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jangle pop artists

9 published jangle pop artists, led by R.E.M., The Cranberries and The Smiths.

At a glance

9 published jangle pop artists; 82 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists1 tier 1 · 5 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
9
Release groups
1,068
Studio albums
91
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
82
Timeline events
146
Monthly listenerssum across artists
110.5M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
85M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
29 years
Full biographies
8
Biography words
55,175

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s3
1990s2
2000s2
2010s2

Where they come from

Countries with the most jangle pop artists. United Kingdom leads with 3.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with jangle pop. The most shared is alternative rock, with 6 artists in both.

Covers from jangle pop

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

Leaders

R.E.M. has the most release groups (299); R.E.M. the longest career (44 years); R.E.M. the most awards (6).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
R.E.M.299
Morrissey221
The Smiths215
The Cranberries139
Mac DeMarco75

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
R.E.M.44
The Smiths43
Morrissey38
The Cranberries36
Michael Stipe30

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
R.E.M.6
The Cranberries4
Morrissey1
Johnny Marr1
Håkan Hellström1

Most famous jangle pop artists

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