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Best dream pop artists of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Everyone who released a dream pop album in the 2020s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Sports№ 1Sports2 albums here4.2Weighted score4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2The MaríasThe Marías2 albums here4.14.2 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Odd BeholderOdd Beholder4 albums here3.83.5 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4Wild NothingWild Nothing1 album here2.91.6 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5The Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart1 album here2 ratings
  5. 6Slow PulpSlow Pulp5 albums here2 ratings
  6. 7BayonneBayonne2 albums here2 ratings
  7. 8Autumn's Grey SolaceAutumn's Grey Solace5 albums here2 ratings
  8. 9MarciMarci2 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10AlvvaysAlvvays1 album here1 rating
  10. 11Galaxie 500Galaxie 5001 album here1 rating
  11. 12VansireVansire3 albums here1 rating
  12. 13Pale SaintsPale Saints1 album here1 rating
  13. 14Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii2 albums here1 rating
  14. 15LowlifeLowlife7 albums here1 rating
  15. 16WidowspeakWidowspeak1 album here
  16. 17ElitaElita2 albums here
  17. 18CranesCranes1 album here
  18. 19Dream, IvoryDream, Ivory3 albums here
  19. 20Flower FaceFlower Face3 albums here
  20. 21Goth BabeGoth Babe1 album here
  21. 22ChapterhouseChapterhouse6 albums here
  22. 23SolyaSolya1 album here
  23. 24POiSON GiRL FRiENDPOiSON GiRL FRiEND2 albums here
  24. 25No JoyNo Joy1 album here
  25. 26SoftcultSoftcult1 album here
  26. 27Lunar VacationLunar Vacation3 albums here
  27. 28Sorcha RichardsonSorcha Richardson2 albums here
  28. 29Love Spirals DownwardsLove Spirals Downwards2 albums here
  29. 30JfarrariJfarrari2 albums here
  30. 31Sea OleenaSea Oleena1 album here
  31. 32His Name Is AliveHis Name Is Alive5 albums here
  32. 33MidwifeMidwife5 albums here
  33. 34VOWWSVOWWS1 album here
  34. 35Jaguar SunJaguar Sun5 albums here
  35. 36A.R. KaneA.R. Kane1 album here
  36. 37MooseMoose14 albums here
  37. 38BoyishBoyish6 albums here
  38. 3960 juno60 juno1 album here
  39. 40Soft LoftSoft Loft2 albums here
  40. 41LaunderLaunder1 album here
  41. 42Mini TreesMini Trees2 albums here
  42. 43For Tracy HydeFor Tracy Hyde2 albums here
  43. 44NeøvNeøv2 albums here
  44. 45WishyWishy2 albums here
  45. 46KnifeplayKnifeplay3 albums here
  46. 47WhitelandsWhitelands2 albums here
  47. 48InsidesInsides2 albums here
  48. 49DownwardDownward1 album here
  49. 50EGOISMEGOISM1 album here

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