Britpop

Britpop was a mid-1990s British rock movement that emerged as a reaction against American grunge, featuring guitar-driven melodies, catchy hooks, and distinctly British cultural themes. The genre was dominated by bands like Oasis, Blur, Pulp, and Radiohead, who drew inspiration from 1960s British rock while celebrating working-class life and British identity during a period of cultural optimism known as "Cool Britannia".

With the above definition in mind, this artistagraph was built using the following parameters:

- Artists from Great Britain in the genres Rock and Alternative (hopefully the right kind of music).
- Artists who have had at least one album with 1m+ streams (artists who were popular).
- Artists who released albums between 1993 and 1998, and didn't release any albums prior to 1988 (thus ensuring that they were quite new on the scene).

Finally, note that I had to add Pulp even though they didn't fit the criteria. Pulp had some success as early as 1983, which would exclude most artists, but every rule has an exception!

Genre breakdown

███ Rock
███ Alternative
███ Pop
██ European
█ Electro
█ Others
Hip Hop
Folk
Jazz
Classical
American
Blues
Soundtrack
Metal
Reggae
Country
R&B
Kids
Religious
Asian
Punk

Radiohead

Oxford, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Others
24.5bn all-time streams (12 Jul '26)

Paul Weller

Woking, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Electro, European
18.4bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Oasis

Manchester, GB
Rock, Hip Hop, Electro, European
17.3bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

Dave Stewart

GB
Pop, Jazz, Rock, Soundtrack, Classical
14.3bn all-time streams (7 Jul '26)

Morrissey

Manchester, GB
Rock, Alternative, European
9.8bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

Robbie Williams

Stoke-on-Trent, GB
Pop, Rock, European
9.5bn all-time streams (7 Jul '26)

Andy Summers

Lancashire, GB
Jazz, Rock
6.0bn all-time streams (14 Jul '26)

Blur

GB
Rock, European
5.1bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

The Verve

Wigan, GB
Rock, Alternative, European
4.9bn all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

Bush

London, GB
Rock, Alternative, Metal
4.1bn all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Placebo

GB
Rock, Alternative, European
3.5bn all-time streams (3 Jul '26)

The Chemical Brothers

Manchester, GB
Alternative, Hip Hop, Electro
3.3bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

PJ Harvey

Yeovil, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Others, Folk
2.8bn all-time streams (12 Jul '26)

Ian Brown

Ancoats, GB
Pop, Alternative, Classical, Reggae, Electro, European
2.7bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Tricky

GB
Pop, Jazz, Alternative, Hip Hop, Electro
2.7bn all-time streams (1 Jul '26)

Stereophonics

Cwmaman, GB
Rock, European
1.9bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Slowdive

Reading, GB
Pop, Alternative
1.7bn all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

The Prodigy

Braintree, GB
Rock, Hip Hop, Electro
1.6bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

Travis

Glasgow, GB
Pop, Country, Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop, European
1.5bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

Take That

Manchester, GB
Pop, Rock, European
1.4bn all-time streams (11 Jul '26)

Supergrass

Oxford, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European
1.4bn all-time streams (14 Jul '26)

The Sundays

Bristol, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, American
1.2bn all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Bernard Butler

Stamford Hill, GB
Rock, Electro, European
1.1bn all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

Belle and Sebastian

Glasgow, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Others, Folk
1.0bn all-time streams (13 Jul '26)

Basement Jaxx

London, GB
Pop, Alternative, Electro
792.1m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Beth Orton

Norwich, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, American, Folk
550.5m all-time streams (14 Jul '26)

Ocean Colour Scene

Birmingham, GB
Rock, European
432.5m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Gabrielle

London, GB
Pop, R&B, Rock, Hip Hop, Kids, Electro, European, Religious
428.6m all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

Manic Street Preachers

Blackwood, GB
Rock, Alternative, European
422.6m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Mogwai

Glasgow, GB
Rock, Alternative
399.8m all-time streams (12 Jul '26)

Mark Hollis

Tottenham, GB
Pop, Rock, Electro, Others
342.2m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

The London Suede

London, GB
Rock, Alternative, European
340.1m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Stereolab

London, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Electro, Asian, Others, Folk
328.7m all-time streams (10 Jul '26)

The Charlatans

Manchester, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European
315.1m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Badly Drawn Boy

Bolton, GB
Pop, Alternative, European, Others
311.5m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Black Box Recorder

London, GB
Alternative, European
269.5m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Elastica

London, GB
Pop, Alternative, European
266.3m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Catatonia

Cardiff, GB
Pop, Rock, European
253.3m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Spiritualized

Rugby, GB
Alternative, Blues
240.8m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Teenage Fanclub

Bellshill, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative
234.1m all-time streams (10 Jul '26)

Tindersticks

Nottingham, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Others
193.8m all-time streams (12 Jul '26)

Broadcast

Birmingham, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Electro, Others, Folk
189.7m all-time streams (7 Jul '26)

The Beta Band

Edinburgh, GB
Pop, Alternative, European
179.8m all-time streams (10 Jul '26)

Ride

Oxford, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European
178.2m all-time streams (7 Jul '26)

Lush

London, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Electro, European
165.1m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Inspiral Carpets

Oldham, GB
Pop, Alternative, European
109.9m all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

Mojave 3

GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative
97.7m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Super Furry Animals

Cardiff, GB
Alternative
90.3m all-time streams (8 Jul '26)

Kula Shaker

North London, GB
Rock, European
74.4m all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

The Bluetones

Hounslow, GB
Rock, Alternative, European, Blues
63.1m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Arab Strap

Falkirk, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Folk
45.9m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Levellers

Brighton, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, Folk
42.0m all-time streams (11 Jul '26)

Cornershop

London, GB
Alternative, European
39.1m all-time streams (14 Jul '26)

Catherine Wheel

Great Yarmouth, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative
37.0m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

London, GB
Rock, Alternative, European
33.5m all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

The Boo Radleys

Liverpool, GB
Pop, Alternative, European
31.5m all-time streams (12 Jul '26)

Longpigs

Sheffield, GB
Pop, Rock, European
29.1m all-time streams (6 Jul '26)

Rosetta Stone

GB
Rock, Others, Punk
28.2m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Pale Saints

Leeds, GB
Pop, Alternative
26.5m all-time streams (7 Jul '26)

Chapterhouse

Reading, GB
Pop, Alternative
24.3m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Swervedriver

London, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative
20.2m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

The Auteurs

London, GB
Rock, European
10.0m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

Shack

GB
Rock, European
7.9m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Kitchens of Distinction

London, GB
Pop, Alternative
7.8m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

New Fast Automatic Daffodils

Manchester, GB
Alternative, European
5.8m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Bentley Rhythm Ace

Birmingham, GB
Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Electro
4.5m all-time streams (9 Jul '26)

Menswear

London, GB
Alternative, European
3.3m all-time streams (4 Jul '26)

Adorable

Coventry, GB
Alternative
1.7m all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

The Dakotas

GB
Pop, Rock
664.8k all-time streams (5 Jul '26)

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