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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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25 Giles Corey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · singer-songwriter 0.467
26 Frightened Rabbit United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2003– · indie rock 0.439
27 Mumford & Sons United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · folk rock 0.365
28 Amy Macdonald United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · rock 0.333
29 Birdy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · pop 0.293
30 Damien Rice Ireland flagIreland · 1973– · folk 0.290
31 Weyes Blood United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · art pop 0.275
32 Nouvelle Vague France flagFrance · 2003– · bossa nova 0.267
33 Mitski United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie rock 0.200