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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"). Individuals are listed by last name.

Note: ≈ indicates a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

B

C

D

Dalek I Love You ^[87]
Dangerous Muse ^[88]
D' Boys ^[89]^[90]^[32]
Dead or Alive ^[4]^[91]^[92]
Delorean ^[93]
Denis & Denis ^[94]^[95]^[32]^[42]^[33]
≈Depeche Mode ^[2]^[4]^[43]^[96]^[97]^[98]^[99]
Desire ^[100]
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (D.A.F.)^[43]
De/Vision ^[101]
Devo ^[102]
Thomas Dolby ^[43]^[103]^[104]
Donkeyboy ^[105]
Dragonette ^[106]
Dubstar ^[2]
Du Du A ^[42]^[107]
≈Duran Duran ^[2]^[97]
DyE ^[108]

E

F

The Fallout Club ^[118]
Harold Faltermeyer ^[119]
Fan Death ^[120]
Mylène Farmer ^[121]
Feathers ^[122]
Fenech-Soler ^[123]
Sky Ferreira ^[124]
The Flirts
A Flock of Seagulls ^[125]^[126]
John Foxx ^[127]
Frankie Goes to Hollywood ^[4]^[91]^[112]
Frankmusik ^[97]^[114]
Freezepop ^[128]
Freur ^[4]^[129]
Future Islands ^[130]

G

H

Paul Haig ^[141]
Halsey ^[142]
Paul Hardcastle ^[143]
Calvin Harris ^[144]
Imogen Heap ^[145]
Heaven 17 ^[146]^[147]
Holy Ghost! ^[148]
Hot Chip ^[97]^[149]
The Human League ^[2]^[4]^[97]^[43]^[150]
The Hundred in the Hands ^[151]
Hurts ^[2]
Hyperbubble ^[152]

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

Oh Land ^[258]
Onetwo ^[259]
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ^[4]^[97]^[260]^[261]^[262]
Our Daughter's Wedding ^[43]^[263]
Ou Est le Swimming Pool ^[264]
Owl City ^[265]

P

Q

The Quick ^[281]

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Yazoo ^[97]^[112]^[341]^[342]
Years & Years ^[343]
Yelle ^[344]
Yello ^[345]
Yellow Magic Orchestra ^[273]^[43]^[346]
Young Ejecta ^[347]

Z

See also

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