New Wave

220 artists with 31.7M combined listeners. 50% of them sit in the Classic Rock / New Wave / Synthpop community on the map. It shares the most artists with Synthpop.

Where New Wave sits on the map

• Classic Rock / New Wave / Synthpop · 109 artists (50%)
• Punk / Socal Pop Punk / Power Pop · 52 artists (24%)
• Rock / Alternative Rock / Shimmer Pop · 6 artists (3%)
• Partyschlager / Schlager / Discofox · 4 artists (2%)
• Roots Rock / Lovers Rock / Rocksteady · 4 artists (2%)
• Australian Rock / Aussie Drill / Australian Pop · 4 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in New Wave

New Wave artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. The Smiths & The Cure · 184 shared playlists
2. The Cure & Depeche Mode · 169 shared playlists
3. New Order & Depeche Mode · 158 shared playlists
4. Joy Division & The Cure · 156 shared playlists
5. New Order & The Cure · 153 shared playlists
6. Tears for Fears & Depeche Mode · 136 shared playlists
7. Tears for Fears & Simple Minds · 134 shared playlists
8. Siouxsie and The Banshees & The Cure · 128 shared playlists
9. Joy Division & The Smiths · 127 shared playlists
10. The Smiths & New Order · 121 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with New Wave, for their size.

• Synthpop · 55 shared artistsBoth: Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Pet Shop Boys
• New Wave Pop · 35 shared artistsBoth: The Cure, The Smiths, New Order
• American Post-Punk · 16 shared artistsBoth: Echo and the Bunnymen, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy
• Sophisti-Pop · 17 shared artistsBoth: The Stranglers, Talk Talk, Roxy Music
• Power Pop · 11 shared artistsBoth: Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Undertones, Squeeze
• Japanese New Wave · 7 shared artistsBoth: Public Image Limited, The Toy Dolls, Thomas Dolby
• Classic Rock · 20 shared artistsBoth: The Clash, Tears for Fears, INXS
• Punk · 13 shared artistsBoth: Ramones, Sex Pistols, Misfits

Artists

220 artists tagged New Wave, ranked by listeners.

