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===Continued success: 2010s–present=== There continued to be commercial successes in the 2010s [[Arcade Fire]]'s ''[[The Suburbs (Arcade Fire album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010), the Black Keys's ''[[Turn Blue (album)|Turn Blue]]'' (2014), Kings of Leon's ''[[Walls (Kings of Leon album)|Walls]]'' (2016), the Killers's ''[[Wonderful Wonderful (The Killers album)|Wonderful Wonderful]]'' (2017), which reached number one on the Billboard charts in the United States and the official chart in the United Kingdom, with Arcade Fire's album winning a Grammy for Album of The Year in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|title=53 Annual Grammy Awards: Awards and Nominees 2010 (Official Webpage) |website=Grammy.com |date=23 November 2004 |url=http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501020009/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=1 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}.</ref> Other indie rock acts like [[Florence and the Machine]], [[the Decemberists]] and [[LCD Soundsystem]] gained number one singles in the United States during the decade, with [[Vampire Weekend]], Florence and the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, [[Bon Iver]], the Killers and [[the Postal Service]] gaining platinum selling records.<ref name="Clark 2019">{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Tyler |title=Did Vampire Weekend Win the Indie Rock Age? |url=https://consequence.net/2019/05/did-vampire-weekend-win-the-indie-rock-age/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> Vampire Weekend's third studio album ''[[Modern Vampires of the City]]'' (2013) received the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album]] in 2014, with [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] writer Tyler Clark stating that in 2019 it was still "an indie rock standard bearer in the wider world of music".<ref name="Clark 2019" /> Arctic Monkeys' fifth album ''[[AM (Arctic Monkeys album)|AM]]'' (2013) was one of the biggest indie rock albums of the decade, charting at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]], having sold 157,329 copies, thus becoming the second fastest-selling album of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Lauren |date=9 May 2018 |title=How Did Arctic Monkeys Become the Biggest Band in Britain? |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-did-arctic-monkeys-become-the-biggest-band-in-britain/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044033/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/59qmgz/how-did-arctic-monkeys-become-the-biggest-band-in-britain |archive-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> With the debut of ''AM'' on the chart, Arctic Monkeys also broke a record, becoming the first independent-label band to debut at number one in the UK with their first five albums.<ref name="OCC">{{cite web |last=Lane |first=Daniel |date=15 September 2013 |title=Arctic Monkeys make Official Albums Chart history with AM |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arctic-monkeys-make-official-albums-chart-history-with-am-2489/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929175156/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arctic-monkeys-make-official-albums-chart-history-with-am-2489/ |archive-date=29 September 2013 |access-date=10 December 2023 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> As of June 2019, ''AM'' has spent 300 weeks in the top 100 of the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="Sound Mouth">{{cite web |date=19 June 2019 |title=Weekly Rock Chart Round-Up |url=https://soundmouth.blogspot.com/2019/06/rammstein-knocked-off-uk-top-spot.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619202308/https://soundmouth.blogspot.com/2019/06/rammstein-knocked-off-uk-top-spot.html |archive-date=19 June 2019 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=Sound Mouth}}</ref> The album also peaked at number one in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Slovenia, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal, and reached top ten positions in several other countries. In the United States, the album sold 42,000 copies in its first week, and debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the United States.<ref name="US sales">{{cite web |date=19 September 2013 |title=Arctic Monkeys return to US top ten for first time since 2007 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/72760 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201231804/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/72760 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> In August 2017, ''AM'' was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[RIAA]] for combined sales and [[album-equivalent unit]]s over of a million units in the United States.<ref name="US2">{{cite web |title=American certifications – Arctic Monkeys |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ARCTIC+MONKEYS&ti=AM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924093247/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ARCTIC+MONKEYS&ti=AM |archive-date=24 September 2022 |access-date=10 December 2023 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref> As of the 14th of April 2023 every track from the album was certified silver or higher by the BPI with "Mad Sounds" being the last to be certified.<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|title=|artist=Arctic Monkeys|type=|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> When [[the 1975]]'s merger of indie rock and mainstream pop began gaining commercial attraction in the early 2010s, it was controversial; they received the award for "Worst Band" at the 2014 ''[[NME Awards]]'', but by 2017 received "Best Live Band" at the same award show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music: The 1975 |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17330092.music-1975/ |website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |date=7 January 2019 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' writer Yasmine Summan stated that "If you could summarize 2013 and 2014 in one album for indie and alternative fans, it would be the 1975's [[The 1975 (album)|self-titled release]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Summan |first1=Yasmine |title=10 incredible alternative albums that turn 10 in 2023 |url=https://www.altpress.com/2023-album-anniversaries/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> In an article for ''[[the Guardian]]'' accrediting the 1975 as the band to "usher indie into the mainstream", writer Mark Beaumont compared vocalist Matty Healy's influence on the genre to that of Libertines vocalist [[Pete Doherty]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |title=The 1975 review – rock rebels usher indie into the mainstream |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/06/the-1975-brixton-academy-london-review |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 March 2016 |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> and ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' listed them as one of the most influential artists in music since 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork's First 25 Years |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/most-important-artists/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> In the 1975's wake, a number of other [[indie pop]] artists gained popularity. Some critics termed this phenomenon "Healywave", which notably included: [[Pale Waves]], [[The Aces (indie pop band)|the Aces]], [[Joan (band)|Joan]], [[Fickle Friends]] and [[No Rome]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connick |first1=Tom |title=Get to know Healywave – the scene indebted to The 1975's signature sound |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/the-1975-healywave-new-bands-2300319 |website=[[NME]] |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> Of this group, Pale Waves were particularly commercially prominent, with their debut album ''[[My Mind Makes Noises]]'' peaking at number eight on the UK albums chart, ''[[Who Am I? (Pale Waves album)|Who Am I?]]'' (2021) at number three and ''[[Unwanted (album)|Unwanted]]'' (2022) at number four.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Kasabian on track for sixth UK Number 1 album with The Alchemist's Euphoria, out-selling rest of Top 5 combined |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kasabian-on-track-for-sixth-uk-number-1-album-with-the-alchemist-s-euphoria-out-selling-rest-of-top-5-combined-__37151/ |access-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> At around the same time [[Wolf Alice]] became a prominent force in the scene, with their second album ''[[Visions of a Life]]'' (2017) winning the Mercury Prize in 2018 and third album ''[[Blue Weekend]]'' (2021) being nominated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wolgamott |first1=L. Kent |title=The accolades for U.K. rock band Wolf Alice are rolling in — but they're not letting it get to their heads |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/music/the-accolades-for-uk-rock-act-wolf-alice-are-rolling-in-but-theyre-not-letting-it-get-to-their-heads-31192815 |website=[[Metro Times]] |access-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> Writer Martin Young stated in a 2021 article for [[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] that "It's impossible to truly state just how important Wolf Alice are. They are the catalyst for almost all the amazing bands you've read about in ''Dork'' over the last 5 years."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Martin |title=MARTYN YOUNG'S TOP 10S: THE BEST BRITISH BANDS OF THE LAST DECADE |url=https://readdork.com/features/martyn-youngs-top-10s-best-british-bands-of-the-last-decade/ |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
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