| OMD | '81 synth-pop band |
| ERASURE | Vince Clarke/Andy Bell synth-pop band |
| ARTOFNOISE | 1980s synth-pop band (3,2,5) |
| LEAGUE | British 80s synth-pop band, The Human _ (6) |
| AHA | Norwegian synth-pop band (1-2) |
| LEBON | Simon - -; lead singer of the synth-pop band Duran Duran (2,3) |
| KRAFTWERK | Synth-pop band name that's German for "power plant" |
| DONTYOUWANTME | Signature song of synth-pop band The Human League that was released in 1981 (4,3,4,2) |
| VISAGE | Synth pop band noted for their song Fade To Grey released in 1980 (6) |
| DARE | Third studio album by synth-pop band The Human League, released in 1981 (4) |
| ALPHAVILLE | German synth-pop band noted for their 1984 song Big In Japan (10) |
| THELOOKOFLOVE | Song by synth pop band ABC that reached No. 4 in the UK charts in 1982 (3,4,2,4) |
| NEWORDER | English synth-pop band with the 1986 song "Bizarre Love Triangle" |
| MOYET | Singer who started in the synth-pop band Yazoo, Alison __ (5) |
| HEAVEN | ___ 17, synth-pop band that had a 1983 UK hit with Temptation (6) |
| TERRI | ___ Nunn, vocalist of synth-pop band Berlin born in 1961 (5) |
| HUMAN | The ___, 1980s synth-pop band whose hits include Don't You Want Me (5,6) |
| BLUEMONDAY | Synth-pop and alternative dance song by English rock band New Order, released in 1983 (4,6) |
| NENA | German synth-pop singer |
| NOISE | Art of _; English synth-pop group (5) |
