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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.

Playlist

Recommended masterpieces and popular songs of Western electro-pop and synth-pop
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1eastComputer LoveKraftwerk
Computer LoveKraftwerkplay_arrow
From the 1960s to the 1970s, mainly in West Germa...
2eastBlue Monday 88New Order
Blue Monday 88New Orderplay_arrow
Including their predecessor band, Joy Division…
3eastFirefliesOwl City
FirefliesOwl Cityplay_arrow
Electropop and synth-pop of the 2000s...
4eastTake Yourself HomeTroye Sivan
Take Yourself HomeTroye Sivanplay_arrow
South African-born, Australia-raised, Sin…
5eastWest End GirlsPet Shop Boys
West End GirlsPet Shop Boysplay_arrow
An unshakable two-person duo since their formation in 1981...
6eastTake a WalkPassion Pit
Take a WalkPassion Pitplay_arrow
Debuted in the late 2000s, synth-pop…
7eastPersonal JesusDepeche Mode
Personal JesusDepeche Modeplay_arrow
The New Wave movement that broke out in the late ’70s...
8eastViennaUltravox
ViennaUltravoxplay_arrow
Ultravox is an English band mainly from the 1980s…
9eastWhip ItDevo
Whip ItDevoplay_arrow
Suppose you’ve never listened to Devo’s music…
10eastKingYears & Years
KingYears & Yearsplay_arrow
Electropop since the late 2010s ~ ...
11eastSuch Great HeightsThe Postal Service
Such Great HeightsThe Postal Serviceplay_arrow
Now a rock band that represents America...
12eastTainted LoveSoft Cell
Tainted LoveSoft Cellplay_arrow
We met at an art school in Leeds, UK…
13eastLeave A TraceChvrches
Leave A TraceChvrchesplay_arrow
For music fans who love British music, Sco...
14north_eastCarsGary Numan
CarsGary Numanplay_arrow
An inhuman, android-like appearance, and...
15south_eastLove Action (I Believe In Love)The Human League
Love Action (I Believe In Love)The Human Leagueplay_arrow
One of the quintessential acts among the synth-pop artists of the ’80s…
16eastThe Look Of LoveABC
The Look Of LoveABCplay_arrow
Listening to this song, I couldn’t help but go to the disco all the time…
17east1901Phoenix
1901Phoenixplay_arrow
France’s finest rock band, Fe...
18eastCloserTegan and Sara
CloserTegan and Saraplay_arrow
The legendary artist, Mr. Neil Young...
19eastMaybe YouSay Lou Lou
Maybe YouSay Lou Louplay_arrow
A beauty of Australian and Swedish descent…
20eastRunningComputer Magic
RunningComputer Magicplay_arrow
A charming home-recording girl from New York…
21eastHappy Little PillTroye Sivan
Happy Little PillTroye Sivanplay_arrow
South African-born Australian actor and...
22eastIt’s My LifeTalk Talk
It’s My LifeTalk Talkplay_arrow
T… is a British new wave band.
23eastBizarre Love TriangleNew Order
Bizarre Love TriangleNew Orderplay_arrow
Originally, “Broken Promises…
24eastThat’s Not My NameThe Ting Tings
That's Not My NameThe Ting Tingsplay_arrow
Drummer Jules De Martin…
25eastWishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)A Flock Of Seagulls
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)A Flock Of Seagullsplay_arrow
Formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980, …
26eastSubstitution ft. Julian PerrettaPurple Disco Machine, Kungs
Substitution ft. Julian PerrettaPurple Disco Machine, Kungsplay_arrow
Disco sound and contemporary dance musi...
27eastEnola GayOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Enola GayOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkplay_arrow
Orchestral Maneuvers…
28eastBody Back ft. Maia WrightGryffin
Body Back ft. Maia WrightGryffinplay_arrow
A moving, heart-stirring dance-pop masterpiece
29eastGoodbye HorsesQ Lazzarus
Goodbye HorsesQ Lazzarusplay_arrow
American singer Q Lazzar…
30eastWorkRihanna ft. Drake
WorkRihanna ft. Drakeplay_arrow
A song released as a single in 2016.…
31eastSomething In The Way You MoveEllie Goulding
Something In The Way You MoveEllie Gouldingplay_arrow
Ellie Goulding and America…
32eastQuicksandLa Roux
QuicksandLa Rouxplay_arrow
Formed in London, England, in 2006…
33eastAlways ForeverRomy
Always ForeverRomyplay_arrow
Listening to this song, which was released in May 2024…
34eastDon’t Let Me Down feat. JVKESurfaces
Don't Let Me Down feat. JVKESurfacesplay_arrow
A synth-pop song that extols sincere love and devotion…
35eastSprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)Arcade Fire
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)Arcade Fireplay_arrow
A Canadian indie rock band, A...
36eastGhostsJapan
GhostsJapanplay_arrow
Japan from the late 1970s to the 1980s…
37eastTiK ToKKe$ha
TiK ToKKe$haplay_arrow
To Kesha, an American artist…
38eastYoung FolksPeter Bjorn & John
Young FolksPeter Bjorn & Johnplay_arrow
Swedish indie pop rock ...
39eastStrict MachineGoldfrapp
Strict MachineGoldfrappplay_arrow
The British electronic duo Goldf...
40eastBang BangJessie J ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
Bang BangJessie J ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minajplay_arrow
Jessie J and Ariana Gran...
41eastToxicBritney Spears
ToxicBritney Spearsplay_arrow
A classic song that portrays the allure of dangerous love
42eastI Love It feat. Charli XCXIcona pop
I Love It feat. Charli XCXIcona popplay_arrow
Icona Pop's furious dance-pop
43eastRunaway (feat. Valentina Franco)Halcyon
Runaway (feat. Valentina Franco)Halcyonplay_arrow
Mr./Ms. Halcyon, who is active based in the United States, ...
44eastLighterGalantis, David Guetta, & 5 Seconds of Summer
LighterGalantis, David Guetta, & 5 Seconds of Summerplay_arrow
Packed with the allure of electronic music…
45eastThe Girl And The RobotRöyksopp
The Girl And The RobotRöyksoppplay_arrow
The unfortuitous romance between a girl and a robot s...
46eastWe Found Love ft. Calvin HarrisRihanna
We Found Love ft. Calvin HarrisRihannaplay_arrow
A love story shining amid despair: Rihanna’s classic song
47eastNot Myself TonightChristina Aguilera
Not Myself TonightChristina Aguileraplay_arrow
Written by Ester Dean and po…
48eastPoker FaceLady Gaga
Poker FaceLady Gagaplay_arrow
It was sung by Lady Gaga in 2008...
49eastA Year Without RainSelena Gomez & The Scene
A Year Without RainSelena Gomez & The Sceneplay_arrow
Selena Gomez & The S…
50eastRosesThe Chainsmokers
RosesThe Chainsmokersplay_arrow
A song that sings about love for one’s lover. An…
51eastRealYears & Years
RealYears & Yearsplay_arrow
Y…, the British electronica duo