# What is the best European non-English indie album of all time?

> From Iceland's ethereal soundscapes to French post-rock to Scandinavian folk, European indie outside the English-speaking world has produced masterpieces. Vote for your favorite.

*By YPB Team · Published April 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-european-non-english-indie-album-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Ágætis byrjun**
   Sigur Rós' 1999 Icelandic album, a breathtaking post-rock/ambient masterpiece often cited as one of the most beautiful records ever made.
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   Sigur Rós' 2002 album, eight wordless tracks sung in 'Vonlenska,' a made-up language, creating pure emotional music.
3. **Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix**
   French band Phoenix's 2009 indie pop breakthrough, irresistible hooks and glossy production from Versailles.
4. **Moon Safari**
   French duo Air's 1998 ambient pop masterpiece, dreamy and cinematic, a landmark of French electronic-indie.
5. **Neon Golden**
   German band The Notwist's 2002 album blending indie rock with glitchy electronic production.
6. **Finally We Are No One**
   Múm's 2002 Icelandic experimental folk-electronica album, delicate and otherworldly.
7. **Hurry Up, We're Dreaming**
   M83's 2011 double album, French shoegaze-synth pop reaching for the sky in nostalgic cinematic grandeur.
8. **A Living Room Hush**
   Norwegian jazz-influenced indie band Jaga Jazzist's 2002 album, adventurous post-rock and electronic fusion.
9. **Takk...**
   Sigur Rós' 2005 Icelandic album, more melodic and accessible but equally transcendent.
10. **Melodrama**
   Lorde's 2017 album, while New Zealand-born she's culturally adjacent to European indie pop, a modern art-pop masterpiece.
11. **Vespertine**
   Björk's 2001 Icelandic album of intimate electronic-orchestral indie pop, intricate and beautiful.
12. **Homogenic**
   Björk's 1997 Icelandic album, merging strings and electronic beats in a boldly experimental pop statement.
13. **Kveikur**
   Sigur Rós' 2013 darker and more aggressive Icelandic album, showing a different side of their sound.

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