indie pop artists
208 published indie pop artists, led by Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish and Oasis. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
208 published indie pop artists; 967 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists51 tier 1 · 16 tier 2 · 141 tier 3
- 208
- Release groups
- 8,256
- Studio albums
- 1,018
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 967
- Timeline events
- 1,867
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 1.8B
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 90M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 18.3 years
- Full biographies
- 156
- Biography words
- 468,028
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (67 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 67 |
| 2010s | 66 |
| 2020s | 3 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most indie pop artists. United States leads with 50.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with indie pop. The most shared is pop music, with 47 artists in both.
Covers from indie pop
967 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Non-Album Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Blue Banisters Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Studio 365 Sessions
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Lana Del Rey · 2020
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Lana Del Rey · 2019
Lust for Life
Lana Del Rey · 2017
Lust for Life Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2017
Honeymoon
Lana Del Rey · 2015
Leaders
Oasis has the most release groups (361); João Gilberto the longest career (74 years); Billie Eilish the most awards (64).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Oasis | 361 |
| Lana Del Rey | 323 |
| Morrissey | 221 |
| Charli XCX | 212 |
| Sia | 187 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| João Gilberto | 74 |
| Vanessa Paradis | 41 |
| Aztec Camera | 40 |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | 39 |
| The Goo Goo Dolls | 39 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Billie Eilish | 64 |
| Olivia Rodrigo | 51 |
| Doja Cat | 33 |
| Childish Gambino | 27 |
| Troye Sivan | 26 |
Most famous indie pop artists
Lana Del Rey
United States · Person · born 1985
rock music, rhythm and blues, psychedelic pop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, baroque pop, trip hop, sadcore, slowcore
66.8M listeners · 159 wikis
Billie Eilish
United States · Person · born 2001
electropop, indie pop, alternative pop
78.9M listeners · 125 wikis
Oasis
United Kingdom · Group · 1991–present
rock music, alternative rock, indie rock, Britpop, indie pop, neo-psychedelia
41.9M listeners · 79 wikis
Dua Lipa
United Kingdom · Person · born 1995
pop music, synth-pop, post-disco, house music, indie pop, funktronica, dream pop
77.5M listeners · 113 wikis
Olivia Rodrigo
United States · Person · born 2003
rock music, pop music, indie pop
67.4M listeners · 86 wikis
Sia
Australia · Person · born 1975
electropop, indie pop
68.9M listeners · 80 wikis
Ellie Goulding
United Kingdom · Person · born 1986
alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dream pop, folktronica, alternative music, indietronica
54.9M listeners · 77 wikis
Doja Cat
United States · Person · born 1995
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic music, hip-hop, indie pop
55.4M listeners · 67 wikis
The Cranberries
Ireland · Group · 1989–2003
rock music, folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, grunge, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, Celtic rock
40.2M listeners · 72 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
Childish Gambino
United States · Person · born 1983
contemporary R&B, soul, funk, comedy hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, alternative R&B, indie pop, psychedelic rap, psychedelic music, psychedelic hip-hop, psychedelic soul, dark pop, observational comedy, surreal humour, black comedy, musical comedy, sketch comedy
32.9M listeners · 58 wikis
More indie pop artists
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Charli XCX
United Kingdom · Person · born 1992
pop music, dance-pop, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, new jack swing, indie pop, pop-punk, avant-pop, hyperpop
29.5M listeners · 69 wikis · Tier 1
Twenty One Pilots
United States · Group · 2009–present
pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock, electropop, reggae, alternative hip-hop, indie pop
39.2M listeners · 61 wikis · Tier 1
Lily Allen
United Kingdom · Person · born 1985
pop music, contemporary R&B, synth-pop, indie pop, ska, grime
11.3M listeners · 75 wikis · Tier 2
Loreen
Sweden · Person · born 1983
pop music, dance-pop, electropop, music of Sweden, trance, indie rock, indie pop, trip hop, Eurodance
8.7M listeners · 77 wikis · Tier 2
Tom Odell
United Kingdom · Person · born 1990
folk-pop, indie pop
29.3M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 1
Djo
United States · Person · born 1992
synth-pop, indie rock, indie pop
32.3M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 1
Tove Lo
Sweden · Person · born 1987
pop music, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop
29M listeners · 46 wikis · Tier 1
Troye Sivan
Australia · Person · born 1995
pop music, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dream pop
19.9M listeners · 54 wikis · Tier 1
Dominic Fike
United States · Person · born 1995
rock music, pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, indie pop
47.2M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1
WILLOW
United States · Person · born 2000
rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, jazz, progressive rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, alternative R&B, indie rock, indie pop, pop-punk, alternative pop, dream pop, neo soul, experimental pop
15.6M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1
Melanie Martinez
Brazil · Person · born 1995
rhythm and blues, EDM trap music, indie pop, electronica, alternative music, emo pop
14.7M listeners · 55 wikis · Tier 1
The Goo Goo Dolls
United States · Group · 1986–present
alternative rock, indie pop
40.6M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1
Alessia Cara
Italy · Person · born 1996
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, alternative R&B, indie pop
21.6M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 1
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
The 1975
United Kingdom · Group · 2002–present
alternative rock, new wave, indie rock, indie pop, power pop
22.3M listeners · 37 wikis · Tier 1
Birdy
United Kingdom · Person · born 1996
pop music, folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk
11.4M listeners · 52 wikis · Tier 3
Mac DeMarco
Canada · Person · born 1990
psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, jangle pop, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, bedroom pop, singer-songwriter music
22.3M listeners · 35 wikis · Tier 1
Tones and I
Australia · Person · born 1993
pop music, electronic dance music, indie pop
18.1M listeners · 40 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
Phoebe Bridgers
United States · Person · born 1994
pop rock, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk
15.6M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1
Sufjan Stevens
United States · Person · born 1975
electronic music, alternative rock, classical music, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, baroque pop, indie folk, chamber pop
15.7M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1
Oliver Tree
United States · Person · born 1993
dance music, hip-hop, indie pop
14.3M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2
Marina Diamandis
United Kingdom · Person · born 1985
dance-pop, synth-pop, new wave, indie pop
13M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1
beabadoobee
Philippines · Person · born 2000
space rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, bedroom pop, slacker rock
25.8M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1
Fun
United States · Group · 2008–present
indie pop, baroque pop
17.4M listeners · 38 wikis · Tier 1
Foster the People
United States · Group · 2009–present
alternative rock, indie pop
18.9M listeners · 35 wikis · Tier 1
Julieta Venegas
United States · Person · born 1970
rock music, pop music, folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, Latin pop, indie pop, cumbia
19.1M listeners · 34 wikis · Tier 1
Vance Joy
Australia · Person · born 1987
indie pop, indie folk
30.2M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 1
Clairo
United States · Person · born 1998
pop music, folk music, soft rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, bedroom pop
20.5M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1
girl in red
Norway · Person · born 1999
indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, dream pop, bedroom pop
18.8M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1
MØ
Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1988
electronic music, indie pop
9.6M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 3
LP
United States · Person · born 1981
pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop
11.2M listeners · 40 wikis · Tier 3
The Marías
United States · Group · 2016–present
synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop, psychedelic soul
33.4M listeners · 15 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
TV Girl
United States · Group · 2010–present
indie pop
25.6M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 1
Judeline
Spain · Person · born 2003
indie pop
34.7M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 1
Rex Orange County
United Kingdom · Person · born 1998
contemporary R&B, hip-hop, indie pop, neo soul, bedroom pop
20.9M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 1
Mon Laferte
Chile · Person · born 1983
pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, Latin pop, alternative metal, indie pop, bolero
18.8M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1
Natalia Lafourcade
Mexico · Person · born 1984
Latin pop, Latin rock, indie pop, regional Mexican, Latin alternative
12.7M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1
Of Monsters and Men
Iceland · Group · 2010–present
indie pop, indie folk
9.9M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 3
Capital Cities
United States · Group · 2008–present
synth-pop, indie pop
16.7M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 1
Feist
Canada · Person · born 1976
pop music, traditional folk music, pop rock, folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, anti-folk
8.1M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 3
Milky Chance
Germany · Group · 2012–present
pop music, alternative rock, indie pop, folktronica
15.9M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 1
alt-J
United Kingdom · Group · 2008–present
art rock, indie rock, indie pop, folktronica
8.8M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 3
The Temper Trap
Australia · Group · 2005–present
indie rock, indie pop
15.7M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1
Guru Randhawa
India · Person · born 1991
folk-pop, indie pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra
12.7M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 1
Fontaines D.C.
