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synth-pop

music genre in which the synthesizer is a key instrument
Intangible music_genre Q1298934
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Summary

synth-pop is a music genre[1]. synth-pop ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,715 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: electronic pop[3]
  • Commons category: Synth-pop[4]
  • Country of origin: Germany[5], Japan[6], United Kingdom[7]
  • Inception: 1972[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Synth-pop[9]
  • Partially coincident with: techno-pop[10]

Why It Matters

synth-pop has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] synth-pop is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

synth-pop has been cited as an influence by Minneapolis sound[13], a music genre[14], founded in 1978[15].

FAQs

Who did synth-pop influence?

synth-pop has been cited as an influence by Minneapolis sound[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . rateyourmusic.com. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Inception → +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Partially coincident with → techno-pop
    Instance of → music genre
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