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The Best Darkwave Singles of All Time by User Score

2.

SPELLLING - Boys at School
May 11, 2021
Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
95
320 ratings
Amazon
Spotify

3.

MGMT - Little Dark Age
October 17, 2017
Darkwave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
93
438 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

5.

Ethel Cain - Punish
November 1, 2024
Ethereal Wave, Slowcore
USER SCORE
92
849 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify

7.

Portishead - Machine Gun
March 18, 2008
Electro-Industrial, Darkwave
USER SCORE
94
133 ratings
Amazon

9.

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
August 29, 1989
Alternative Dance, Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
93
177 ratings
Amazon

10.

Ethel Cain - Fuck Me Eyes
July 2, 2025
Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
91
1,102 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

11.

The Weeknd - Kiss Land
May 17, 2013
Alternative R&B, Darkwave, Cloud Rap, Art Pop
USER SCORE
92
199 ratings
Amazon

13.

Mr.Kitty - After Dark
July 11, 2014
Darkwave, Synthwave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
92
145 ratings
Amazon

14.

Mareux - The Perfect Girl
April 21, 2015
Coldwave, Darkwave
USER SCORE
92
161 ratings
Amazon
Spotify

15.

Angel Olsen - Lark
September 12, 2019
Art Pop, Chamber Pop, Ethereal Wave
USER SCORE
93
96 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

16.

Depeche Mode - Halo
1990
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
94
77 ratings
Amazon

17.

Ethel Cain - punish (demo II)
February 2, 2025
Slowcore, Ethereal Wave
USER SCORE
93
83 ratings
Amazon

20.

Depeche Mode - In Your Room
January 10, 1994
Alternative Rock, Darkwave
USER SCORE
94
45 ratings
Amazon

21.

Ethel Cain - homecoming (demo)
March 4, 2023
Ethereal Wave, Ambient Pop
USER SCORE
91
71 ratings
Amazon

23.

Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
April 26, 1993
Alternative Rock, Darkwave
USER SCORE
91
55 ratings
Amazon

24.

Allie X - Weird World
February 21, 2024
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
87
148 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
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