Ireland · Group · 2017–present
rock music, post-punk, Q3071, indie pop
9.9M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 3
Blood Orange
United Kingdom · Person · born 1985
indie pop
11.4M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3
Carla Morrison
Mexico · Person · born 1986
Latin pop, indie pop
10.8M listeners · 18 wikis · Tier 3
Kodaline
Ireland · Group · 2005–present
alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk
8.4M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 3
Bleachers
United States · Group · 2014–present
indie pop
13.5M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 1
Børns
United States · Person · born 1992
indie pop
9.1M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3
Fitz and the Tantrums
United States · Group · 2008–present
indie pop
11.3M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 3
LANY
United States · Group · 2014–present
pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop
11M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 3
Wallows
United States · Group · 2012–present
indie pop
7.5M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 3
Hillsong United
Australia · Group · 1994–present
pop rock, indie pop, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music
7.3M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 3
Latin Mafia
Mexico · Group
indie pop
16.5M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 1
Surf Curse
United States · Group
post-punk, surf music, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music
12.1M listeners · 8 wikis · Tier 1
Bella Kay
United States · Person · born 2006
indie pop, alternative pop, bedroom pop
12.3M listeners · 7 wikis · Tier 1
Peter Bjorn and John
Sweden · Group · 1999–present
psychedelic rock, indie rock, indie pop, neo-psychedelia
6.1M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3
Cafuné
United States · Group · 2014–present
alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop
10.1M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 3
Feby Putri
Indonesia · Person · born 2000
pop music, folk music, indie pop
9.4M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3
Kevin Kaarl
Mexico · Person · born 2000
folk music, indie pop, dream pop, indie folk
8.6M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3
Wave to Earth
South Korea · Group · 2019–present
indie rock, indie pop, bedroom pop
7.8M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3
Astrid
United Kingdom · Group · 1997–present
indie pop
8.3M listeners · 3 wikis · Tier 3
Sinéad O'Connor
Ireland · Person · born 1966
folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, reggae, college rock, indie pop, Celtic rock
86 wikis · Tier 2
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Germany · Person · born 1991
pop music, indie pop, independent music
77 wikis · Tier 2
Vanessa Paradis
France · Person · born 1972
pop music, pop rock, indie pop, new age music
74 wikis · Tier 2
Alexander Rybak
Norway · Person · born 1986
pop music, folk rock, country music, pop rock, adult contemporary music, classical music, indie pop, baroque pop, crossover, symphonic rock
72 wikis · Tier 2
Debby Ryan
United States · Person · born 1993
pop music, jazz, indie pop
63 wikis · Tier 2
Charlotte Gainsbourg
United Kingdom · Person · born 1971
alternative rock, indie pop
63 wikis · Tier 2
Amy Macdonald
United Kingdom · Person · born 1987
folk rock, soft rock, indie pop
61 wikis · Tier 2
Morrissey
United Kingdom · Person · born 1959
alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop
61 wikis · Tier 2
João Gilberto
Brazil · Person · born 1931
samba, indie pop, bossa nova
55 wikis · Tier 2
Ewa Farna
Czech Republic · Person · born 1993
pop music, pop rock, electropop, indie pop, independent music
54 wikis · Tier 3
Rufus Wainwright
United States · Person · born 1973
pop music, indie pop
