The Synthwave Charts are a little project aiming to track the worldwide output of amazing Synthwave artists and the popularity of songs and albums over time, giving the plethora of independent artists in particular and the Synthwave scene / genre in general more exposure.

It’s a fun way to keep track of new releases and support artists you love!

This happens via a vote:

• Every two weeks, all songs in the Top 20 plus up to 10 new songs are eligible to be voted upon
• In the same timeframe, the Top 10 albums plus up to 5 new albums are eligible to voted upon
• Votes happen via Google Forms (for songs here, for albums here)
• Following every new chart issue, anyone can suggest new songs and albums – a song must have been released in the past four weeks, an album in the past eight weeks (submit songs here, submit albums here)
• The results will be published in this blog
• The publisher of this blog gets no voice in deciding which new songs / albums will be introduced for voting – a jury will curate this list based on submissions by users via a designated form (find out more about the jury here)
• Each song can remain in the charts for a maximum of 12 weeks (there is no restriction for albums)
• If a song or album falls out of the Top 20 / Top 10, it may be eligible for a new entry if enough users submit it for consideration

Why you should vote for and submit artists:

• It’s a great way to show support for artists you love – if they’re nominated for voting, they get exposure
• By participating in the vote, you will get to know many new artists from the Synthwave scene you may have missed otherwise
• Gamification, baby: Of course we could just post new songs, but where’s the fun in that? We wanted to make things interesting. 

Disclosure: Miles Matrix is the founder of this project – he is not part of the jury and only handles the technical side.