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The greatest indie rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Arcade Fire

Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock
38.525
Why this number?
The full board
2 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 29.443
3 Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 28.203
4 Modest Mouse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · indie rock 27.917
5 The Strokes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · indie rock 24.266
6 The National United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · indie rock 23.198
7 Pavement United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989–2000 · indie rock 18.281
8 Death Cab for Cutie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 18.060
9 Pixies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · alternative rock 16.458
10 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 15.832
11 Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2001– · indie rock 15.740
12 The Smiths United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 14.137
13 Vampire Weekend United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 13.490
14 Built to Spill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · indie rock 12.618
15 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 12.332
16 The Decemberists United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · indie rock 11.563
17 Sleater‐Kinney United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 11.069
18 Yeah Yeah Yeahs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · indie rock 10.024
19 HAIM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 9.377
20 Blur United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 8.976
21 Belle and Sebastian United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 8.866
22 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 8.018
23 Bloc Party United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · indie rock 7.894
24 Metric Canada flagCanada · 1998– · indie rock 7.794
25 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 7.549
26 Band of Horses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · indie rock 7.413
27 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 7.380
28 Regina Spektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · anti-folk 6.909
29 Elbow United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · indie rock 6.863
30 Interpol United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 6.711
31 Phoenix France flagFrance · 1999– · indie rock 6.497
32 The Shins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 6.235
33 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 5.796
34 The War on Drugs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · indie rock 5.580
35 Wet Leg United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2019– · indie rock 5.111
36 TV on the Radio United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · indie rock 4.955
37 Brand New United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · emo 4.921
38 Neutral Milk Hotel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989–1998 · indie rock 4.876
39 Liz Phair United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · indie rock 4.586
40 Sonic Youth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 4.380
41 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 4.282
42 Phoebe Bridgers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 4.232
43 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 4.183
44 Beach House United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · dream pop 4.137
45 Pulp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 3.960
46 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 3.868
47 MGMT United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 3.751
48 Dinosaur Jr. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · alternative rock 3.662