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Genre: gothic rock

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Gothic rock is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its dark and atmospheric sound, often featuring heavy use of reverb and echo effects. The lyrics often deal with themes of death, despair, and the supernatural. Gothic rock bands typically incorporate elements of post-punk, new wave, and industrial music into their sound. Some of the most influential bands in the genre include Bauhaus, Killing Joke, and She Past Away.


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List of gothic rock artists

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

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1 52 784698
2 20 13133
3 23 21107
4 24 29179
5 22 9895
6 27 29914
7 17 10548
8 19 16641
9 25 18837
10 18 10163
11 18 9568
12 18 19139
13 17 9367
14 39 147142
15 34 109539
16 30 28263
17 30 17423
18 26 25636
19 28 54968
20 15 5440
21 14 8543
22 32 72204
23 32 111413
24 29 39212
25 29 35129
26 24 18124
27 23 24048
28 27 39510
29 28 54828
30 53 450664
31 26 30129
32 42 131764
33 18 15563
34 29 39208
35 46 315074
36 26 41119
37 14 8018
38 35 54216
39 30 48873
40 21 18900
41 38 46992
42 33 56984
43 40 194462
44 31 67880
45 23 14498
46 19 6503
47 41 164192
48 29 26953
49 45 75077
50 12 5806
51 40 203879
52 43 221844
53 14 4314
54 15 5986
55 13 3161
56 31 39653
57 36 52174
58 43 182640
59 38 149540
60 28 25844
61 30 51903
62 29 32814
63 29 51539
64 35 94046
65 32 114641
66 26 19544
67 22 3945
68 20 4107
69 33 55337
70 39 159503
71 24 7134
72 24 32720
73 29 13899
74 19 4407
75 19 6990
76 28 15705
77 20 13015
78 20 16922
79 40 100587
80 18 9811
81 13 7730
82 17 16600
83 12 4116
84 22 33408
85 37 44589
86 22 24807
87 13 14491
88 16 7491
89 32 44842
90 15 11590
91 14 13250
92 25 26398
93 26 28733
94 16 3891
95 23 31763
96 21 29281
97 22 27533
98 18 10422
99 14 8630
100 15 12790

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