1. Depeche Mode3.3M listeners · Synthpop
2. The Cure2.5M listeners
3. David Bowie2.5M listeners · Mellow Gold
4. The Clash1.7M listeners
5. The Smiths1.5M listeners
6. Ramones1.4M listeners · Rock
7. Tears for Fears1.2M listeners · Classic Rock
8. Pixies1.1M listeners · Rock
9. Pet Shop Boys1.1M listeners · Synthpop
10. New Order947.3K listeners
11. INXS853.6K listeners · Classic Rock
12. Blondie821.9K listeners
13. Joy Division807.3K listeners
14. Simple Minds769.0K listeners · Classic Rock
15. Iggy Pop669.3K listeners · Rock
16. Sex Pistols587.6K listeners · Punk
17. Peter Gabriel517.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
18. Talking Heads445.8K listeners
19. The Velvet Underground410.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
20. Kate Bush397.8K listeners · Synthpop
21. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark394.9K listeners · Synthpop
22. Erasure375.5K listeners · Synthpop
23. Soft Cell363.2K listeners · Synthpop
24. Sonic Youth343.3K listeners
25. Misfits307.2K listeners · Punk
26. Kraftwerk273.3K listeners · Synthpop
27. Morrissey266.6K listeners
28. Madness261.9K listeners
29. The Jam239.1K listeners
30. Siouxsie and The Banshees230.7K listeners
31. Robert Plant230.2K listeners · Classic Rock
32. Echo and the Bunnymen211.3K listeners
33. The Stranglers211.3K listeners
34. Talk Talk211.2K listeners · Synthpop
35. The Human League205.0K listeners · Synthpop
36. Dead Kennedys193.9K listeners · Punk
37. Kim Wilde169.3K listeners · Synthpop
38. Roxy Music157.0K listeners
39. The Cult157.0K listeners · Rock
40. The Sisters of Mercy142.3K listeners
41. Bauhaus138.8K listeners
42. The Specials123.5K listeners
43. Frankie Goes to Hollywood111.8K listeners · Synthpop
44. The Stooges109.7K listeners · Protopunk
45. Dave Gahan108.0K listeners
46. Falco103.3K listeners · Synthpop
47. The B-52's100.7K listeners
48. Pretenders93.9K listeners
49. Black Flag86.3K listeners · Punk
50. The Jesus and Mary Chain80.0K listeners · Shoegaze
51. Brian Eno78.1K listeners · Compositional Ambient
52. The Runaways76.4K listeners · Riot Grrrl
53. Ministry73.6K listeners · Industrial Metal
54. Yazoo68.0K listeners · Synthpop
55. Bananarama67.4K listeners · Synthpop
56. Elvis Costello61.9K listeners
57. The Cramps61.7K listeners
58. Oingo Boingo61.2K listeners
59. Buzzcocks58.5K listeners
60. Violent Femmes49.2K listeners
61. Killing Joke48.7K listeners
62. Art of Noise48.3K listeners
63. DEVO46.5K listeners
64. Japan45.1K listeners · Synthpop
65. The Damned42.4K listeners
66. Ultravox41.4K listeners
67. Joe Jackson40.0K listeners
68. Marianne Faithfull36.2K listeners · British Invasion
69. Peter Murphy33.3K listeners
70. New York Dolls33.3K listeners
71. Visage32.6K listeners · Synthpop
72. Gary Numan32.0K listeners
73. The Psychedelic Furs29.8K listeners
74. The Style Council27.8K listeners · Sophisti-Pop
75. Dead or Alive27.6K listeners · Synthpop
76. The Proclaimers26.8K listeners · Rock
77. A Flock of Seagulls25.3K listeners
78. The The25.3K listeners
79. Stiff Little Fingers25.2K listeners
80. XTC24.8K listeners
81. Public Image Limited23.7K listeners
82. Sparks23.0K listeners
83. Thompson Twins22.7K listeners
84. Aimee Mann22.5K listeners · Rock
85. Elvis Costello & The Attractions22.1K listeners
86. David Sylvian22.1K listeners
87. ABC21.8K listeners
88. Gang of Four20.6K listeners
89. The Undertones20.5K listeners
90. The Buggles18.9K listeners · Synthpop
91. Peter Schilling18.4K listeners · Synthpop
92. The Beat18.1K listeners
93. Howard Jones18.1K listeners
94. Swing Out Sister17.6K listeners · Sophisti-Pop
95. The Sundays17.1K listeners · New Wave Pop
96. Adam & The Ants16.9K listeners
97. The Chameleons16.5K listeners
98. Big Country16.0K listeners
99. Squeeze15.3K listeners
100. Cabaret Voltaire14.9K listeners
101. The Toy Dolls14.6K listeners
102. The Replacements14.6K listeners
103. Kajagoogoo13.7K listeners · Synthpop
104. Adam Ant13.6K listeners
105. Tom Tom Club13.2K listeners
106. The Church12.9K listeners
107. Zephyr12.6K listeners
