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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121 Bastille

United Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 1.364

122 Bon Iver

United States of America · 2006– · indie folk 1.342

123 Django Django

United Kingdom · 2009– · indie rock 1.333

124 John Mayer

United States of America · 1977– · rock 1.308

125 Lush

United Kingdom · 1987–2016 · rock 1.295

126

Sufjan Stevens

United States of America · 1975– · indie folk 1.288

127 !!!

United States of America · 1996– · electronic 1.276

128 The Zutons

United Kingdom · 2001–2009 · rock 1.275

129 The Fratellis

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie rock 1.267

130 Kasabian

United Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 1.263

131 Sunny Day Real Estate

United States of America · 1992– · emo 1.211

132 FFS

United States of America · 2014–2015 · indie rock 1.200

133 Tame Impala

Australia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 1.170

134 Foster the People

United States of America · 2009– · alternative rock 1.163

135 Kula Shaker

United Kingdom · 1995– · rock 1.142

136

Ween

United States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 1.142

137 Andrew Bird

United States of America · 1973– · baroque pop 1.100

138 Daughter

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 1.100

139 Dirty Projectors

United States of America · 2002– · pop 1.078

140 Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti

Italy · 1992–2000 · rock 1.050

141

Incubus

United States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.049

142 MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

Japan · 2002– · indie rock 1.036

143 Audioslave

United States of America · 2001–2007 · hard rock 1.000

144

Nirvana

United States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 0.990