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.

Violator

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

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Dare

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

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Computer World

Kraftwerk's 1981 blueprint for all electronic pop that followed.

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Songs from the Big Chair

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

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Architecture & Morality

OMD's 1981 atmospheric synth-pop album considered their finest work.

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Hunting High and Low

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

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Please

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

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The Pleasure Principle

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

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Upstairs at Eric's

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

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Rio

Duran Duran's 1982 glossy synth-pop-new wave album that made them global stars.

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Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode's 1987 stadium-ready synth-pop album before Violator made them superstars.

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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell's 1981 debut mixing New York sleaze, synths, and Tainted Love.

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83's 2011 sprawling synth-pop double album and modern classic.

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The Bones of What You Believe

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

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