The Groove

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 · 2001– · indie rock

38.525

Why this number?

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49 Throwing Muses

United States of America · 1981– · rock 3.536

50 Car Seat Headrest

United States of America · 2010– · indie rock 3.520

Beck

United States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 3.510

52 Fountains of Wayne

United States of America · 1996–2013 · rock 3.440

53 Frightened Rabbit

United Kingdom · 2003– · indie rock 3.071

54 Fiona Apple

United States of America · 1977– · rock 3.007

55 Low

United States of America · 1993–2023 · indie rock 2.989

56 The Dismemberment Plan

United States of America · 1993–2015 · indie rock 2.925

57 …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

United States of America · 1994–2023 · rock 2.914

58 Glass Animals

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 2.905

59 Tegan and Sara

Canada · 1998– · rock 2.842

60 The Stone Roses

United Kingdom · 1984–2017 · indie rock 2.835

61 Editors

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 2.800

62 Fleet Foxes

United States of America · 2006– · folk rock 2.792

63 Echo & the Bunnymen

United Kingdom · 1978– · rock 2.691

64 Doves

United Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 2.666

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom · 1991– · pop 2.660

Sleep Token

United Kingdom · 2016– · alternative metal 2.640

67 Jake Bugg

United Kingdom · 1994– · indie rock 2.640

68 Fun

United States of America · 2008– · indie rock 2.610

69 Teen Suicide

United States of America · 2009– · indie rock 2.604

70 The Wedding Present

United Kingdom · 1985– · indie rock 2.490

71 The Antlers

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 2.357

72 Unwound

United States of America · 1991– · post-hardcore 2.347