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The top-rated indie album on Riffiter is Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys, rated 4.6/5 by 5 listeners.
1,323 indie albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 67 of 1,323 indie albums, averaging 3.7/5, spanning 1980 to 2025.
02 Is This It
The Strokes · 2001
★ 4.6 · 5
03 The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths · 1986
★ 4.6 · 5
04 AM
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.5 · 6
05 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel · 1998
★ 4.4 · 9
06 Funeral
Arcade Fire · 2004
★ 4.6 · 4
07 Brothers
The Black Keys · 2010
★ 4.3 · 3
08 Rounds
Four Tet · 2003
★ 4.5 · 2
09 Definitely Maybe
Oasis · 1994
★ 4.5 · 2
10 Imploding the Mirage
The Killers · 2020
★ 4.3 · 2
11 Reflektor
Arcade Fire · 2013
★ 4.5 · 1
12 Herd Runners
Cherry Ghost · 2014
★ 4.5 · 1
13 Hot Fuss
The Killers · 2004
★ 4.0 · 2
14 The Suburbs
Arcade Fire · 2010
★ 4.0 · 2
15 Beneath the Skin
Of Monsters and Men · 2015
★ 4.0 · 2
16 Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 3.9 · 4
17 El Camino
The Black Keys · 2011
★ 4.0 · 1
18 Lungs
Florence + the Machine · 2009
★ 4.0 · 1
19 The Smiths
The Smiths · 1984
★ 4.0 · 1
20 Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol · 2002
★ 4.0 · 1
21 Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Arctic Monkeys · 2018
★ 4.0 · 1
22 Beautiful Rewind
Four Tet · 2013
★ 4.0 · 1
23 Lovely
The Primitives · 1988
★ 4.0 · 1
24 Sauna
Mount Eerie · 2015
★ 4.0 · 1
25 39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)
Caesars · 2003
★ 4.0 · 1
26 Californian Soil
London Grammar · 2021
★ 3.8 · 2
27 Complete
The Smiths · 2011
★ 3.5 · 1
28 Turn Blue
The Black Keys · 2014
★ 3.5 · 1
29 Dance Fever
Florence + the Machine · 2022
★ 3.5 · 1
30 Our Love to Admire
Interpol · 2007
★ 3.5 · 1
31 Long Way Down
Tom Odell · 2013
★ 3.5 · 1
32 Stranger Things
Yuck · 2016
★ 3.5 · 1
33 Dust
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness · 2014
★ 3.5 · 1
34 Room on Fire
The Strokes · 2003
★ 3.6 · 4
35 Night Visions
Imagine Dragons · 2012
★ 3.5 · 2
36 Sixteen Oceans
Four Tet · 2020
★ 3.5 · 2
37 El Pintor
Interpol · 2014
★ 3.5 · 2
38 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence + the Machine · 2015
★ 3.5 · 3
39 The Car
Arctic Monkeys · 2022
★ 3.5 · 3
40 "Let's Rock"
The Black Keys · 2019
★ 3.0 · 1
41 WE
Arcade Fire · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
42 The Big Come Up
The Black Keys · 2002
★ 3.0 · 1
43 Sawdust
The Killers · 2007
★ 3.0 · 1
44 Dropout Boogie
The Black Keys · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
45 Reasonable Woman
Sia · 2024
★ 3.0 · 1
46 The Other Side of Make‐Believe
Interpol · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
47 We Are the Tide
Blind Pilot · 2011
★ 3.0 · 1
48 Sorry
White Lung · 2012
★ 3.0 · 1
49 Emergency
The Pigeon Detectives · 2008
★ 3.0 · 1
50 High as Hope
Florence + the Machine · 2018
★ 2.5 · 1
51 First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes · 2005
★ 2.5 · 1
52 Everything Now
Arcade Fire · 2017
★ 2.5 · 1
53 whitechocolatespaceegg
Liz Phair · 1998
★ 2.5 · 1
54 Evolve
Imagine Dragons · 2017
★ 3.0 · 2
55 Making Mirrors
Gotye · 2011
★ 3.0 · 2
56 Humbug
Arctic Monkeys · 2009
★ 3.0 · 2
57 Angles
The Strokes · 2011
★ 3.0 · 2
58 The New Abnormal
The Strokes · 2020
★ 3.2 · 3
59 Gameshow
Two Door Cinema Club · 2016
★ 3.2 · 3
60 Wonderful Wonderful
The Killers · 2017
★ 3.0 · 3
61 A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs · 2017
★ 2.0 · 1
62 Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths · 1987
★ 2.0 · 1
63 Antics
Interpol · 2004
★ 2.0 · 1
64 Marauder
Interpol · 2018
★ 1.5 · 1
65 Clear Moon
Mount Eerie · 2012
★ 2.9 · 4
66 Dialogue
Four Tet · 1999
★ 2.7 · 3
67 Comedown Machine
The Strokes · 2013
★ 2.8 · 4
68 My Head Is an Animal
Of Monsters and Men · 2011
69 The Sound of The Smiths
The Smiths · 2008
70 Direct Hits
The Killers · 2013
71 Paradise Valley
John Mayer · 2013
72 Queen of the Clouds
Tove Lo · 2014
73 Inside In/Inside Out
The Kooks · 2006
74 Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend · 2007
75 Ceremonials
Florence + the Machine · 2011
76 If You Leave
Daughter · 2012
77 Sam's Town
The Killers · 2006
78 In Colour
Jamie xx · 2015
79 Mercury – Acts 1 & 2
Imagine Dragons · 2022
80 Smoke + Mirrors
Imagine Dragons · 2015
81 Born and Raised
John Mayer · 2012
82 Battle Studies
John Mayer · 2009
83 Continuum
John Mayer · 2006
84 Battle Born
The Killers · 2012
85 Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs · 2014
86 Contra
Vampire Weekend · 2010
87 Everyday Is Christmas
Sia · 2017
88 LOOM
Imagine Dragons · 2024
89 The Search for Everything
John Mayer · 2017
90 The Lateness of the Hour
Alex Clare · 2011
91 A Joyful Noise
Gossip · 2012
92 The Libertines
The Libertines · 2004
93 Lady Wood
Tove Lo · 2016
94 Junk of the Heart
The Kooks · 2011
95 Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths · 1984
96 Origins
Imagine Dragons · 2018
97 Roots
Imagine Dragons · 2015
98 Beautiful Lies
Birdy · 2016
99 The Weight of Your Love
Editors · 2013
100 Birdy
Birdy · 2011
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