top 50 eighties synth pop bands that basically consisted of two people

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1. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
2. Yazoo
3. Eurythmics

― Bela Lugosi's Dad, Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Heaven 17.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

5. KLF

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Pet Shop Boys

― woly boly (woly boly), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

7. Erasure

― woly boly (woly boly), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

8. Soft Cell
9. Tears For Fears (c. The Hurting)

― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

10. Sparks
11. Suicide

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

12. Our Daughter's Wedding

― briania (briania), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:13 (twenty-one years ago)

13. Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft

― OleM (OleM), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

14. The Buggles

― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

14. nitzer ebb
15. blancmange
16. Viscious Pink

― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

17. The Eurythmics

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

18. Strawberry Switchblade

― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

19, Cabaret Voltaire

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Kraftwerk (heh)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

21. INNER CITY

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Eurythmics already done so at 17 - The Other Two (tho they were naff)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

22. Sophie and Peter Johnson.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

23. Animotion

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

24. Godley and Creme

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)

There were three people in Heaven 17.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

25. China Crisis (hoho!)

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

26. Modern Talking

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)

27. The Thompsin Twins (haha)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

28. The Assembly (Vince Clark & him out of the Undertones)

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

can we include howard jones .. and the chained up dancing bloke... hence duo ?
nah ? ok then .. how about Ministry prior to their discovery of noise ?

― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

29. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gasket

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

30. Seona Dancing

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

31. Tik & Tok

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

31. the Associates

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

32. Man 2 Man

― ___ (___), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

34. Klein + MBO

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

35. Naked Eyes (anyone else remember that version of 'Always Something There To Remind Me' that was in the US Charts for ages? Ugggh!)

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

36. Rational Youth (at least they started with two people)

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

37. Wax

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

38. Red Box (count)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

39. Mel & Kim (count)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

If not Heaven 17 then British Electric Foundation.

― harveyw (harveyw), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

40. YELLO (!)

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

41. Luxuria

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

42. The Twins (Face To Face, Not The Loving Kind, big in Europe)
43. Righiera (Vamos A La Playa, No Tengo Dinero, ditto)
44. Laidback
45. Leisure Process

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 1 July 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

46. Blue Mercedes

― Palomino (Palomino), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Are there any good synthpop bands that don't consist of two people?

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

If you count "the girls" from Human League as one person, that is. In a sexist manner.

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

47. Were Nu-Shooz a duo?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

48. Jack n' Chill

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

49. Freez

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 July 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

50. Junior Boys (no one said they had to release music in the 80s to be 80s)

― nick.K (nick.K), Thursday, 1 July 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Nah!
50. Sharpe and Numan.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 1 July 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I thing Klein + MBO were two producers and a vocalist, not sure though.

51. Chris and Cosey
52. Drinking Electricity

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 1 July 2004 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

that should read "think" of course.

53. DAF

Was Freez only 2 people? They started out as a full group in the pre-Arthur Baker days.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 1 July 2004 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe I didn't realize it was Feargal Sharkey on the Assembly track!!

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 1 July 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Are there any good synthpop bands that don't consist of two people?

A-Ha

― yo, Thursday, 1 July 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

pHD, who did that spiffy track "I Won't Let You Down Again", sung by that young chappy Jim Diamond. Generally a better effort than that godawful theme tune to "Boon" I can tell you!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 1 July 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Mantronix

― briania (briania), Thursday, 1 July 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, OF, I didn't mean that as an answer to your question -- as far as I know, that young chappy Jim Diamond never sang with Mantronix. I was only trying to stir up dissent by claiming Mantronix for the "synth pop" nation.

― briania (briania), Thursday, 1 July 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

For the appendix: Kon Kan and When In Rome

― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 1 July 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

late entries -
jeff and jane hudson
eddie and sunshine
the messengers (but they were a bit pish)
this island earth (again, a bit pish)

although omd almost count, they had a third member, winston, who was a reel-to-reel tape machine. note: Winston was the talented one.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

DAF was there twice so Psyche is #53.

― Seb (Seb), Friday, 16 July 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

ABC only had two guys that were constant throughout the band's lifetime, I think.

― wetmink (wetmink), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Romania, the house band for DC-area 80s nights (which didn't wait for the 90s to start).

And why isn't Pet Shop Boys number 1 on this list? *grumbles about kids these days*

― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 16 July 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree, this list doesn't work if PSB aren't at #1.

― Seb (Seb), Friday, 16 July 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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