Recommended masterpieces and popular songs of Western electro-pop and synth-pop
Genres like electropop and synth-pop have a history spanning over 40 years.
If you start digging into their connections with so-called techno and dance music—or even the differences between electropop and synth-pop to begin with—you’ll find there’s no end to it.
Setting that historical background aside for now, we’ve researched and curated a wide-ranging selection of classic and contemporary electropop and synth-pop tracks from Western music, all centered around catchy, pop-oriented melodies!
You might even notice how genres connect across eras.
To music fans who are intrigued, we hope you’ll give it a read.
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Best and Popular Western Electro-Pop/Synth-Pop Songs (31–40)
GhostsJapan
Japan was a pop-rock group led by David Sylvian that was active from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
This autobiographical ballad, released in 1982, became their biggest hit.
Despite its success, the band split up within months of its release.
TiK ToKKe$ha
The debut single from the album Animal, released by American artist Kesha.
It was used in the drama Melrose Place.
Actor Simon Rex, known for the film series Scary Movie, appears in the music video.
Young FolksPeter Bjorn & John
A song released as a single in 2006 by the Swedish indie pop rock band Peter Bjorn and John.
It became their breakthrough hit, reaching No.
2 on the Belgian charts, among other successes.
The track was used as the opening song in the pilot episode of the TV drama Gossip Girl.
Strict MachineGoldfrapp
An electro-dance track by the British electronic duo Goldfrapp, written with Nick Batt.
It was released as a single in 2003.
It was inspired by a newspaper article about scientists conducting electrode experiments on the brain to study the pleasure experienced by mice.
Bang BangJessie J ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
A collaboration by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj.
A powerhouse anthem track produced by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, and Ilya, it was released as a single in 2014.
The music video was filmed in Los Angeles over the course of two days.