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The greatest indie pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Belle and Sebastian

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop
18.813
Why this number?
The full board
2 The Smiths United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 17.848
3 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 10.337
4 Coma Cinema United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · pop 9.067
5 Lorde New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 8.354
6 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 8.048
7 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 7.780
8 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 7.043
9 The xx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 5.816
10 Camera Obscura United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 5.370
11 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 4.470
12 Melanie Martinez United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · indie pop 4.160
13 Beach House United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · dream pop 3.982
14 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 3.816
15 CHVRCHES United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2011– · synth-pop 3.533
16 AJR United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · pop 3.511
17 Lemon Demon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2003– · comedy 3.010
18 Vampire Weekend United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 2.941
19 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 2.935
20 The Postal Service United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · electronic 2.929
21 Tegan and Sara Canada flagCanada · 1998– · rock 2.842
22 Cariño Spain flagSpain · 2017– · indie pop 2.790
23 EELS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 2.780
24 Feist Canada flagCanada · 1976– · indie pop 2.604