# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published May 19, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-synth-pop-album-of-all-time*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Violator**
   Depeche Mode's 1990 dark-synth masterpiece containing Personal Jesus and Enjoy the Silence.
2. **Dare**
   Human League's 1981 breakthrough album with Don't You Want Me, defining synth-pop.
3. **Computer World**
   Kraftwerk's 1981 blueprint for all electronic pop that followed.
4. **Songs from the Big Chair**
   Tears for Fears' 1985 arena-scale synth-pop landmark featuring Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
5. **Architecture & Morality**
   OMD's 1981 atmospheric synth-pop album considered their finest work.
6. **Hunting High and Low**
   A-ha's 1985 Norwegian synth-pop debut containing the iconic Take On Me.
7. **Please**
   Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut album anchored by West End Girls, defining the British synth-pop scene.
8. **The Pleasure Principle**
   Gary Numan's 1979 cold, robotic synth-pop debut that spawned Cars.
9. **Upstairs at Eric's**
   Yazoo's 1982 debut merging Alison Moyet's soulful voice with Vince Clarke's synths.
10. **Rio**
   Duran Duran's 1982 glossy synth-pop-new wave album that made them global stars.
11. **Music for the Masses**
   Depeche Mode's 1987 stadium-ready synth-pop album before Violator made them superstars.
12. **Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret**
   Soft Cell's 1981 debut mixing New York sleaze, synths, and Tainted Love.
13. **Hurry Up, We're Dreaming**
   M83's 2011 sprawling synth-pop double album and modern classic.
14. **The Bones of What You Believe**
   CHVRCHES' 2013 debut that brought synth-pop into the 21st century with anthemic clarity.

Tags: pop, music, 80s, classics, all-time