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The 16 most-read bands based in Belfast, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 bands are ranked in Belfast. The biggest move was Nine Lies, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KNEECAPhip hop, political hip hop | 39,635 | 0 |
02 | Queen + Adam Lambertglam rock, hard rock | 12,422 | 0 |
03 | Dea Matronarock, soft rock | 9,938 | 0 |
04 | Chalkdance-punk, post-punk | 2,184 | +1 |
05 | The Outcastspunk | 1,078 | -1 |
06 | Protexpunk | 338 | 0 |
07 | The Defectspunk | 255 | 0 |
08 | Oppenheimerindie pop | 163 | +1 |
09 | Ruefrexpunk | 119 | +2 |
10 | Butterfly Childindie pop | 99 | -2 |
11 | Nine Liesalternative rock, rock | 80 | +3 |
12 | The Tearjerkerspunk | 74 | +1 |
13 | Toxic Wasteanarcho-punk, punk | 71 | -3 |
14 | The Valspop | 60 | +2 |
15 | The Dangerfieldspunk | 55 | -3 |
16 | Pay*olarock | 32 | -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.