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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 Stiff Little Fingers, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Stiff Little Fingerspunk rock, power pop | 12,793 | +1 |
02 | Themgarage rock, psychedelic rock | 10,333 | -1 |
03 | Therapy?alternative rock, alternative metal | 5,489 | 0 |
04 | Sweet Savageheavy metal, nwobhm | 1,963 | 0 |
05 | And So I Watch You From Afarpost-rock, math rock | 992 | 0 |
06 | Rudipunk | 656 | +1 |
07 | Fruuppprogressive rock, symphonic prog | 650 | -1 |
08 | Silent Runningnew wave | 281 | 0 |
09 | Girls Namesc86 | 275 | 0 |
10 | The Wheelsbritish rhythm & blues, garage rock | 239 | 0 |
11 | Bluetreecontemporary christian | 157 | 0 |
12 | Runnin' Riotpunk | 130 | 0 |
13 | LaFaroalternative rock | 79 | +1 |
14 | Chimeraindie rock | 65 | -1 |
15 | Mojo Furyalternative rock, progressive rock | 38 | 0 |
16 | 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.