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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
25 The Shins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 2.130
26 MUNA United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2013– · indie pop 2.100
27 Lykke Li Sweden flagSweden · 1986– · indie pop 2.036
28 HAIM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 1.979
29 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 1.880
30 Foster the People United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · alternative rock 1.864
31 MGMT United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 1.850
32 Lenka Australia flagAustralia · 1978– · pop 1.848
33 Death Cab for Cutie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 1.733
34 Arcade Fire Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock 1.721
35 Imagine Dragons United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 1.509
36 Wet Leg United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2019– · indie rock 1.271
37 Elbow United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · indie rock 1.155
38 The Cardigans Sweden flagSweden · 1992– · pop rock 1.148
39 Sigrid Norway flagNorway · 1996– · pop 1.146
40 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 1.125
41 Two Door Cinema Club United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · post-punk revival 1.107
42 Daughter United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · rock 1.100
43 Alvvays Canada flagCanada · 2011– · indie pop 1.067
44 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 0.988
45 Super Furry Animals United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1993– · rock 0.980
46 Tally Hall United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002–2011 · pop 0.914
47 Halsey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · pop 0.890
48 Birdy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · pop 0.880