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Genre
australian alternative rock
Parent Genre: rock

Australian alternative rock music is a genre that emerged in the 1990s and is characterized by its unique blend of rock, pop, and electronic music. It is known for its raw and emotional lyrics, powerful guitar riffs, and catchy melodies. The genre has produced some of the most iconic bands in Australian music history, with a focus on introspective and socially conscious themes. The music is often described as a reflection of the Australian experience, with a focus on the country's unique cultural identity and history.


Top artists of australian alternative rock genre

Silverchair
The Avalanches
Powderfinger
Spiderbait
Bernard Fanning
Birds Of Tokyo
RedHook
Grinspoon
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List of australian alternative rock artists

Here is a list of australian alternative rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the australian alternative rock genre. You can find out what australian alternative rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Silverchair
58 4 35 70 4 33 127 1158682
2
The Avalanches
57 18 56 78 30 50 106 501439
3
Powderfinger
55 2 38 76 1 40 125 420209
4
Spiderbait
53 48 53 82 1 60 129 135858
5
Bernard Fanning
50 0 62 63 25 62 121 148441
6
Birds Of Tokyo
50 1 50 73 7 38 125 227995
7
RedHook
48 0 56 95 0 52 130 34628
8
Grinspoon
48 8 47 68 3 57 141 150158
9
The Faim
47 0 55 79 12 47 132 74915
10
The Living End
46 0 41 92 0 49 144 134374
11
The Waifs
44 0 58 40 62 41 119 102797
12
Josh Pyke
44 3 53 55 50 44 123 75108
13
Eskimo Joe
43 5 53 79 8 46 127 119996
14
Frenzal Rhomb
43 11 42 98 1 55 127 53809
15
Frente!
42 0 67 45 52 59 130 24819
16
Ben Lee
42 3 69 57 29 66 126 58749
17
Alex Cameron
41 9 70 63 23 69 116 76988
18
Bluejuice
40 0 58 83 4 74 139 40816
19
Evermore
40 3 47 76 5 37 120 44622
20
Regurgitator
40 4 58 86 3 65 129 70140
21
The Cruel Sea
40 6 53 75 4 78 106 57977
22
The Whitlams
40 0 45 59 34 46 123 74609
23
Kingswood
39 1 54 67 14 49 137 52570
24
Sarah Blasko
39 2 54 42 42 26 109 105804
25
Custard
38 4 49 79 6 65 143 37095
26
Bodyjar
38 2 41 96 1 44 139 35283
27
Something For Kate
38 6 42 71 4 46 125 77125
28
Kisschasy
38 0 48 82 9 57 124 30284
29
The Go-Betweens
38 4 58 77 12 75 129 48431
30
You Am I
37 1 45 78 11 42 124 55724
31
Killing Heidi
37 0 39 81 8 67 135 72847
32
The Butterfly Effect
37 8 39 78 1 32 132 57380
33
British India
37 0 44 90 2 41 131 75700
34
Alex Lloyd
36 10 52 76 4 53 108 29173
35
Gyroscope
36 6 45 84 0 40 132 36178
36
Jebediah
36 1 51 92 1 53 126 66968
37
Augie March
36 2 38 49 41 32 111 28475
38
Art vs Science
35 9 61 82 3 63 123 43485
39
Faker
35 3 50 93 1 43 122 19244
40
Dead Letter Circus
34 0 42 91 2 31 131 58542
41
Cog
34 8 45 85 1 31 141 40509
42
The Superjesus
34 5 44 72 7 42 138 45697
43
28 Days
34 0 52 90 2 62 121 39038
44
TISM
33 2 62 86 9 69 130 22342
45
Children Collide
33 9 58 74 11 56 131 24477
46
The Getaway Plan
32 0 43 89 0 36 143 19513
47
Machine Gun Fellatio
32 6 64 66 18 65 118 39646
48
Paul Dempsey
32 0 48 56 21 37 122 26970
49
Little Birdy
31 0 51 62 7 38 117 41595
50
Tex Perkins
31 0 0 0 0 0 0 24095
51
The Triffids
31 15 57 63 20 54 104 20119
52
Cosmic Psychos
30 39 28 92 1 30 148 25061
53
Radio Birdman
30 26 39 94 0 51 117 36051
54
The Panics
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 13867
55
PLTS
29 1 43 75 9 30 128 10926
56
Weddings Parties Anything
29 0 52 72 7 67 125 16256
57
Deborah Conway
29 0 60 63 11 77 139 22702
58
Tim Rogers
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 6052
59
End Of Fashion
28 0 40 89 1 53 160 13493
60
Ratcat
28 0 41 94 0 40 123 15529
61
Bob Evans
