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The greatest synth-pop artists of all time

177 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic
40.494
Why this number?
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2 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 17.992
3 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 16.767
4 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 14.014
5 Yello Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1979– · electronic 11.989
6 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 10.214
7 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 9.995
8 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 8.725
9 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 7.701
10 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 7.684
11 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 7.235
12 CHVRCHES United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2011– · synth-pop 6.918
13 a‐ha Norway flagNorway · 1983– · pop 5.885
14 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 5.625
15 Lorde New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 5.007
16 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 4.874
17 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 4.623
18 Tears for Fears United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 4.595
19 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 4.369
20 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 3.914
21 Yellow Magic Orchestra Japan flagJapan · 1978– · synth-pop 3.798
22 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 3.682
23 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 3.606
24 Dua Lipa United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · dance-pop 3.567