Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting for the top synthpop albums of the last decade. The artists and albums listed in this online survey received over 3,200 votes – an amazing number! Thanks for your enthusiastic participation in this project!

Here are the top 25 synthpop albums of the 2010s, as voted by you, the ultimate fans of this remarkable genre:

1. Mesh – Looking Skyward
2. Mesh – Automation Baby
3. VNV Nation – Automatic
4. Assemblage 23 – Bruise
5. Zynic – Blindsided
6. Covenant – Modern Ruin
7. Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest
8. OMD – The Punishment of Luxury
9. Zynic – Neon Oblivion
10. Camouflage – Grayscale
11. Beborn Beton – A Worthy Compensation
12. OMD – History of Modern
13. DE/VISION – Popgefahr
14. Gary Numan – Savage
15. OMD – English Electric
16. Ladytron – Ladytron
17. Zynic – Fire Walk with Me
18. DE/VISION – 13
19. Iris – Six
20. Iris – Radiant
21. New Order – Music Complete
22. Pet Shop Boys – Electric
23. Chrom – Peak & Decay
24. Marsheaux – A Broken Frame
25. Solitary Experiments – Future Tense

Some of top entries are no surprise – names like Mesh, VNV Nation, Apop, Camouflage and OMD are naturally at the top of many fans’ playlists. But they also contained at least one big surprise: I would have never guessed that Zynic could field not one, but two albums within the top 10 list, with a third ranked at #17. It’s a tribute to the band’s passionate fan base!

I also wasn’t expecting Mesh to dominate the top two slots in the voting, by a significant margin. I know they’re BIG in this genre, and fully expected to see at least one of their albums IN the top 10 – but not holding down the top 2 positions!

This survey represents a snapshot of the world’s best modern synthpop. It can serve as a useful guide for anyone who is interested in exploring this fascinating and multi-faceted genre of music.

To see how the entire ranked list of all of the artists and albums and the number of votes they received, please download this PDF.