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The 28 most-read artists based in Belfast, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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28 artists are ranked in Belfast. The biggest move was Henry Cluney, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Van Morrisonfolk rock, blue-eyed soul | 94,029 | 0 |
02 | Gary Mooreblues rock, hard rock | 46,905 | 0 |
03 | Vivian Campbellrock | 26,158 | 0 |
04 | Stiff Little Fingerspunk rock, power pop | 12,793 | +1 |
05 | Themgarage rock, psychedelic rock | 10,333 | -1 |
06 | Therapy?alternative rock, alternative metal | 5,489 | 0 |
07 | Candida Doylealternative rock | 5,176 | 0 |
08 | David Holmesdowntempo, trip hop | 4,042 | 0 |
09 | Roma Ryannew age | 2,633 | 0 |
10 | Sweet Savageheavy metal, nwobhm | 1,963 | 0 |
11 | Henry Cluneyrock, punk rock | 1,438 | +5 |
12 | Beverley Mahoodcountry | 1,126 | 0 |
13 | And So I Watch You From Afarpost-rock, math rock | 992 | -2 |
14 | Derek Bellclassical | 949 | +1 |
15 | Rudipunk | 656 | +3 |
16 | Fruuppprogressive rock, symphonic prog | 650 | -3 |
17 | Tim Deluxeelectronica | 621 | -3 |
18 | Andy Whitesinger-songwriter | 476 | -1 |
19 | Howard Fergusonclassical | 304 | 0 |
20 | Silent Runningnew wave | 281 | 0 |
21 | Girls Namesc86 | 275 | 0 |
22 | The Wheelsbritish rhythm & blues, garage rock | 239 | 0 |
23 | Bluetreecontemporary christian | 157 | 0 |
24 | Runnin' Riotpunk | 130 | 0 |
25 | LaFaroalternative rock | 79 | +1 |
26 | Chimeraindie rock | 65 | -1 |
27 | Mojo Furyalternative rock, progressive rock | 38 | 0 |
28 | The Jepettosindie folk | 29 | 0 |
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.