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Top new wave artists

The top-rated new wave artist on Riffiter is Talking Heads, rated 4.4/5 by 8 listeners.

31 new wave artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 14 of 323 new wave albums, averaging 3.6/5, spanning 1973 to 2023.

  1. Talking Heads01Talking Heads8 ratings
  2. The Stranglers

    02 The Stranglers

    1 rating

  3. Joe Jackson

    03 Joe Jackson

    1 rating

  4. Metronomy

    04 Metronomy

    3 ratings

  5. Duran Duran

    05 Duran Duran

    4 ratings

  6. The Police

    06 The Police

    4 ratings

  7. Kim Wilde

    07 Kim Wilde

  8. Yazoo

    08 Yazoo

  9. Blondie

    09 Blondie

  10. Кино

    10 Кино

  11. The Jam

    11 The Jam

  12. The Human League

    12 The Human League

  13. Culture Club

    13 Culture Club

  14. Chromeo

    14 Chromeo

  15. Spandau Ballet

    15 Spandau Ballet

  16. Neon Trees

    16 Neon Trees

  17. Bryan Ferry

    17 Bryan Ferry

  18. Nena

    18 Nena

  19. The B-52s

    19 The B-52s

  20. Santigold

    20 Santigold

  21. Los Abuelos de la Nada

    21 Los Abuelos de la Nada

  22. DEVO

    22 DEVO

  23. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

    23 I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

  24. The Bravery

    24 The Bravery

  25. Scandal

    25 Scandal

  26. Thompson Twins

    26 Thompson Twins

  27. Maanam

    27 Maanam

  28. The Boomtown Rats

    28 The Boomtown Rats

  29. The Romantics

    29 The Romantics

  30. EKKSTACY

    30 EKKSTACY

  31. Split Enz

    31 Split Enz

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