximum
  20. 21Get Ready coverCrystalNew Order · Get Ready
  21. 22Touring the Angel: Live in Milan coverEnjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode · Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
  22. 23Touring the Angel: Live in Milan coverPersonal JesusDepeche Mode · Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
  23. 24Touring the Angel: Live in Milan coverBehind the WheelDepeche Mode · Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
  24. 25Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverCue (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  25. 26Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverChronograph (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  26. 27Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverRydeen 79 / 07 (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  27. 28Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverWar and Peace (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  28. 29Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverTibetan Dance (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  29. 30Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverWonderful to Me (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  30. 31Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverSupreme Secret (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  31. 32Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverThe City of Light (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  32. 33Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverTokyo Town Pages (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  33. 34Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverTurn Turn (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  34. 35Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverRescue (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  35. 36Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverOngaku (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  36. 37Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverRiot In Lagos (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  37. 38Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverFlakes (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  38. 39Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverMars (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  39. 40Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverFly Me to the River (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  40. 41Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverSportsmen (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  41. 42Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08 coverI-shin Den-shin (Live)Yellow Magic Orchestra · Londonymo - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15 / 6 08
  42. 43Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverCueYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  43. 44Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverRydeen 79/07Yellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  44. 45Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverRiot In LagosYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  45. 46Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverWar and PeaceYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  46. 47Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverSupreme SecretYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  47. 48Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverTibetan DanceYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  48. 49Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverWonderful to MeYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-
  49. 50Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08- coverThe City of LightYellow Magic Orchestra · Gijonymo -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In Gijon 19 / 6 08-

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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