51 wikis · Tier 3
Elliott Smith
United States · Person · born 1969
indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, indie folk
47 wikis · Tier 2
Regina Spektor
Soviet Union · Person · born 1980
rock music, jazz fusion, indie pop, anti-folk
46 wikis · Tier 3
Róisín Murphy
Ireland · Person · born 1973
pop music, indie pop
39 wikis · Tier 3
Tyler Joseph
United States · Person · born 1988
pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock, electropop, reggae, alternative hip-hop, indie pop
37 wikis · Tier 3
Emilíana Torrini
Iceland · Person · born 1977
pop music, indie pop, trip hop
37 wikis · Tier 3
Glen Hansard
Ireland · Person · born 1970
rock music, folk rock, traditional folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, contemporary folk music
37 wikis · Tier 2
St. Vincent
United States · Person · born 1982
art rock, indie pop, baroque pop, avant-garde music
36 wikis · Tier 3
Josh Dun
United States · Person · born 1988
alternative rock, synth-pop, alternative hip-hop, indie pop
35 wikis · Tier 3
Jónsi
Iceland · Person · born 1975
art rock, alternative rock, ambient music, indie pop, baroque pop, post-rock, post-metal
35 wikis · Tier 3
Johnny Marr
United Kingdom · Person · born 1963
alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop, alternative dance
34 wikis · Tier 3
Charlotte Church
United Kingdom · Person · born 1986
pop music, alternative rock, classical music, operatic pop, indie rock, indie pop, Celtic music
30 wikis · Tier 3
Tegan and Sara
Canada · Group · 1995–present
indie rock, indie pop
29 wikis · Tier 3
Alexz Johnson
Canada · Person · born 1986
rock music, pop music, indie pop
27 wikis · Tier 3
The Fratellis
United Kingdom · Group · 2005–present
rock music, blues rock, alternative rock, Q3071, indie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival, garage rock, folk punk
26 wikis · Tier 3
Yoann Lemoine
France · Person · born 1983
indie pop
24 wikis · Tier 3
Rahim Redcar
France · Person · born 1988
art pop, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, experimental pop
24 wikis · Tier 3
Aṣa
France · Person · born 1982
pop music, soul, jazz, folk music, indie pop, neo soul, Afrobeat, music of Africa, zouk
22 wikis · Tier 2
Jon Bellion
United States · Person · born 1990
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, dance-pop, hip-hop, alternative rock, pop rap, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, indie pop
22 wikis · Tier 3
I'm from Barcelona
Sweden · Group · 2005–present
pop music, indie pop
22 wikis · Tier 3
Angus & Julia Stone
Australia · Group · 2006–present
folk music, indie pop
21 wikis · Tier 3
Lights
Canada · Person · born 1987
pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, indie pop, post-rock, dubstep
21 wikis · Tier 3
Bishop Briggs
United Kingdom · Person · born 1992
dance music, indie pop
21 wikis · Tier 3
Sanah
Poland · Person · born 1997
indie pop
21 wikis · Tier 3
Ingrid Michaelson
United States · Person · born 1979
pop music, folk music, indie pop
20 wikis · Tier 3
Håkan Hellström
Sweden · Person · born 1974
rock music, pop music, folk rock, soul, folk-pop, jangle pop, indie pop, power pop, independent music, vispop
20 wikis · Tier 3
Camila Sodi
Mexico · Person · born 1986
indie pop, rock en español
20 wikis · Tier 3
Owen Pallett
Canada · Person · born 1979
indie pop, baroque pop
20 wikis · Tier 3
Abhaya Hiranmayi
India · Person · born 1989
folk rock, traditional folk music, indie pop
18 wikis · Tier 3
Bolbbalgan4
South Korea · Group · 2016–present
traditional folk music, contemporary R&B, indie pop, K-pop
18 wikis · Tier 3
Junior Senior
Denmark · Group · 1998–present
disco, indie pop
18 wikis · Tier 3
Kimya Dawson
United States · Person · born 1972
indie pop
17 wikis · Tier 3
Los Campesinos!
United Kingdom · Group · 2006–present
indie rock, indie pop
17 wikis · Tier 3