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Best dream pop artists of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Everyone who released a dream pop album in the 2010s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Sports№ 1Sports3 albums here4.2Weighted score4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Cocteau TwinsCocteau Twins1 album here4.14.2 avg · 17 ratings
  2. 3Odd BeholderOdd Beholder3 albums here3.73.5 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4Wild NothingWild Nothing5 albums here2.92.1 avg · 6 ratings
  4. 5AlvvaysAlvvays2 albums here2 ratings
  5. 6The Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart4 albums here2 ratings
  6. 7TamarynTamaryn4 albums here2 ratings
  7. 8BayonneBayonne5 albums here2 ratings
  8. 9Autumn's Grey SolaceAutumn's Grey Solace7 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10VansireVansire2 albums here1 rating
  10. 11Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii11 albums here1 rating
  11. 12LowlifeLowlife1 album here1 rating
  12. 13Sea OleenaSea Oleena3 albums here1 rating
  13. 14LilysLilys2 albums here1 rating
  14. 15DownwardDownward1 album here1 rating
  15. 16No VacationNo Vacation1 album here
  16. 17WidowspeakWidowspeak3 albums here
  17. 18Lower DensLower Dens4 albums here
  18. 19CranesCranes1 album here
  19. 20Julee CruiseJulee Cruise4 albums here
  20. 21Sol SeppySol Seppy1 album here
  21. 22Flower FaceFlower Face3 albums here
  22. 23ChapterhouseChapterhouse3 albums here
  23. 24POiSON GiRL FRiENDPOiSON GiRL FRiEND2 albums here
  24. 25No JoyNo Joy3 albums here
  25. 26BarrieBarrie1 album here
  26. 27Sorcha RichardsonSorcha Richardson1 album here
  27. 28ADOYADOY1 album here
  28. 29His Name Is AliveHis Name Is Alive4 albums here
  29. 30MidwifeMidwife1 album here
  30. 31VOWWSVOWWS2 albums here
  31. 32WestkustWestkust2 albums here
  32. 33MooseMoose2 albums here
  33. 34BoyishBoyish1 album here
  34. 35For Tracy HydeFor Tracy Hyde4 albums here
  35. 36NeøvNeøv3 albums here
  36. 37KnifeplayKnifeplay1 album here
  37. 38WhitelandsWhitelands1 album here
  38. 39HighnoonHighnoon1 album here
  39. 40Atta Girl1 album here
  40. 41GEMS2 albums here

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