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#1

Cocteau Twins 27

1981 — 1997 United Kingdom, Scotland, Falkirk, Grangemouth

1983 Full-length

Head Over Heels

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1984 Full-length

Treasure

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

1986 Full-length

Victorialand

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

1983 EP

Sunburst And Snowblind

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1985 EP

Aikea-Guinea

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

#2

Strange Boutique 16

1987 — 1994, 2019 — present United States, Washington, D.C

1991 Full-length

The Loved One

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1993 Full-length

Charm

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1994 Full-length

The Kindest Worlds

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

2025 Full-length

Let The Lonely Heart Sing

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

1989 EP

Strange Boutique

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

#3

Faith and The Muse 13

1994 — present United States, California, Los Angeles

1994 Full-length

Elyria

FolkGothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical Darkwave

1996 Full-length

Annwyn, Beneath The Waves

FolkGothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical Darkwave

1999 Full-length

Evidence Of Heaven

Gothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical Darkwave

2001 Compilation

Vera Causa

FolkGothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical Darkwave

2010 Compilation

Shoumei

Gothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical DarkwaveWorld Music

#4

Autumn 12

1994 — present United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis

1997 Full-length

The Hating Tree

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

2000 Full-length

Return To The Breath

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

2018 Full-length

Chandelier

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1996 Single

Even Now / How It Came To Be This Way

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

2017 Single

The Fall

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

#5

Autumn's Grey Solace 11 1

2000 — present United States, Florida, St. Augustine

2002 Full-length

Within The Depths Of A Darkened Forest

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

2004 Full-length

Over The Ocean

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

2005 Full-length

Riverine

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

2006 Full-length

Shades Of Grey

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

2008 Full-length

Ablaze

Gothic RockEthereal WaveDream Pop

#6

Lycia 11

1988 — present United States, Arizona, Tempe

1989 Full-length

Wake

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1991 Full-length

Ionia

Ethereal WaveAmbient

1993 Full-length

A Day In The Stark Corner

Ethereal WaveAmbient

1995 Full-length

The Burning Circle And Then Dust

Ethereal WaveAmbient

1996 Full-length

Cold

DarkwaveEthereal Wave

#7

Dead Can Dance 9

1981 — 1998, 2005 — 2005, 2011 — present Australia, Victoria, Melbourne (early) / United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London (later)

1984 Full-length

Dead Can Dance

Gothic RockEthereal WavePost-Punk

1985 Full-length

Spleen And Ideal

Gothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical Darkwave

1984 EP

Garden Of The Arcane Delights

Gothic RockEthereal WavePost-Punk

1994 Compilation

Dead Can Dance

Ethereal WaveNeoclassical DarkwaveWorld Music

1994 Compilation

Untitled Promotional Box Set

Gothic RockEthereal WaveNeoclassical DarkwaveWorld Music

#8

The Shroud 9

1991 — 2001 United States, California, Fresno

1996 Full-length

Long Ago And Far Away

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

1998 Full-length

A Dark Moon Night

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

2001 Full-length

In The Garden

Gothic RockEthereal Wave

#9

Love Spirals Downwards 6

1991 — 1999 United States, California, Los Angeles

1992 Full-length

Idylls

Ethereal Wave

1994 Full-length

Ardor

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

1996 Full-length

Ever

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

2000 Compilation

Temporal: A Collection Of Music Past & Present

Ethereal WaveDream PopDrum and Bass

2001 Live

Live

Ethereal WaveDream Pop

#10

Lowlife 6

1985 — 1997 United Kingdom, Scotland, Falkirk, Grangemouth

1987 Full-length

Diminuendo

Gothic RockEthereal WavePost-Punk

1987 Single

Swirl, It Swings

Gothic RockEthereal WavePost-Punk