108. The Sugarcubes11.7K listeners
109. The Knack11.3K listeners
110. Heaven 1710.9K listeners
111. Love and Rockets10.7K listeners
112. Men Without Hats10.5K listeners
113. Generation X10.5K listeners
114. When in Rome10.4K listeners · Synthpop
115. The Romantics10.2K listeners · New Wave Pop
116. X-Ray Spex9.5K listeners
117. The Go-Go's9.5K listeners
118. The Sound9.0K listeners
119. Wang Chung9.0K listeners · Synthpop
120. Magazine8.9K listeners
121. Thomas Dolby8.2K listeners
122. 10,000 Maniacs8.0K listeners · Lilith
123. Gene Loves Jezebel7.6K listeners · New Wave Pop
124. Lords Of The New Church7.2K listeners
125. The Vibrators7.1K listeners
126. X6.9K listeners
127. Modern English6.8K listeners
128. Pere Ubu6.7K listeners
129. Dead Boys6.4K listeners · Punk
130. Blancmange6.2K listeners · Synthpop
131. Nation of Language6.2K listeners · New Wave Pop
132. Arcadia5.6K listeners
133. The Fixx5.5K listeners
134. Nick Lowe5.4K listeners
135. Beatriz5.3K listeners
136. Real Life5.2K listeners · Synthpop
137. The Modern Lovers4.9K listeners
138. Fun Boy Three4.8K listeners
139. Wipers4.8K listeners
140. The Godfathers4.8K listeners
141. Matthew Wilder4.7K listeners · Classic Rock
142. The Only Ones4.6K listeners
143. The Motels4.6K listeners · New Wave Pop
144. Split Enz4.4K listeners
145. The English Beat4.4K listeners
146. Divinyls4.4K listeners · Australian Rock
147. Ian Dury & The Blockheads4.3K listeners
148. The Primitives4.3K listeners
149. Bow Wow Wow4.1K listeners
150. The Teardrop Explodes4.0K listeners
151. Mission Of Burma4.0K listeners
152. Naked Eyes4.0K listeners
153. Buffalo Tom3.7K listeners · Alternative Rock
154. Wall of Voodoo3.7K listeners
155. Richard Hell & The Voidoids3.7K listeners
156. The Dead Milkmen3.6K listeners
157. Altered Images3.5K listeners
158. Haircut 1003.5K listeners
159. Q Lazzarus3.4K listeners · Synthpop
160. Bandolero3.3K listeners
161. 'Til Tuesday3.1K listeners · New Wave Pop
162. Missing Persons3.0K listeners
163. Yaz3.0K listeners
164. The Ocean Blue2.8K listeners
165. Tubeway Army2.8K listeners
166. The Daughters Of Eve2.7K listeners · Pop
167. Stacey Q2.6K listeners
168. The Vapors2.4K listeners
169. Wayfarer2.4K listeners
170. The Essence2.4K listeners
171. Quarterflash2.3K listeners
172. John Oates2.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
173. World Party2.1K listeners · New Wave Pop
174. The Icicle Works2.0K listeners
175. Animotion2.0K listeners · Synthpop
176. The Waitresses1.9K listeners · Rock
177. Book of Love1.9K listeners
178. The Flying Lizards1.9K listeners
179. Alexandre Silva1.8K listeners · Modern Rock
180. The Pop Group1.8K listeners
181. Dominatrix1.5K listeners
182. The Greg Kihn band1.5K listeners · Rock
183. Romeo Void1.5K listeners
184. The Monroes1.3K listeners · Classic Rock
185. Dramarama1.3K listeners
186. General Public1.3K listeners
187. The Lurkers1.2K listeners
188. The Refreshments1.2K listeners · Album Rock
189. The Normal1.2K listeners
190. Marshall Crenshaw1.2K listeners
191. After The Fire1.1K listeners
192. The Jim Carroll Band1.0K listeners
193. Pseudo Echo1.0K listeners · UK Pop
194. The Plimsouls1.0K listeners
195. The Patti Smith Group1.0K listeners · Rock
196. Samuel Matthews1.0K listeners
197. Sugar1.0K listeners
198. Doc Savage1.0K listeners · Modern Rock
199. KC1.0K listeners
200. Aunt Cynthia's Cabin1.0K listeners · Rock
201. Colour of Spring1.0K listeners · New Wave Pop
202. ILOVEMUSIC1.0K listeners
203. David & David1.0K listeners
204. Scott Smith1.0K listeners
205. Brandon Hixson1.0K listeners
206. Michael Harris1.0K listeners
207. Translator1.0K listeners
208. Christian Davies1.0K listeners
209. Superdrag1.0K listeners
210. Eldar Kedem1.0K listeners
211. Re-Flex1.0K listeners
212. The Payolas1.0K listeners
213. Heartbreakers1.0K listeners
214. The Nails1.0K listeners
215. Two People1.0K listeners
216. Red Rockers1.0K listeners · New Wave Pop
217. Laura Moon1.0K listeners
218. L'Enfant Terrible1.0K listeners
219. The Bongos1.0K listeners · New Wave Pop
220. Kusni Kasdut1.0K listeners