Indie Pop
Indie pop favors melody, jangle, and intimacy over rock muscle, a lineage running from the C86 cassette generation through Belle and Sebastian to today's bedroom pop. Sweetness of tune and smallness of scale are the point, not a limitation.
Indie Pop on Riffiter: 16,215 albums, 406 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1957 to 2027, from 486 artists including Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan.
Key artists
Albums

Fine Line
Harry Styles · 2019
★ 4.1 · 765
dont smile at me
Billie Eilish · 2017
★ 4.1 · 764
French Exit
TV Girl · 2014
★ 4.1 · 370
xx
The xx · 2009
★ 4.2 · 311
Immunity
Clairo · 2019
★ 4.0 · 298
Melodrama
Lorde · 2017
★ 4.2 · 250
Trick
Alex G · 2012
★ 4.2 · 202
Cry Baby
Melanie Martinez · 2015
★ 4.1 · 159
Beatopia
Beabadoobee · 2022
★ 4.0 · 142
Kid Krow
Conan Gray · 2020
★ 4.1 · 128
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths · 1986
★ 4.2 · 127
either/or
Elliott Smith · 1997
★ 4.1 · 113
FAQ
- Who is the most popular indie pop artist?
- The most popular indie pop artist on Riffiter is Lana Del Rey, rated by 2,494 listeners.
- What is the best indie pop album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best indie pop album on Riffiter is Charm by Clairo (5.0/5 from 4 ratings). See the full best indie pop albums ranking.
- How many indie pop albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 16,215 albums, 406 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5. Browse them all on the indie pop albums page.
- When was indie pop's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for indie pop on Riffiter is the 2010s. Its catalogue here spans 1957 to 2027.
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