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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
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97 Paramore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 0.720
98 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 0.706
99 DEVO United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · new wave 0.700
100 Lemon Demon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2003– · comedy 0.696
101 Purity Ring Canada flagCanada · 2010– · electropop 0.686
102 Ado Japan flagJapan · 2002– · j-pop 0.681
103 Garbage United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 0.667
104 Poppy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · nu metal 0.665
105 Tiffany United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · pop 0.657
106 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 0.642
107 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 0.642
108 Fine Young Cannibals United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1984–1996 · rock 0.619
109 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 0.619
110 t.A.T.u. Russia flagRussia · 2000–2011 · pop 0.603
111 Miley Cyrus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.578
112 LCD Soundsystem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 0.578
113 Harry Styles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · pop 0.567
114 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 0.558
115 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 0.550
116 Bastille United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 0.546
117 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 0.533
118 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 0.532
119 The Sugarcubes Iceland flagIceland · 1986–1992 · alternative rock 0.521
120 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.500