According to both "Pitchfork" and "NME", proto-goth bands included Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, and The Cure.
Лучшими примерами групп, исполнявших готик-рок, могут служить Bauhaus, The Cure, Joy Division, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy и The Mission.