Synths changed the music game in the 1980s, and the electronic instrument's legacy is still felt in pop music today.

As you will see in the below list of the Top 50 New Wave Songs, chosen by the UCR staff, many of these tracks would fit comfortably within other playlists from the era, not just punk, but also pop, ...

and none of their other songs charted quite as well in the US again. 2. “Never Ending Story” by Limahl No matter your age, you probably know the chorus to this beautiful new wave synth-pop ...

Which brings us nicely to 1990, when MIDI music-making was established enough to warrant an appearance on BBC 2 - at the time ...

Getty Images The Midnight say the 80s had an "innocence that a lot of people yearn for" "You then throw in these dreamy synth pads which create these hyper melodic songs." While The Midnight agree ...

Curtis journaled her thoughts and emotions, turning those entries into songs. This, along with her newfound love for creating ‘80s-esque synth-pop, created her latest record “Good to Me.” ...

Of course you don’t need a synthesizer to make excellent music. The next pop culture trend, grunge, essentially was a rebellion to the 80s explosion of synths and neon colors and we’ve seen ...

Yamaha CS-80 Next up, a synth that has almost become the most legendary ... "If you want to grasp the roots from which so ...