Darkwave music is a subgenre of new wave and post-punk, characterized by its somber and introspective tone. It often features a blend of synthesizers, ethereal vocals, and atmospheric soundscapes that create a sense of melancholy and mystery. The genre explores themes of existentialism, emotional depth, and the darker aspects of the human experience, making it a haunting and immersive listening experience. (AI Generated)
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Instruments used
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer
Releases by year
Here you can see the popularity of Darkwave genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
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List of darkwave artists
Here is a list of darkwave artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the darkwave genre. You can find out what darkwave genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# | name | popularity | followers |
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1 | 47 | 354150 | |
2 | 42 | 178260 | |
3 | 52 | 367617 | |
4 | 45 | 230563 | |
5 | 54 | 613720 | |
6 | 58 | 1231153 | |
7 | 53 | 958357 | |
8 | 51 | 77135 | |
9 | 44 | 152372 | |
10 | 41 | 29940 | |
11 | 41 | 166935 | |
12 | 39 | 129801 | |
13 | 40 | 54074 | |
14 | 39 | 101740 | |
15 | 40 | 177669 | |
16 | 48 | 225136 | |
17 | 52 | 123145 | |
18 | 39 | 100523 | |
19 | 40 | 96302 | |
20 | 54 | 164497 | |
21 | 54 | 473080 | |
22 | 44 | 210195 | |
23 | 62 | 1439732 | |
24 | 62 | 2624052 | |
25 | 43 | 54452 | |
26 | 43 | 58252 | |
27 | 40 | 68367 | |
28 | 39 | 19393 | |
29 | 39 | 26539 | |
30 | 40 | 156671 | |
31 | 47 | 64541 | |
32 | 40 | 230588 | |
33 | 50 | 409736 | |
34 | 46 | 250183 | |
35 | 46 | 322065 | |
36 | 46 | 144337 | |
37 | 44 | 98169 | |
38 | 44 | 63297 | |
39 | 42 | 166312 | |
40 | 40 | 88613 | |
41 | 40 | 31814 | |
42 | 40 | 70963 | |
43 | 39 | 106040 | |
44 | 38 | 22870 | |
45 | 43 | 246690 | |
46 | 46 | 63786 | |
47 | 44 | 13760 | |
48 | 41 | 136136 | |
49 | 40 | 17919 | |
50 | 40 | 11642 | |
51 | 39 | 3262 | |
52 | 39 | 57794 | |
53 | 39 | 97174 | |
54 | 75 | 6128517 | |
55 | 45 | 190332 | |
56 | 41 | 215301 | |
57 | 39 | 9592 | |
58 | 42 | 92897 | |
59 | 40 | 36920 | |
60 | 55 | 984057 | |
61 | 61 | 549353 | |
62 | 42 | 118708 | |
63 | 45 | 42613 | |
64 | 45 | 60289 | |
65 | 38 | 78943 | |
66 | 43 | 51055 | |
67 | 73 | 6882929 | |
68 | 51 | 150262 | |
69 | 44 | 38607 | |
70 | 49 | 552465 | |
71 | 45 | 220328 | |
72 | 47 | 201492 | |
73 | 43 | 13437 | |
74 | 42 | 8817 | |
75 | 43 | 113387 | |
76 | 46 | 234941 | |
77 | 44 | 184858 | |
78 | 39 | 11022 | |
79 | 40 | 38560 | |
80 | 45 | 205617 | |
81 | 45 | 117355 | |
82 | 64 | 791813 | |
83 | 63 | 784174 | |
84 | 61 | 384688 | |
85 | 45 | 71891 | |
86 | 49 | 15215 | |
87 | 50 | 348687 | |
88 | 63 | 503342 | |
89 | 53 | 443206 | |
90 | 47 | 6101 | |
91 | 48 | 244217 | |
92 | 45 | 6281 | |
93 | 44 | 88692 | |
94 | 45 | 262693 | |
95 | 52 | 47736 | |
96 | 42 | 47008 | |
97 | 47 | 22909 | |
98 | 38 | 76466 | |
99 | 42 | 175247 | |
100 | 39 | 48927 |