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Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop) [1] [2] is a music genre that uses the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. With the genre becoming popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, the following article is a list of notable synth-pop acts, listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the").
Much like Japan, Korean pop music has also become dominated by synth-pop, particularly with girl groups such as f(x), Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls. [180] In 2020, the genre experienced a resurgence in popularity as 1980s-style synth-pop and synthwave songs from singers such as the Weeknd who gained success on international music charts ...
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
This is a list of 1980s music albums that multiple music journalists, magazines, and professional music review websites have considered to be among the best of the 1980s and of all time, separated into the years of each album's release. The albums listed here are included on at least four separate "best/greatest of the 1980s/all time" lists ...
This category contains synth-pop new wave bands from the United Kingdom. Synth-pop was a distinct genre during the new wave era of the late-1970s to the mid-1980s. Pages in category "British synth-pop new wave groups"
Artists that covered his music included Tom Jones, who brought his version of the song "Kiss" into the top 40 for the second time in the decade. Melissa Morgan brought her cover of "Do Me, Baby" to the top of the R&B charts in 1986. Other notable artists that covered Prince during the 1980s were The Pointer Sisters and Cyndi Lauper. [14]
New wave synth-pop bands of the 1970s and 1980s should be categorized under Category:Synth-pop new wave musical groups. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The first band to owe their American success solely down to their glossy music video receiving heavy rotation on MTV were the synthpop band A Flock of Seagulls, whose single "I Ran (So Far Away)" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1982. [51]: 340, 342–3 In 1983, 30% of the record sales were from British acts. Eighteen of ...