List of synth-pop artists

Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop) 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

A

 * ABC
 * Adolphson & Falk
 * Adult
 * a-ha
 * ALB
 * Alizée
 * Allie X
 * Marc Almond
 * Alphaville
 * AlunaGeorge
 * And One
 * Animotion
 * Annie
 * Christopher Anton
 * Anything Box
 * ARO
 * Art of Noise
 * The Assembly
 * Au Revoir Simone
 * Aural Vampire
 * Aurora
 * Austra
 * Ayria

B

 * Karl Bartos
 * Bastille
 * Bastion
 * Bat for Lashes
 * Bear in Heaven
 * Bebi Dol
 * Beborn Beton
 * Belanova
 * Beograd
 * Berlin
 * Betty Who
 * The Bird and the Bee
 * The Black Queen
 * Blancmange
 * B-Movie
 * Bonanza Banzai
 * Book of Love
 * ≈David Bowie
 * Bronski Beat
 * The Buggles

C

 * C.C.C.P.
 * Camouflage
 * Capital Cities
 * Capsule
 * Casiokids
 * Cause and Effect
 * Celebrate the Nun
 * ceo
 * Chairlift
 * Charli XCX
 * Chew Lips
 * Chicks on Speed
 * China Crisis
 * Christine and the Queens
 * Chromatics
 * Chromeo
 * Chvrches
 * Vince Clarke
 * Class Actress
 * Client
 * Cold Cave
 * Com Truise
 * The Communards
 * Computer Magic
 * Al Corley
 * Cosmicity
 * Crumbächer
 * Crystal Castles
 * ≈The Cure
 * Cut Copy

D

 * Dalek I Love You
 * Dangerous Muse
 * D' Boys
 * Dead or Alive
 * Delorean
 * Denis & Denis
 * ≈Depeche Mode
 * Desire
 * Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (D.A.F.)
 * De/Vision
 * Devo
 * Thomas Dolby
 * Donkeyboy
 * Dragonette
 * Dubstar
 * Du Du A
 * ≈Duran Duran
 * DyE

E

 * Elegant Machinery
 * Eleventyseven
 * Empire of the Sun
 * Erasure
 * ≈Eurythmics
 * Exotic Birds

F

 * The Fallout Club
 * Harold Faltermeyer
 * Fan Death
 * Mylène Farmer
 * Feathers
 * Fenech-Soler
 * Sky Ferreira
 * The Flirts
 * A Flock of Seagulls
 * John Foxx
 * Frankie Goes to Hollywood
 * Frankmusik
 * Freezepop
 * Freur
 * Future Islands

G

 * Gina X Performance
 * Glass Candy
 * The Golden Filter
 * Goldfrapp
 * Ellie Goulding
 * Grafton Primary
 * Great Good Fine Ok
 * Grimes

H

 * Paul Haig
 * Halsey
 * Paul Hardcastle
 * Calvin Harris
 * Imogen Heap
 * Heaven 17
 * Holy Ghost!
 * Hot Chip
 * The Human League
 * The Hundred in the Hands
 * Hurts
 * Hyperbubble

I

 * I Am the World Trade Center
 * I Blame Coco
 * iamamiwhoami
 * Icehouse
 * The Icicle Works
 * Icona Pop
 * Ien Oblique
 * Imperative Reaction
 * Indochine
 * Information Society
 * Iris

J

 * Japan
 * Jean Michel Jarre
 * Johnny Hates Jazz
 * Jon and Vangelis
 * Howard Jones
 * Joy Electric
 * Julien-K
 * Junior Boys

K

 * Kajagoogoo
 * Kate Boy
 * Kazaky
 * Nik Kershaw
 * Kesha
 * Kids of 88
 * The Killers
 * Kissing the Pink
 * Kites with Lights
 * The Knife
 * Kon Kan
 * Kozmetika
 * ≈Kraftwerk
 * Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

L

 * La Roux
 * Laboratorija Zvuka
 * Lady Gaga
 * Ladyhawke
 * Ladytron
 * Laid Back
 * Lali Puna
 * Lamb
 * Laki Pingvini
 * Landscape
 * LANY
 * Level 42
 * Light Asylum
 * Lights
 * Dua Lipa
 * Little Boots
 * Little Dragon
 * Tove Lo

M

 * M
 * M83
 * Madeon
 * Magdalena Bay
 * The Magnetic Fields
 * Mannequin Depressives
 * Marina and the Diamonds
 * Helen Marnie
 * Marsheaux
 * John Maus
 * Max Vincent
 * Mecano
 * Melotron
 * Javiera Mena
 * Men Without Hats
 * Metric
 * Metro Station
 * MGMT
 * Miami Horror
 * Midnight Juggernauts
 * Miike Snow
 * Slađana Milošević
 * Ministry (early work)
 * Kylie Minogue
 * Mirrors
 * Miss Kittin
 * MNDR
 * MØ
 * Modern Talking
 * Mœnia
 * Momus
 * Monarchy
 * Giorgio Moroder
 * Róisín Murphy

N

 * Yasutaka Nakata
 * The Naked and Famous
 * Naked Eyes
 * NamNamBulu
 * NASA
 * Neon Indian
 * New Musik
 * New Order
 * Niagara
 * Night Club
 * Niki & the Dove
 * No Doubt
 * Gary Numan
 * NYPC

O

 * Oh Land
 * Onetwo
 * Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * Our Daughter's Wedding
 * Ou Est le Swimming Pool
 * Owl City

P

 * Parallels
 * Parralox
 * Passion Pit
 * Peaches
 * Perfume
 * Pet Shop Boys
 * Phoenix
 * Plastics
 * The Postal Service
 * The Presets
 * Propaganda
 * Pseudo Echo
 * Psyche
 * Purity Ring
 * Pvris

Q

 * The Quick

R

 * Rational Youth
 * Re-Flex
 * Real Life
 * Red Flag
 * Porter Robinson
 * Robots in Disguise
 * Robyn
 * Ronika
 * Röyksopp
 * Martin Rushent

S

 * Sabrina Carpenter
 * Saint Etienne
 * Sally Shapiro
 * Sandra
 * Say Lou Lou
 * Scritti Politti
 * Seona Dancing
 * Shura
 * Shy Child
 * Silicon Teens
 * Émilie Simon
 * Simple Minds
 * Slomljena Stakla
 * Soft Cell
 * Sohodolls
 * Belouis Some
 * Jimmy Somerville
 * The Sound of Arrows
 * Space
 * Spandau Ballet
 * Sparks
 * St. Lucia
 * Stock Aitken Waterman
 * Swiss Lips

T

 * Talk Talk
 * Tears for Fears
 * Tegan and Sara
 * The Teenagers
 * The Weeknd
 * Telex
 * Tesla Boy
 * Thompson Twins
 * Tim & Jean
 * TM Network
 * Toro y Moi
 * Trust

U

 * Uffie
 * Ultravox
 * U Škripcu

V

 * Van She
 * Versa (Neon era)
 * Videosex
 * Vitamin Z
 * Visage
 * Vive la Fête

W

 * Washed Out
 * Wet
 * When in Rome
 * Wolfsheim

Y

 * Yazoo
 * Years & Years
 * Yelle
 * Yello
 * Yellow Magic Orchestra
 * Young Ejecta

Z

 * Zana
 * Zeigeist
 * Zola Jesus