Greatest Synthpop/New Wave Albums by Deckiller 
This list incorporates the more mainstream/accessible side of Post-Punk and Synthpop. It does NOT include artists more typically associated with Post-Punk or Art Pop, such as The Police, Joy Division/New Order, Japan, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, 80s King Crimson, The Smiths, etc. The exception is if those artists released a predominantly New Wave/Synthpop-sounding album, such as Talk Talk's debut or The Cure's pop phase. Likewise, albums like Human League's debut won't be included because they feel a bit too dark and underground to be considered New Wave to me. I was tempted to leave Talking Heads out of this list and put them on my Post-Punk/80s Alternative list instead, but I really feel like they're categorized more as New Wave than anything else.
The line may be a bit hazy, I know.
- Chart updated: 04/24/2021 20:15
- (Created: 04/24/2021 19:41).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,677
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Year of Release:
1990
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12,630
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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3,128
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Year of Release:
1981
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2,201
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1985
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924
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2021]
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1980
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704
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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731
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,710
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Greatest Synthpop/New Wave Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 44 | 88% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Depeche Mode | 5 | 10% | |
| Duran Duran | 4 | 8% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 6% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 6% | |
| The Human League | 3 | 6% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 4% | |
| Eurythmics | 2 | 4% | |
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Greatest Synthpop/New Wave Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 10th to 9th Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8th With Sympathy by Ministry |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7th Vienna by Ultravox |
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