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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97 Stereolab

United Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 1.783

Paramore

United States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 1.780

99 Ben Folds

United States of America · 1966– · rock 1.770

100 Portugal. The Man

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 1.755

101 Angel Olsen

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 1.750

102 Cold War Kids

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 1.740

103 Mac DeMarco

Canada · 1990– · indie rock 1.733

104 Iron & Wine

United States of America · 1974– · folk rock 1.709

105 Big Thief

United States of America · 2015– · indie rock 1.702

106 Aimee Mann

United States of America · 1960– · rock 1.688

107 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 1.680

108 boygenius

United States of America · 2018– · indie rock 1.647

109 The Coral

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie rock 1.629

110 Belly

United States of America · 1991–1996 · dream pop 1.585

111 Broken Social Scene

Canada · 1999– · indie rock 1.575

112 The Sugarcubes

Iceland · 1986–1992 · alternative rock 1.564

113

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 1.547

114

The Smashing Pumpkins

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 1.544

115 Stars

Canada · 2000– · indie rock 1.543

116 John Parish

United Kingdom · 1959– · indie rock 1.520

117 Morrissey

United Kingdom · 1959– · alternative rock 1.479

118 glass beach

United States of America · 2016–2026 · indie rock 1.440

119

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 1.389

120 Tally Hall

United States of America · 2002–2011 · pop 1.371