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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?
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49 The Beths New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 2015– · indie rock 0.880
50 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 0.872
51 Ben Folds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 0.870
52 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 0.845
53 José González Sweden flagSweden · 1978– · folk rock 0.830
54 Stereolab United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 0.821
55 EDEN Ireland flagIreland · 1995– · alternative rock 0.819
56 Bastille United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 0.818
57 Ben Folds Five United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993–2023 · rock 0.808
58 Caroline Polachek United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.800
59 Caroline Rose United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.760
60 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 0.731
61 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.728
62 Phoenix France flagFrance · 1999– · indie rock 0.722
63 Doves United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 0.658
64 Portugal. The Man United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.585
65 Harry Styles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · pop 0.533
66 alt‐J United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 0.526
67 Modest Mouse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · indie rock 0.525
68 Stars Canada flagCanada · 2000– · indie rock 0.514
69 Imogen Heap United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 0.511
70 Ellie Goulding United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 0.485
71 Madeon France flagFrance · 1994– · synth-pop 0.477
72 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 0.473