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 21203
62
Magic Dirt
27 7 35 85 1 52 141 26309
63
The Sleepy Jackson
27 9 49 72 33 64 120 16165
64
Bertie Blackman
27 0 49 86 20 37 145 11011
65
Skunkhour
26 1 65 75 8 60 118 14543
66
Things Of Stone and Wood
25 1 47 63 15 46 149 5177
67
The Grates
25 0 53 87 3 59 131 20912
68
Deadstar
25 0 53 79 0 49 127 3160
69
Sunk Loto
25 3 44 92 0 38 118 11276
70
Bondi Cigars
24 0 64 70 10 78 120 4157
71
Clare Bowditch
24 1 45 52 41 28 127 20353
72
Died Pretty
24 13 48 89 2 70 131 10285
73
Hard-Ons
24 1 36 93 0 36 110 11669
74
Something With Numbers
24 0 51 83 0 57 145 11444
75
The Celibate Rifles
24 64 43 87 0 65 138 11053
76
Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes
23 0 56 43 31 53 117 4953
77
Motor Ace
23 0 46 84 1 45 135 13443
78
The Meanies
23 46 36 93 0 52 127 7515
79
The Clouds
23 11 33 75 0 47 111 5238
80
Ed Kuepper
23 21 55 39 71 32 109 13069
81
Superheist
22 4 47 88 0 47 127 9547
82
Tumbleweed
22 63 25 73 0 45 135 3035
83
Sparkadia
22 0 51 73 11 43 124 11109
84
The Fauves
22 0 47 87 0 59 136 7820
85
The Mavis's
21 0 52 83 0 54 100 6935
86
Falling Joys
21 6 45 79 5 56 141 5767
87
Ammonia
21 9 42 69 0 44 125 4388
88
Darren Hanlon
21 1 60 40 72 40 105 8183
89
SWOOP
21 0 61 92 2 95 127 707
90
Beasts Of Bourbon
21 9 42 77 29 51 124 12483
91
Gerling
21 22 65 78 2 56 124 8384
92
Adalita
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 6422
93
Lime Spiders
20 3 37 84 1 54 146 7721
94
The Mark Of Cain
20 24 42 89 0 62 121 9823
95
The Stems
20 12 46 55 0 59 100 5632
96
Do Re Mi
20 2 62 52 17 68 113 6381
97
Mammal
19 0 49 83 3 56 131 8957
98
My Friend The Chocolate Cake
19 2 62 43 30 35 118 5114
99
Underground Lovers
19 0 61 33 87 6 122 6240
100
Pollyanna
19 0 62 55 81 46 86 391
101
Painters and Dockers
18 3 41 74 6 57 116 4508
102
Tim Rogers & The Twin Set
18 0 41 56 25 46 78 2457
103
Stephen Cummings
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2880
104
The Dissociatives
17 1 58 82 4 59 114 8912
105
Full Scale
17 0 70 87 0 78 110 2475
106
78 Saab
16 3 36 63 1 31 128 1755
107
Epicure
16 0 50 59 58 31 121 3170
108
Rocket Science
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3880
109
Lo-tel
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1187
110
Even
16 0 44 75 11 60 124 2519
111
Philadelphia Grand Jury
16 0 69 96 2 72 151 4570
112
Screamfeeder
15 1 42 73 18 34 123 5308
113
Smudge
15 0 42 81 0 82 149 2926
114
Sonic Animation
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2845
115
The Johnnys
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2742
116
Front End Loader
15 24 35 87 0 48 147 5983
117
David Bridie
14 55 61 41 69 23 124 1535
118
Testeagles
14 0 59 91 0 46 114 1405
119
Rhubarb
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
120
One Dollar Short
14 0 36 85 0 34 113 4612
121
The Hummingbirds
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2835
122
Antiskeptic
13 0 45 88 0 48 134 4317
123
Dallas Crane
13 0 38 92 3 62 141 3380
124
Max Sharam
12 0 63 66 0 84 94 651
125
After the Fall
12 0 52 96 0 51 157 3512
126
The New Christs
12 1 38 95 0 54 126 6002
127
Not Drowning, Waving
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2324
128
Snout
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1229
129
The Blackeyed Susans
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4833
130
Dan Kelly
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3444
131
Cordrazine
12 0 37 56 34 25 96 2211
132
The Cops
12 1 62 88 12 63 121 1254
133
Screaming Tribesmen
11 1 41 86 2 62 115 2365
134
Nick Barker
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1663
135
Big Heavy Stuff
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3883
136
