List of avant-pop artists

The following is a list of notable avant-pop artists. Individuals are listed by surname.

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A

 * A.R. Kane
 * Allie X
 * Tori Amos
 * Laurie Anderson
 * Animal Collective
 * Fiona Apple
 * Arca
 * Atlas Sound
 * Aurora
 * Autechre

B

 * Bad Brains
 * The Beach Boys
 * Beck
 * Belly
 * Björk
 * Emily Blue
 * David Bowie (between 1977–79)
 * Lester Bowie
 * Kate Bush
 * The Byrds

C

 * Camille
 * Charli XCX
 * Clinic
 * Coil

D

 * Terence Trent D'Arby
 * Depeche Mode
 * Devo

E

 * Dorian Electra
 * Brian Eno
 * Enya

F

 * The Feelies
 * FKA Twigs
 * The Flaming Lips

G

 * Gauntlet Hair
 * Githead
 * Genesis
 * Genesis P-Orridge
 * GFOTY

H

 * Here We Go Magic
 * The High Llamas
 * Holly Herndon
 * Jenny Hval

J

 * Grace Jones
 * Daniel Johnston

K

 * KÁRYYN
 * Konstrakta
 * Fela Kuti

L

 * Lorde
 * John Lennon and Yoko Ono

M

 * Maneige
 * John Maus
 * Memory Cassette
 * Mercury Rev
 * Mis-Teeq
 * Momus
 * My Bloody Valentine
 * Róisín Murphy

O

 * Frank Ocean
 * Of Montreal
 * The Olivia Tremor Control
 * Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * Os Mutantes

P

 * Penguin Cafe Orchestra
 * Ariel Pink
 * Caroline Polachek
 * The Pop Group
 * P.J. Proby

R

 * The Residents
 * Roxy Music (early records)

S

 * Sevdaliza
 * SOPHIE
 * Slapp Happy
 * Spookey Ruben
 * Jack Stauber
 * St. Vincent
 * Stavely Makepeace
 * Stereolab
 * The Sugarcubes
 * A Sunny Day in Glasgow

T

 * Talk Talk
 * Talking Heads
 * Trip Shakespeare
 * Tune-Yards
 * Tycho

V

 * The Velvet Underground

W

 * Scott Walker
 * Was (Not Was)
 * Ween
 * Kanye West
 * Brian Wilson (between 1965–67)
 * Will Wood
 * Win

X

 * XTC

Y

 * Yes

Z

 * Frank Zappa