Electronic loudness in the 1980s

-15.1 Median integrated LUFS
-28.9 to -12 Range
17 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-29 to -28 LUFS: 1 track-28 to -27 LUFS: 0 tracks-27 to -26 LUFS: 0 tracks-26 to -25 LUFS: 0 tracks-25 to -24 LUFS: 0 tracks-24 to -23 LUFS: 0 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 0 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 0 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 4 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 0 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 2 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 5 tracks -29 LUFS -21 LUFS -12 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

13 to 14 DR: 2 tracks14 to 15 DR: 3 tracks15 to 16 DR: 2 tracks16 to 17 DR: 2 tracks17 to 18 DR: 0 tracks18 to 19 DR: 0 tracks19 to 20 DR: 3 tracks20 to 21 DR: 3 tracks21 to 22 DR: 1 track22 to 23 DR: 0 tracks23 to 24 DR: 0 tracks24 to 25 DR: 0 tracks25 to 26 DR: 0 tracks26 to 27 DR: 0 tracks27 to 28 DR: 0 tracks28 to 29 DR: 1 track 13 DR 21 DR 29 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Mr. Disco
-12.0 LUFS
Quietest: The Red Stare
-28.9 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Greg Fulginiti
n=8 · median -19.7 LUFS

Other decades

Electronic in the 1990s →

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 17 measured tracks, not a survey of every Electronic release from the 1980s.