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The top-rated indie album on Riffiter is The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.
1,090 indie albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 54 of 1,090 indie albums, averaging 3.7/5, spanning 1981 to 2025.
02 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
★ 4.6 · 5
03 Is This It
The Strokes · 2001
★ 4.6 · 5
04 Funeral
Arcade Fire · 2004
★ 4.6 · 4
05 AM
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.4 · 4
06 Rounds
Four Tet · 2003
★ 4.5 · 2
07 Definitely Maybe
Oasis · 1994
★ 4.5 · 2
08 Imploding the Mirage
The Killers · 2020
★ 4.3 · 2
09 Reflektor
Arcade Fire · 2013
★ 4.5 · 1
10 Brothers
The Black Keys · 2010
★ 4.0 · 2
11 Hot Fuss
The Killers · 2004
★ 4.0 · 2
12 The Suburbs
Arcade Fire · 2010
★ 4.0 · 2
13 El Camino
The Black Keys · 2011
★ 4.0 · 1
14 Lungs
Florence + the Machine · 2009
★ 4.0 · 1
15 The Smiths
The Smiths · 1984
★ 4.0 · 1
16 Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol · 2002
★ 4.0 · 1
17 Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Arctic Monkeys · 2018
★ 4.0 · 1
18 Beautiful Rewind
Four Tet · 2013
★ 4.0 · 1
19 Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 3.9 · 4
20 Californian Soil
London Grammar · 2021
★ 3.8 · 2
21 Complete
The Smiths · 2011
★ 3.5 · 1
22 Turn Blue
The Black Keys · 2014
★ 3.5 · 1
23 Dance Fever
Florence + the Machine · 2022
★ 3.5 · 1
24 Our Love to Admire
Interpol · 2007
★ 3.5 · 1
25 Long Way Down
Tom Odell · 2013
★ 3.5 · 1
26 Beneath the Skin
Of Monsters and Men · 2015
★ 3.5 · 1
27 Room on Fire
The Strokes · 2003
★ 3.6 · 4
28 Night Visions
Imagine Dragons · 2012
★ 3.5 · 2
29 Sixteen Oceans
Four Tet · 2020
★ 3.5 · 2
30 El Pintor
Interpol · 2014
★ 3.5 · 2
31 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence + the Machine · 2015
★ 3.5 · 3
32 The Car
Arctic Monkeys · 2022
★ 3.5 · 3
33 "Let's Rock"
The Black Keys · 2019
★ 3.0 · 1
34 WE
Arcade Fire · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
35 The Big Come Up
The Black Keys · 2002
★ 3.0 · 1
36 Sawdust
The Killers · 2007
★ 3.0 · 1
37 Dropout Boogie
The Black Keys · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
38 Reasonable Woman
Sia · 2024
★ 3.0 · 1
39 The Other Side of Make‐Believe
Interpol · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
40 High as Hope
Florence + the Machine · 2018
★ 2.5 · 1
41 First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes · 2005
★ 2.5 · 1
42 Everything Now
Arcade Fire · 2017
★ 2.5 · 1
43 Evolve
Imagine Dragons · 2017
★ 3.0 · 2
44 Making Mirrors
Gotye · 2011
★ 3.0 · 2
45 Humbug
Arctic Monkeys · 2009
★ 3.0 · 2
46 Angles
The Strokes · 2011
★ 3.0 · 2
47 The New Abnormal
The Strokes · 2020
★ 3.2 · 3
48 Gameshow
Two Door Cinema Club · 2016
★ 3.2 · 3
49 A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs · 2017
★ 2.0 · 1
50 Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths · 1987
★ 2.0 · 1
51 Antics
Interpol · 2004
★ 2.0 · 1
52 Wonderful Wonderful
The Killers · 2017
★ 3.0 · 3
53 Marauder
Interpol · 2018
★ 1.5 · 1
54 Comedown Machine
The Strokes · 2013
★ 2.3 · 3
55 My Head Is an Animal
Of Monsters and Men · 2011
56 The Sound of The Smiths
The Smiths · 2008
57 Direct Hits
The Killers · 2013
58 Paradise Valley
John Mayer · 2013
59 Queen of the Clouds
Tove Lo · 2014
60 Inside In/Inside Out
The Kooks · 2006
61 Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend · 2007
62 Ceremonials
Florence + the Machine · 2011
63 If You Leave
Daughter · 2012
64 Sam's Town
The Killers · 2006
65 In Colour
Jamie xx · 2015
66 Mercury – Acts 1 & 2
Imagine Dragons · 2022
67 Smoke + Mirrors
Imagine Dragons · 2015
68 Born and Raised
John Mayer · 2012
69 Battle Studies
John Mayer · 2009
70 Continuum
John Mayer · 2006
71 Battle Born
The Killers · 2012
72 Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs · 2014
73 Contra
Vampire Weekend · 2010
74 Everyday Is Christmas
Sia · 2017
75 LOOM
Imagine Dragons · 2024
76 The Search for Everything
John Mayer · 2017
77 The Lateness of the Hour
Alex Clare · 2011
78 A Joyful Noise
Gossip · 2012
79 The Libertines
The Libertines · 2004
80 Lady Wood
Tove Lo · 2016
81 Junk of the Heart
The Kooks · 2011
82 Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths · 1984
83 Origins
Imagine Dragons · 2018
84 Roots
Imagine Dragons · 2015
85 Beautiful Lies
Birdy · 2016
86 The Weight of Your Love
Editors · 2013
87 Birdy
Birdy · 2011
88 These Streets
Paolo Nutini · 2006
89 Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths · 1987
90 Wet Leg
Wet Leg · 2022
91 Delta Kream
The Black Keys · 2021
92 Shotter's Nation
Babyshambles · 2007
93 Broken Bells
Broken Bells · 2010
94 O My Heart
Mother Mother · 2008
95 Meat Is Murder
The Smiths · 1985
96 Neon Bible
Arcade Fire · 2007
97 Be Here Now
Oasis · 1997
98 Sob Rock
John Mayer · 2021
99 Is There Anybody Out There?
A Great Big World · 2014
100 Phrazes for the Young
Julian Casablancas · 2009
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