Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave, often abbreviated NDW) was a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music in 1976. The term "Neue Deutsche Welle" was first coined by journalist Alfred Hilsberg, whose article about the movement titled "Neue Deutsche Welle - Aus grauer Städte Mauern" ("New German Wave - From Gray City Walls") was published in the magazine Sounds in 1979.

Notable Artists:
Abwärts, Aqua Velva, Blender, Frieder Butzmann, Charley's Girls, Coroners, Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft, Foyer des Arts, DIN-A-Testbild, Einstürzende Neubauten, Eraserhead, Fehlfarben, Grauzone, Nina Hagen, Hans-a-plast, KFC, Kosmonautentraum, Kraftwerk, Christoph Kreutzer, Krupps, Liaisons Dangereuses, Liebesgier, Mania D., Malaria!, Male, Minus Delta t, Mittagspause, Nichts, Östro 430, Palais Schaumburg, PVC, Rheingold, S.Y.P.H., Die Tödliche Doris, X-mal Deutschland, Wirtschaftswunder, Joachim Witt, Die Zimmermänner, ZK