art pop artists

33 published art pop artists, led by Lady Gaga, David Bowie and Kanye West.

At a glance

33 published art pop artists; 415 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists14 tier 1 · 6 tier 2 · 13 tier 3: 33
Release groups: 3,848
Studio albums: 442
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 415
Timeline events: 779
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 475.7M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded: 384M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 30.6 years
Full biographies: 33
Biography words: 224,412

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (8 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1960s	2
1970s	7
1980s	2
1990s	6
2000s	6
2010s	8

2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most art pop artists. United States leads with 11.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with art pop. The most shared is alternative rock, with 14 artists in both.

Covers from art pop

415 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

MAYHEM
Lady Gaga · 2025
Love for Sale
Lady Gaga · 2021
Chromatica
Lady Gaga · 2020
Joanne
Lady Gaga · 2016
Cheek to Cheek
Lady Gaga · 2014
ARTPOP
Lady Gaga · 2013
Born This Way
Lady Gaga · 2011
The Fame
Lady Gaga · 2008
David Bowie: Starman Audio Documentary
David Bowie · 2017
★
David Bowie · 2016
The Next Day
David Bowie · 2013
Toy
David Bowie · 2011

Leaders

Radiohead has the most release groups (400); David Bowie the longest career (61 years); Lady Gaga the most awards (108).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Radiohead	400
Kanye West	306
Peter Gabriel	299
David Bowie	298
Björk	271

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
David Bowie	61
The Velvet Underground	55
Brian Eno	53
10cc	52
Split Enz	52

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Lady Gaga	108
Peter Gabriel	78
Rosalía	30
Kanye West	28
David Bowie	26

Most famous art pop artists

Lady Gaga

United States · Person · born 1986

pop music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, art pop, synth-pop, electropop

100.2M listeners · 197 wikis

David Bowie

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

rock music, pop music, hard rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, soul, pop rock, electronic music, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, new wave, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic pop, ambient music, avant-garde jazz, rapping

20.3M listeners · 136 wikis

Kanye West

United States · Person · born 1977

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, gospel music, hip-hop, electro, progressive rap, art pop, pop rap, hip-hop soul, chipmunk soul

7.5M listeners · 110 wikis

Radiohead

United Kingdom · Group · 1985–present

experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, electronic rock, Britpop, neo-prog, chamber pop

47M listeners · 90 wikis

Duran Duran

United Kingdom · Group · 1978–present

hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, alternative rock, art pop, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, electronic rock, New Romantic

16.4M listeners · 92 wikis

Lorde

New Zealand · Person · born 1996

art pop, indie pop, electronica, dream pop

26.3M listeners · 75 wikis

Halsey

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, contemporary R&B, alternative rock, art pop, synth-pop, electropop, alternative R&B, indie pop, alternative pop

54.6M listeners · 58 wikis

Gorillaz

United Kingdom · Group · 1998–present

pop rock, electronic music, hip-hop, alternative rock, art pop, electropop, indie rock, trip hop

37.6M listeners · 59 wikis

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · Person · born 1958

pop rock, art rock, art pop, progressive pop, baroque pop, singer-songwriter music, experimental pop

15.6M listeners · 76 wikis

Rosalía

Spain · Person · born 1992

folk music, alternative rock, art pop, reggaeton, Latin pop, Latin R&B, urbano music, flamenco, new flamenco, avant-garde

25.1M listeners · 57 wikis

Blur

United Kingdom · Group · 1988–present

pop rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, indie rock, Britpop, lo-fi music

14.5M listeners · 62 wikis

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · Group · 1981–present

electronic dance music, art pop, synth-pop, new wave, house music, alternative dance, sophisti-pop

11.4M listeners · 59 wikis

More art pop artists

Showing 1–21 of 21 artists

AURORA

Norway · Person · born 1996

pop music, dance-pop, art pop, synth-pop, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, folktronica, alternative music, alternative dance, dark pop, Nordic folk music

19.3M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

Mitski

United States · Person · born 1990

folk rock, Q3071, art pop, J-pop, indie rock, folk punk

21.2M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Lykke Li

Sweden · Person · born 1986

pop music, dance-pop, alternative rock, art pop, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dream pop

17.9M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 1

Bon Iver

United States · Group · 2006–present

rock music, folk rock, folk music, art pop, folktronica, indie folk, contemporary folk music

17.6M listeners · 37 wikis · Tier 1

Grimes

Canada · Person · born 1988

contemporary R&B, electronic music, art pop, synth-pop, ambient music, indie pop, electronica, dream pop, experimental music

7.6M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

10cc

United Kingdom · Group · 1972–present

rock music, soft rock, art rock, art pop, progressive pop

8M listeners · 33 wikis · Tier 3

Maggie Rogers

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, art pop, folk-pop, alternative music, indie folk

7.8M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Björk

Iceland · Person · born 1965

rock music, electronic music, alternative rock, art pop, experimental music, avant-garde music, gabberpop

109 wikis · Tier 2

The Velvet Underground

United States · Group · 1965–1972

rock music, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde music, proto-punk, noise rock, drone music, noise music, avant-punk

74 wikis · Tier 2