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The greatest indie folk artists of all time

33 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Elliott Smith

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock
10.731
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The full board
2 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 10.684
3 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 9.732
4 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 7.957
5 Neutral Milk Hotel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989–1998 · indie rock 4.179
6 The Decemberists United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · indie rock 3.661
7 Fleet Foxes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · folk rock 3.022
8 Joanna Newsom United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · folk 2.932
9 Phoebe Bridgers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 2.116
10 Belle and Sebastian United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 1.877
11 Angelo De Augustine United States of America flagUnited States of America · indie folk 1.511
12 Agnes Obel Denmark flagDenmark · 1980– · singer-songwriter 1.491