The Mess Hall
11 0 48 75 6 36 169 2912
137
Clare Bowditch And The Feeding Set
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2151
138
Art of Fighting
11 0 37 34 25 16 95 4553
139
Blueline Medic
11 0 48 78 2 45 142 1763
140
Rebecca's Empire
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 572
141
Machine Translations
10 1 51 53 58 43 101 1600
142
Trial Kennedy
10 0 45 84 3 39 135 4489
143
Groove Terminator
10 0 54 95 0 97 139 1500
144
Calling All Cars
9 0 50 96 2 72 168 2786
145
Sidewinder
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 855
146
Tex, Don & Charlie
9 0 47 22 76 14 118 2953
147
Skulker
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1770
148
Hitmen
8 1 47 96 0 69 107 1183
149
Dave Graney
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3101
150
Karma County
8 0 65 64 10 77 92 523
151
The Drugs
8 0 75 84 1 93 119 223
152
Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1469
153
Icecream Hands
8 0 40 63 41 35 143 1237
154
The Paradise Motel
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1177
155
Def FX
7 40 59 95 0 45 119 4279
156
Bored
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1868
157
The Vasco Era
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2891
158
Not From There
7 89 29 82 0 10 99 1408
159
Ups and Downs
7 0 46 80 1 65 137 1228
160
Bluebottle Kiss
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1771
161
Mantissa
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 423
162
The Eastern Dark
6 39 32 84 0 54 111 2355
163
Fron
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 290
164
iNsuRge
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 599
165
Nitocris
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 880
166
Love Outside Andromeda
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 857
167
Floating Me
6 4 48 92 0 29 97 3126
168
Melodyssey
5 0 49 96 2 60 129 1445
169
Tall Tales & True
5 0 62 53 4 65 142 892
170
Papa Vs Pretty
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2109
171
MM9
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 905
172
Club Hoy
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 571
173
TnT - Tim Rogers & Tex Perkins
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1031
174
Violetine
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 615
175
Electric Horse
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1019
176
David McComb
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 922
177
Exploding White Mice
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2207
178
The Aints!
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1320
179
Kim Salmon and the Surrealists
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1193
180
Ron S. Peno and The Superstitions
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 797
181
The Lighthouse Keepers
3 1 60 54 16 83 122 651
182
Venom P. Stinger
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 677
183
Laughing Clowns
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2088
184
Knievel
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 367
185
Tex Perkins and the Band of Gold
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 803
186
The Devoted Few
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 308
187
Drop City
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 300
188
Waikiki
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 913
189
Cody Munro Moore
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143
190
Guards Of May
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 443
191
Lazy Susan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155
192
The Khyber Belt
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208