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The 25 most-read artists based in Basel, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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25 artists are ranked in Basel. The biggest move was Black Tiger, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Zeal & Ardoravant-garde metal, black metal | 6,614 | 0 |
02 | Toadhard rock, blues rock | 1,059 | 0 |
03 | Paul Sacherclassical | 829 | +1 |
04 | Edwin Fischerclassical | 612 | +1 |
05 | Brainticketprogressive rock, krautrock | 593 | -2 |
06 | Zoë Mëpop | 525 | 0 |
07 | Hespèrion XXIclassical | 373 | 0 |
08 | Schammaschblack metal, avant-garde | 235 | 0 |
09 | Anna Rossinellisinger-songwriter | 211 | 0 |
10 | Martin Schenkelrock | 174 | +2 |
11 | 16-17brutal prog, avant-garde jazz | 134 | 0 |
12 | Kammerorchester Baselclassical | 128 | +1 |
13 | George Gruntzjazz, post-bop | 109 | -3 |
14 | Black Tigerhip hop | 73 | +4 |
15 | Fritz Hauserjazz | 60 | +4 |
16 | Eduard Brunnerclassical | 57 | 0 |
17 | Karl Anton Rickenbacherclassical | 56 | +4 |
18 | Hans Haugopera | 55 | -4 |
19 | Moritz Krämerindie rock | 48 | +2 |
20 | Alex Buesscontemporary classical, experimental | 39 | +3 |
21 | Martin Brunsclassical | 37 | -6 |
22 | Rudolf Kelterbornopera | 34 | -5 |
23 | Miriam Kleinjazz | 33 | -3 |
24 | Papiroexperimental | 26 | 0 |
25 | ColdCellblack metal, atmospheric black metal | 21 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.