Top 10 Synthesizer Riffs Of All Time

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[federicovicente]

I demand a second part of this. Kraftwerk, Queen, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Human League, etc, etc.

[jesperwall]

Depeche Mode should absolutely be on this list. Like just can’t get enough.

[celestialtoystore]

I'm astounded Jan Hammer didn't get a shout out. Crockett's Theme is just iconic.

[jjjohny_a]

not only plays the top 10 but gets the sound spot on..great job

[Nchubbz]

Rush - Subdivisions is up there as a memorable one.

I would also put up the Doctor Who theme as a potential synth riff.

[leemoore]

At 55, still takes me back to my Depeche Mode days, love this site.

[LG-wsze]

Bette Davis Eyes was a huge hit and had that memorable synth intro

[Banglish]

The most influential riff of all time for me was Jean-Michel Jarre with Oxygene. I think that was 1975. Other than Kraftwerk this was my introduction to synths in the 70s and probably went on to inspire the majority of the tunes you listed.

[dsads]

Cars by Gary Numan would be top 10 for me. It sounds amazing, instantly recognizable and is actually a very important piece of music that pushed synth use to the mainstream. It influenced so many artists and still does. It's just as important as Blue Monday in popularizing electronic music. Also: Blue Monday is definitely another top 10

[PA-FreakRY]

I'm a 80's & 90's Kid. I was born 1977. I grew up with the Synthpop Classics.🙂👍

[QUIXU]

P.S:
The Moog synthesiser was first used by:
The Monkees, who bought the third commercially sold Moog synth.
They put it to brilliant use and thus were the first ever band, to use the Moog Synth in most of their music..

[danmccarthy]

OMG. The way you just 'created' the Sandstorm sound on that Moog was MAGIC.

[AlexNes]

Few others:

Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth - lead
Depeche Mode - Strangelove - lead
Berlin - Take My Breath Away - bass
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme - both lead and pads
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone - bass
Kool and the Gang - Summer Madness - lead
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise - lead
Toto - Africa - pads
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme - bass
Scooter - How Much Is The Fish - lead

Sash - Adelante - leads
U96 - Das Boot - leads
Robert Miles - Children - lead
Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler - lead
Bomfunk MC's - Uprocking Beats - lead
ATB - 9 pm - lead
Modern Talking - You're My Heart You're My Soul 98 - lead

[stormybear]

As a former classical pianist who majored in Music Theory, your videos are very illuminating to me.

[christiaanvandenakker]

One-hit-wonder Real Life got their one hit, Send Me an Angel, precisely because of the song's riff. As people have noted, the 80's were chock full of them. Blancmange comes to mind instantly, too.

[Bathuzad]

While I love quite a few of these for me it will always be Cars by Gary Numan as my favourite Synth riff. The haunting "wobbly sound" of the entire song is beyond anything.

[hhgygy]

Nobody mentioning Vangelis? R. I. P. Maestro. He had legendary riffs too.

[Lichfeldian--Suttonian]

Tangerine Dream’s Berlin School! That is a mesmerising minefield! Just one riff after another. With Phaedra, Rubycon, and Ricochet, the riffs are constantly evolving!

[MikeSmith-ozts]

Tubeway Army (Gary Numan) kicked it all off for me with "Are 'Friends' Electric?" Such a great riff running throughout that track, right from the opening bar.

[myrideank]

Donna Summer's 1977 hit "I feel love" got me hooked on synth. Of course, my fave synth artist from the 80s is Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran, especially his work on Arcadia. Of course, can't rule out Howard Jones' hits or back home here in Canada, Kim Mitchell's "All We Are".