Portland indie music is a genre that blends elements of folk, rock, and pop to create a unique sound. The music is characterized by introspective lyrics, intricate guitar work, and a focus on melody. The genre is known for its DIY ethos and its emphasis on community, with many artists collaborating and supporting each other. Portland indie music has gained a reputation for producing some of the most innovative and influential artists in the genre.
Here you can see the popularity of Portland Indie genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
546 releases
Explore portland indie history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of portland indie artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the portland indie genre. You can find out what portland indie genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 1189911 | |
| 2 | 58 | 277218 | |
| 3 | 51 | 216611 | |
| 4 | 52 | 256436 | |
| 5 | 50 | 131936 | |
| 6 | 43 | 29668 | |
| 7 | 41 | 67529 | |
| 8 | 32 | 71381 | |
| 9 | 35 | 64210 | |
| 10 | 38 | 53906 | |
| 11 | 36 | 31056 | |
| 12 | 36 | 14434 | |
| 13 | 32 | 44624 | |
| 14 | 35 | 29239 | |
| 15 | 31 | 39648 | |
| 16 | 31 | 20763 | |
| 17 | 31 | 2634 | |
| 18 | 30 | 22773 | |
| 19 | 27 | 21897 | |
| 20 | 27 | 20912 | |
| 21 | 26 | 6847 | |
| 22 | 26 | 35692 | |
| 23 | 25 | 13135 | |
| 24 | 25 | 16594 | |
| 25 | 24 | 15133 | |
| 26 | 22 | 9373 | |
| 27 | 21 | 14506 | |
| 28 | 24 | 3994 | |
| 29 | 24 | 4184 | |
| 30 | 22 | 12076 | |
| 31 | 23 | 3421 | |
| 32 | 22 | 13241 | |
| 33 | 20 | 8736 | |
| 34 | 22 | 17609 | |
| 35 | 22 | 15103 | |
| 36 | 21 | 6386 | |
| 37 | 20 | 2170 | |
| 38 | 20 | 4070 | |
| 39 | 20 | 4802 | |
| 40 | 19 | 7395 | |
| 41 | 19 | 3767 | |
| 42 | 18 | 6533 | |
| 43 | 18 | 1591 | |
| 44 | 18 | 4974 | |
| 45 | 17 | 2646 | |
| 46 | 16 | 2312 | |
| 47 | 15 | 5854 | |
| 48 | 15 | 540 | |
| 49 | 14 | 3183 | |
| 50 | 15 | 4751 | |
| 51 | 15 | 3580 | |
| 52 | 15 | 1218 | |
| 53 | 14 | 6268 | |
| 54 | 13 | 3293 | |
| 55 | 13 | 1258 | |
| 56 | 12 | 1405 | |
| 57 | 11 | 2310 | |
| 58 | 11 | 6398 | |
| 59 | 11 | 610 | |
| 60 | 11 | 2875 | |
| 61 | 11 | 2535 | |
| 62 | 11 | 3274 | |
| 63 | 7 | 3126 | |
| 64 | 7 | 2241 | |
| 65 | 10 | 1818 | |
| 66 | 8 | 1693 | |
| 67 | 8 | 275 | |
| 68 | 7 | 1258 | |
| 69 | 7 | 2202 | |
| 70 | 7 | 303 | |
| 71 | 7 | 1449 | |
| 72 | 7 | 1656 | |
| 73 | 6 | 1951 | |
| 74 | 6 | 2804 | |
| 75 | 6 | 524 | |
| 76 | 6 | 709 | |
| 77 | 6 | 293 | |
| 78 | 6 | 1391 | |
| 79 | 4 | 1401 | |
| 80 | 5 | 738 | |
| 81 | 5 | 4400 | |
| 82 | 5 | 676 | |
| 83 | 5 | 1796 | |
| 84 | 5 | 1013 | |
| 85 | 4 | 660 | |
| 86 | 4 | 742 | |
| 87 | 4 | 1616 | |
| 88 | 4 | 1018 | |
| 89 | 4 | 483 | |
| 90 | 4 | 852 | |
| 91 | 4 | 489 | |
| 92 | 3 | 556 | |
| 93 | 3 | 1129 | |
| 94 | 3 | 608 | |
| 95 | 3 | 1545 | |
| 96 | 3 | 927 | |
| 97 | 3 | 159 | |
| 98 | 3 | 1258 | |
| 99 | 3 | 1239 | |
| 100 | 2 | 477 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular portland indie music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
