Japanese new wave music emerged in the late 1970s and was characterized by a fusion of Western and Japanese musical styles. The genre was known for its use of synthesizers and electronic instruments, as well as its experimental sound. It often featured lyrics that explored themes of alienation and social critique. Some of the most prominent artists in this genre were known for their unique fashion sense and theatrical performances.
Here you can see the popularity of Japanese New Wave genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
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Explore japanese new wave history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of japanese new wave artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese new wave genre. You can find out what japanese new wave genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 256116 | |
| 2 | 55 | 507486 | |
| 3 | 56 | 556688 | |
| 4 | 45 | 114529 | |
| 5 | 54 | 310323 | |
| 6 | 54 | 251488 | |
| 7 | 50 | 197716 | |
| 8 | 50 | 276910 | |
| 9 | 35 | 76198 | |
| 10 | 31 | 8657 | |
| 11 | 32 | 32566 | |
| 12 | 39 | 73443 | |
| 13 | 41 | 32131 | |
| 14 | 37 | 29198 | |
| 15 | 19 | 4896 | |
| 16 | 32 | 43744 | |
| 17 | 35 | 22974 | |
| 18 | 26 | 32456 | |
| 19 | 28 | 45200 | |
| 20 | 33 | 6161 | |
| 21 | 31 | 21821 | |
| 22 | 23 | 7692 | |
| 23 | 23 | 15574 | |
| 24 | 27 | 33347 | |
| 25 | 26 | 21441 | |
| 26 | 18 | 14210 | |
| 27 | 22 | 20152 | |
| 28 | 13 | 2652 | |
| 29 | 22 | 18615 | |
| 30 | 21 | 20393 | |
| 31 | 11 | 3584 | |
| 32 | 11 | 2797 | |
| 33 | 23 | 11883 | |
| 34 | 9 | 4182 | |
| 35 | 14 | 4843 | |
| 36 | 18 | 4760 | |
| 37 | 10 | 5354 | |
| 38 | 13 | 11907 | |
| 39 | 3 | 229 | |
| 40 | 2 | 491 | |
| 41 | 15 | 5620 | |
| 42 | 15 | 6169 | |
| 43 | 14 | 4310 | |
| 44 | 14 | 4738 | |
| 45 | 11 | 7362 | |
| 46 | 14 | 4548 | |
| 47 | 11 | 6076 | |
| 48 | 9 | 3914 | |
| 49 | 8 | 2756 | |
| 50 | 8 | 747 | |
| 51 | 6 | 296 | |
| 52 | 5 | 1167 | |
| 53 | 2 | 461 | |
| 54 | 1 | 970 | |
| 55 | 1 | 400 | |
| 56 | 1 | 1026 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese new wave music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
