Original playlist analysis by PlaylistScaler
Compare 13 selected playlists using observed music, curator information and available measurements.
Best for
- Most followedSad Indie 1,983,024 followers
- Fastest growingCozy Fall Vibes 2026 🍁 acoustic, indie folk +1,397 followers a day
- Most tracksIndie/rock and absolute bangers 1,237 tracks
Playlist picks
Each playlist is credited to its Spotify curator.
Top genres
- alternative 136 tracks
- rock 37 tracks
- pop 31 tracks
- Tracks
- 180
- Playing time
- 10h 46m
- Marked explicit
- 15
- Followers
- 177
A few observed tracks
- Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood
- The Less I Know The BetterTame Impala
- Tongue TiedGROUPLOVE
Audio profile
Shazam track measurements via artist.tools · aggregated by PlaylistScaler · retrieved Oct 8, 2026
Dot: median · shaded band: middle 50% of measured tracks.
- Tempo
- 106 BPM0200 BPMMiddle half: 91–127 BPM · 159 tracks measured
- Energy
- 0.69 / 101Middle half: 0.49–0.79 · 158 tracks measured
- Danceability
- 0.62 / 101Middle half: 0.47–0.77 · 158 tracks measured
- Valence
- 0.74 / 101Middle half: 0.57–0.87 · 158 tracks measured
- Acousticness
- 0.67 / 101Middle half: 0.56–0.8 · 158 tracks measured
- Melodicness
- 0.63 / 101Middle half: 0.52–0.78 · 158 tracks measured
Sources & full analysis Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Track entries
- 180
- Distinct tracks
- 180
- Repeated entries
- 0
- Distinct artists
- 104
- Playing time
- 10h 46m · 100% duration coverage
- Explicit flags
- 15 marked explicit · 100% coverage
- Track genre labels
- alternative, rock, pop, indie rock, adult alternative · 97.78% coverage
- Audio measurements
- 159 of 180 distinct tracks · 88.33% coverage
- Follower change
- +20 · Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026
Spotify playlist observations, genre labels via artist.tools, and Shazam measurements via artist.tools. Calculations by PlaylistScaler. How to read this analysis.
- Followers
- 1,983,024
- Tracks
- 50
- Followers per day
- -53
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 66,100–198,300
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Sep 10, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 1,661,446
- Tracks
- 100
- Followers per day
- -17
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 5,500–16,600
- Most listeners in
- London, GB
Newest track added Oct 2, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 417,009
- Tracks
- 570
- Followers per day
- +146
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 15,300–45,800
- Most listeners in
- Mexico City, MX
Newest track added Oct 9, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 389,154
- Tracks
- 86
- Followers per day
- -10
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 1,300–3,900
- Most listeners in
- London, GB
Newest track added Sep 18, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 303,433
- Tracks
- 651
- Followers per day
- +123
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 11,300–33,800
- Most listeners in
- Mexico City, MX
Newest track added Oct 7, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 283,319
- Tracks
- 310
- Followers per day
- +1,397
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 22,500–67,500
- Most listeners in
- Mexico City, MX
Newest track added Oct 8, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 77,056
- Tracks
- 420
- Followers per day
- +58
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 3,100–9,300
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Aug 26, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 43,770
- Tracks
- 1,237
- Followers per day
- +7
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 1,500–4,600
- Most listeners in
- Chicago, US
Newest track added Oct 6, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 30,674
- Tracks
- 128
- Followers per day
- +25
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 1,300–3,800
- Most listeners in
- Chicago, US
Newest track added Sep 27, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 26,865
- Tracks
- 323
- Followers per day
- +2
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 110–330
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Oct 3, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 26,444
- Tracks
- 273
- Followers per day
- +11
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 980–2,900
- Most listeners in
- Dallas, US
Newest track added Sep 25, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 7,965
- Tracks
- 111
- Followers per day
- +3
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 50–150
Newest track added Sep 26, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
Songs on the most indie playlists
Counted across the 13 playlists in this guide with readable track lists; each song counts once per playlist.
- Where'd All the Time Go?Dr. Dog6 playlists2,529,001 combined followers
- Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?Arctic Monkeys6 playlists836,314 combined followers
- Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys6 playlists836,314 combined followers
- Electric FeelMGMT6 playlists576,651 combined followers
- The Less I Know The BetterTame Impala5 playlists750,303 combined followers
- ElephantTame Impala5 playlists576,474 combined followers
- Walking On A DreamEmpire Of The Sun5 playlists545,977 combined followers
- Time to PretendMGMT5 playlists532,881 combined followers
- Sweater WeatherThe Neighbourhood5 playlists419,305 combined followers
- Pumped Up KicksFoster The People5 playlists369,114 combined followers
- KidsMGMT5 playlists159,642 combined followers
- Fluorescent AdolescentArctic Monkeys5 playlists159,642 combined followers
- SomedayThe Strokes5 playlists159,642 combined followers
- MoneyThe Drums5 playlists155,833 combined followers
- Out of My LeagueFitz and The Tantrums5 playlists142,737 combined followers
How we compared these playlists
PlaylistScaler analyzes observed Spotify playlist contents. Audio measurements, where shown, come from Shazam through artist.tools. Follower growth, listener estimates and listener cities for the wider selection come from artist.tools. Playlists belong to their credited curators.
Sources, coverage & limitations
Automatic genre picks need a matching title or assigned topic, or supporting track genre labels. Editors can also select crossovers.
Observation dates appear with each playlist. Track examples are a small sample. Missing measurements are excluded, never counted as zero. Audio medians require measurements for at least ten distinct tracks and 80% of the playlist’s distinct tracks. The middle half is the range from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Energy, danceability and other audio scores describe the recordings on a 0–1 scale; they do not measure listener outcomes or musical quality. Acousticness does not establish the absence of vocals. Explicit flags are metadata, and unmarked tracks are not a guarantee of suitability.
Track overlap uses shared distinct tracks divided by the combined distinct tracks. Repeated entries are counted separately from unique tracks. Genre labels can overlap: one track may have several labels. Follower counts and changes describe audience size, not listening activity or musical quality. Results apply to the playlists compared here, not all of Spotify.
Measurement coverage for each playlist is listed in its "Sources & full analysis" panel. "Best for" picks compare only playlists that have the measurement. Most-added songs count each song once per playlist, across the playlists whose track lists could be read.
AI assists with descriptions grounded in these observations. Supporting evidence changes can retire that commentary until it is refreshed. About the methodology · Suggest a correction.