What is the best synth-pop album of all time?

Synthesizers, sequencers, and era-defining hooks — vote for the greatest synth-pop album in music history.

1. 1
   Violator

   Depeche Mode's 1990 dark-synth masterpiece containing Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence.
2. 2
   Dare

   Human League's 1981 breakthrough album with Don't You Want Me, defining synth-pop.
3. 3
   Computer World

   Kraftwerk's 1981 blueprint for all electronic pop that followed.
4. 4
   Songs from the Big Chair

   Tears for Fears' 1985 arena-scale synth-pop landmark featuring Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
5. 5
   Architecture & Morality

   OMD's 1981 atmospheric synth-pop album considered their finest work.
6. 6
   Hunting High and Low

   A-ha's 1985 Norwegian synth-pop debut containing the iconic Take On Me.
7. 7
   Please

   Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut album anchored by West End Girls, defining the British synth-pop scene.
8. 8
   The Pleasure Principle

   Gary Numan's 1979 cold, robotic synth-pop debut that spawned Cars.
9. 9
   Upstairs at Eric's

   Yazoo's 1982 debut merging Alison Moyet's soulful voice with Vince Clarke's synths.
10. 10
    Rio

    Duran Duran's 1982 glossy synth-pop-new wave album that made them global stars.
11. 11
    Music for the Masses

    Depeche Mode's 1987 stadium-ready synth-pop album before Violator made them superstars.
12. 12
    Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

    Soft Cell's 1981 debut mixing New York sleaze, synths, and Tainted Love.
13. 13
    Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

    M83's 2011 sprawling synth-pop double album and modern classic.
14. 14
    The Bones of What You Believe

    CHVRCHES' 2013 debut that brought synth-pop into the 21st century with anthemic clarity.

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