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Genre: dark wave

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Dark wave is a subgenre of alternative rock music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its melancholic and introspective lyrics, as well as its use of electronic instruments and synthesizers. The genre often features a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and mood, with a focus on creating a sense of darkness and mystery. Dark wave music often incorporates elements of post-punk, gothic rock, and new wave, and has been associated with themes of death, despair, and the supernatural.


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List of dark wave artists

Here is a list of dark wave artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the dark wave genre. You can find out what dark wave genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 26 18927
2 23 21139
3 30 17517
4 28 55167
5 20 13151
6 28 54970
7 26 25636
8 22 9934
9 19 16641
10 24 29251
11 18 9473
12 18 19201
13 18 9591
14 18 10163
15 39 147835
16 24 18124
17 11 9058
18 27 30007
19 11 8598
20 37 71195
21 10 4346
22 18 15628
23 9 4314
24 7 2868
25 5 4394
26 29 35129
27 28 40012
28 26 30514
29 21 18932
30 52 787652
31 30 28514
32 27 41087
33 35 93406
34 34 109808
35 13 6982
36 30 60660
37 38 41605
38 35 77489
39 17 10548
40 29 32631
41 32 56211
42 23 24048
43 15 5459
44 43 135378
45 14 8567
46 24 25298
47 15 11359
48 38 88195
49 23 26387
50 19 8496
51 14 8048
52 27 24440
53 29 33387
54 25 30128
55 25 22435
56 32 72635
57 24 14639
58 33 112804
59 10 4750
60 9 4641
61 30 49141
62 43 111068
63 16 11833
64 29 39599
65 32 18169
66 7 4346
67 33 31200
68 33 57672
69 29 39356
70 6 2329
71 26 41226
72 12 6436
73 10 4784
74 13 2083
75 28 19825
76 32 50641
77 8 3772
78 7 4656
79 7 1359
80 6 3350
81 6 3051
82 5 2597
83 7 12376
84 13 7059
85 11 5504
86 9 3668
87 23 12893
88 54 362707
89 35 30979
90 34 71931
91 19 6872
92 29 49293
93 32 48783
94 41 105254
95 13 6185
96 15 8488
97 16 8251
98 24 9239
99 14 5879
100 8 7229

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