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The Best Electronic Singles of 1981 by User Score

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1.

Soft Cell - Tainted Love
July 17, 1981
Synthpop
USER SCORE
90
125 ratings
Amazon
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2.

Kraftwerk - Computer Love
July 1981
Synthpop, Minimal Synth
USER SCORE
93
59 ratings
Amazon

3.

The Human League - Don't You Want Me
November 27, 1981
Synthpop, New Wave
USER SCORE
89
103 ratings
Amazon

5.

Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight
October 10, 1981
Synthpop
USER SCORE
94
28 ratings
Amazon

6.

Duran Duran - Girls on Film
July 13, 1981
New Wave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
89
43 ratings
Amazon

7.

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
September 7, 1981
Synthpop
USER SCORE
84
59 ratings
Amazon

8.

Kim Wilde - Kids in America
January 26, 1981
New Wave, Synthpop, Pop Rock
USER SCORE
85
32 ratings
Amazon

9.

New Order - Everything's Gone Green
December 5, 1981
Post-Punk, Synthpop
USER SCORE
84
25 ratings
Amazon

10.

Depeche Mode - New Life
June 13, 1981
Synthpop, New Wave
USER SCORE
84
18 ratings
Amazon

12.

Depeche Mode - Dreaming of Me
February 20, 1981
Synthpop
USER SCORE
79
17 ratings
Amazon

13.

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
March 1981
New Wave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
73
81 ratings
Amazon

14.

Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl Like You
October 2, 1981
Pop Rock, AOR, Synthpop
USER SCORE
75
23 ratings
Amazon

17.

Chrome - Inworlds
March 11, 1981
Industrial Rock, Post-Punk, Synth Punk, Noise Rock
USER SCORE
94
2 ratings
Amazon

19.

Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe
November 13, 1981
Pop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
76
4 ratings
Amazon
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