New Wave · 1980s

New Wave loudness in the 1980s

-16.5 Median integrated LUFS
-19 to -13.7 Range
12 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 7 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 2 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 0 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track -19 LUFS -16 LUFS -13 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

16 to 17 DR: 4 tracks17 to 18 DR: 2 tracks18 to 19 DR: 2 tracks19 to 20 DR: 3 tracks20 to 21 DR: 1 track 16 DR 18 DR 21 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Kiss of Death
New Order
-13.7 LUFS
Quietest: Confused (instrumental)
New Order
-19.0 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 12 measured tracks, not a survey of every New Wave release from the 1980s.