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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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121 Spice Girls United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994–2008 · pop 0.498
122 Placebo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.495
123 Donna Summer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948–2012 · disco 0.484
124 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 0.480
125 Phil Collins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.479
126 Deborah Harry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945– · pop rock 0.475
127 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.468
128 Samantha Fox United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966– · pop 0.467
129 Wendy Carlos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939– · experimental 0.462
130 坂本龍一 Japan flagJapan · 1952–2023 · ambient 0.456
131 Rick Astley United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966– · pop 0.454
132 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 0.445
133 Chumbawamba United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.444
134 Cyndi Lauper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953– · new wave 0.430
135 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 0.415
136 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 0.415
137 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 0.400
138 Céline Dion Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 0.391
139 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 0.379
140 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 0.365
141 Air France flagFrance · 1995– · downtempo 0.362
142 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 0.356
143 Allie X United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · dance-pop 0.356
144 of Montreal United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · indie rock 0.350