Top New Wave Albums

Explore the highest rated New Wave albums based on global ratings

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Disintegration album cover

Disintegration

The Cure
1989
3.84 / 5
 Parallel Lines album cover

Parallel Lines

Blondie
1978
3.76 / 5
 Songs From The Big Chair album cover

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears
1985
3.73 / 5
 Violator album cover

Violator

Depeche Mode
1990
3.69 / 5
 The Cars album cover

The Cars

The Cars
1978
3.67 / 5
 The Queen Is Dead album cover

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths
1986
3.65 / 5
 Remain In Light album cover

Remain In Light

Talking Heads
1980
3.65 / 5
 Hounds Of Love album cover

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush
1985
3.6 / 5
 Talking Heads 77 album cover

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads
1977
3.55 / 5
 Rio album cover

Rio

Duran Duran
1982
3.49 / 5
 Marquee Moon album cover

Marquee Moon

Television
1977
3.49 / 5
 She's So Unusual album cover

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper
1983
3.49 / 5
 Fear Of Music album cover

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads
1979
3.47 / 5
 Reggatta De Blanc album cover

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police
1979
3.45 / 5
 Strangeways, Here We Come album cover

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths
1987
3.43 / 5
 Synchronicity album cover

Synchronicity

The Police
1983
3.43 / 5
 More Songs About Buildings And Food album cover

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads
1978
3.43 / 5
 Beauty And The Beat album cover

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's
1981
3.39 / 5
 Music for the Masses album cover

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode
1987
3.37 / 5
 Seventeen Seconds album cover

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure
1980
3.36 / 5