Top 100 synthpop hits of the ’80s

In the 80’s the synthesizer really found its place in popular music. Who of you also has been overwhelmed by the magic of Vienna (Ultravox), Oh Superman (Laurie Anderson), Are friends electric (Gary Numan) or maybe Blue Monday by New Order. There is a nice list of 100 synthpop hits of the 80’s, made by synthpopworld. And although you can discuss which hit should be on what position: it is a nice and nostalgic tour through the 80’s for fans of synthesizer music.

Here comes the list :

1. Paul Hardcastle – 19
2. Erasure – A Little Respect
3. Naked Eyes – Always Something There to Remind Me
4. Harold Faltermayer – Axel F
5. Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
6. Alphaville – Big in Japan
7. New Order – Blue Monday
8. Gary Numan – Cars
9. Kraftwerk – Computer Love
10. Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
11. Ultravox – Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
12. Falco – Der Kommissar
13. Thompson Twins – Doctor Doctor
14. Yazoo – Don’t Go
15. Human League – Don’t You Want Me
16. Propaganda – Dr. Mabuse
17. Arcadia – Election Day
18. OMD – Enola Gay
19. Visage – Fade to Grey
20. The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
21. Fiction Factory – Feels Like Heaven
22. Secret Service – Flash in the Night
23. Alphaville – Forever Young
24. Icehouse – Great Southern Land
25. Eurythmics – Here Comes the Rain Again
26. Icehouse – Hey Little Girl
27. Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
28. Animotion – I Engineer
29. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
30. Nik Kershaw – I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
31. Ph.D. – I Won’t Let You Down
32. Midge Ure – If I Was
33. Sandra – In the Heat of the Night
34. Freeez – I.O.U.
35. Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin
36. Talk Talk – It’s My Life
37. OMD – Joan of Arc
38. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
39. Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands on Me
40. The Buggles – Living in the Plastic Age
41. Blancmange – Living on the Ceiling
42. Trans-X – Living on Video
43. The Human League – Love Action
44. King – Love and Pride
45. Camouflage – Love Is a Shield
46. Eurythmics – Love Is a Stranger
47. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
48. Tears for Fears – Mad World
49. OMD – Maid of Orleans
50. Peter Schilling – Major Tom
51. Michael Sembello – Maniac
52. Sandra – Maria Magdalena
53. The Assembly – Never Never
54. Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary
55. Animotion – Obsession
56. Erasure – Oh L’amour
57. Yazoo – Only You
58. Depeche Mode – People Are People
59. M – Pop Muzik
60. Taco – Puttin’ on the Ritz
61. Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
62. Duran Duran – Rio
63. Duran Duran – Save a Prayer
64. Real Life – Send Me an Angel
65. Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease
66. Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me with Science
67. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
68. The Communards – So Cold the Night
69. Erasure – Sometimes
70. Alphaville – Sounds Like a Melody
71. A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
72. Talk Talk – Such a Shame
73. Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
74. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
75. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
76. A-ha – Take on Me
77. Heaven 17 – Temptation
78. Camouflage – The Great Commandment
79. ABC – The Look of Love
80. Kraftwerk – The Model
81. Duran Duran – The Reflex
82. Nik Kershaw – The Riddle
83. Men without Hats – The Safety Dance
84. Matia Bazar – Ti Sento
85. Spandau Ballet – To Cut a Long Story Short
86. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together in Electric Dreams
87. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
88. New Order – True Faith
89. Steve Winwood – Valerie
90. Yello – Vicious Games
91. The Buggles – Video Killed the Radiostar
92. Ultravox – Vienna
93. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
94. Kim Carnes – Voyeur
95. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
96. Howard Jones – What Is Love
97. Devo – Whip It
98. A Flock of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
99. FR David – Words
100. Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)