ɪlˌɛktɹoʊpˈɑːp ɹˈiːtʃt nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə sˈɪŋɡəlz ænd ˈælbəmz tʃˈɑːɹts ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv ɡˈæɹi nˈuːmən ænd tˈuːbweɪ ˈɑːɹmi, ænd sˈɪnθɪsˌaɪzɚ bˈændz bɪɡˈæn tə ɡˈæðɚ moʊmˈɛntəm wˌɪtʃ wʊd kˈʌm tə dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt mjˈuːzɪk ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
Electropop reached number one in both the singles and albums charts in the form of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, and synthesiser bands began to gather momentum which would come to dominate music in the early 1980s.