Charts · Indie Rock
Best indie rock albums
Indie rock is guitar music raised on independent labels: scrappy, melodic, and suspicious of gloss. Its lineage runs from 1980s underground (Sonic Youth, Pixies) through 1990s lo-fi (Pavement) to the 2000s revival of the Strokes and Arctic Monkeys.
The top 30 indie rock albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.
- 1
HozierHozier · 2014
- 2
The Best OfJoy Division · 2008
- 3
Sleep Well BeastThe National · 2017
- 4
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)Joy Division · 1979
- 5
Unknown Pleasures (Collector's Edition)Joy Division · 2007
- 6
Buddhablink-182 · 1993
- 7
SubstanceJoy Division · 1988
- 8
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouBig Thief · 2022
- 9
The Human FearFranz Ferdinand · 2025
- 10
I Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorArctic Monkeys · 2005
- 11
Closer (40th Anniversary; 2020 Digital Master)Joy Division · 2007
- 12
the recordboygenius · 2023
- 13
Two HandsBig Thief · 2019
- 14
And Their Name Was TreasonA Day to Remember · 2005
- 15
Wish You Were Here 50Pink Floyd · 2025
- 16
U.F.O.F.Big Thief · 2019
- 17
Greatest Hits Live on Air (Re-Mastered Radio Recordings)Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2016
- 18
RemissionMastodon · 2002
- 19
My Method ActorNilüfer Yanya · 2024
- 20
NightmaresArchitects · 2006
- 21
Hits to the HeadFranz Ferdinand · 2022
- 22
MasterpieceBig Thief · 2016
- 23
LUMPLaura Marling · 2018
- 24
Singles Box '81 - '85Duran Duran · 2005
- 25
The Golden CasketModest Mouse · 2021
- 26
Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Bonobo · 2025
- 27
Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace (15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)The Offspring · 2023
- 28
CapacityBig Thief · 2017
- 29
Better Oblivion Community CenterPhoebe Bridgers · 2019
- 30
Live in Orlando, FL 3/14/2022Converge · 2024