The best synth-pop albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Dawn FMThe Weeknd · 4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 2Pretty Hate MachineNine Inch Nails · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3CurrentsTame Impala · 4.2 from 3 scores
  1. 4The Bones of What You BelieveCHVRCHES4.3 from 2 scores
  2. 5Future NostalgiaDua Lipa4.3 from 2 scores
  3. 6Songs From the Big ChairTears for Fears4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7MannersPassion Pit4 from 3 scores
  5. 8Every Open EyeCHVRCHES4 from 3 scores
  6. 9After HoursThe Weeknd4 from 2 scores
  7. 10I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of itThe 19753.8 from 3 scores
  8. 11It’s Not Me, It’s YouLily Allen3.8 from 3 scores
  9. 12Oops!…I Did It AgainBritney Spears4 from 1 score
  10. 13AdventureMadeon4 from 1 score
  11. 14Born This WayLady Gaga3.8 from 2 scores
  12. 15Give UpThe Postal Service3.8 from 2 scores
  13. 16CharliCharli xcx3.8 from 2 scores
  14. 17The 1975The 19753.7 from 3 scores
  15. 18ZABAGlass Animals3.5 from 1 score
  16. 19LoverTaylor Swift3.5 from 2 scores
  17. 20Mercurial WorldMagdalena Bay3.5 from 2 scores
  18. 21Little Dark AgeMGMT3.5 from 2 scores
  19. 22DreamlandGlass Animals3.5 from 2 scores
  20. 23All My Demons Greeting Me as a FriendAURORA3.5 from 2 scores
  21. 24E•MO•TIONCarly Rae Jepsen3.5 from 3 scores
  22. 25Pure HeroineLorde3.5 from 3 scores
  23. 26HalcyonEllie Goulding3.3 from 3 scores
  24. 27Day & AgeThe Killers3.3 from 3 scores
  25. 28CircusBritney Spears3 from 2 scores
  26. 29PRISMKaty Perry3 from 2 scores
  27. 30BADLANDSHalsey2.5 from 1 score
  28. 31Walking on a DreamEmpire of the Sun3 from 3 scores
  29. 32Bad BloodBastille2 from 1 score