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The 50 most-read Bostonian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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119 bands are ranked in Boston. The biggest move was Slapshot, up 25 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Aerosmithhard rock, blues rock | 80,916 | 0 |
02 | New Kids on the Blockpop, teen pop | 70,174 | 0 |
03 | The Carsnew wave, aor | 46,449 | +1 |
04 | Pixiesalternative rock, indie rock | 46,430 | -1 |
05 | Bostonhard rock, rock | 40,725 | 0 |
06 | Dream Theaterprogressive metal, metal | 37,623 | 0 |
07 | The Mighty Mighty Bosstonesska, ska punk | 26,938 | +9 |
08 | Ice Nine Killsheavy metal, alternative metal | 24,351 | +3 |
09 | The Breedersalternative rock, indie rock | 23,939 | 0 |
10 | New Editionpop, new jack swing | 21,370 | -2 |
11 | Lake Street Diveindie pop, jazz | 20,104 | +2 |
12 | Extremehard rock, funk metal | 19,954 | -5 |
13 | Danny Klein's Full Houserock | 16,114 | +1 |
14 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchhip house, pop rap | 15,911 | -2 |
15 | Powerman 5000industrial metal, alternative metal | 15,885 | 0 |
16 | Dead Poet Societyalternative rock, blues rock | 14,624 | +10 |
17 | Letters to Cleoalternative rock, pop rock | 14,199 | +3 |
18 | Gang Starrhip hop, boom bap | 12,129 | -1 |
19 | Bell Biv DeVoehip hop, contemporary r&b | 10,807 | -1 |
20 | The Lemonheadsalternative rock, indie rock | 10,762 | -1 |
21 | The Dresden Dollsdark cabaret, alternative rock | 8,911 | +1 |
22 | The Magnetic Fieldsindie pop, dream pop | 8,715 | +2 |
23 | Model/Actriznoise rock, post-punk | 8,255 | -13 |
24 | ’Til Tuesdayalternative rock, new wave | 7,189 | -1 |
25 | That Handsome Devilalternative rock, rock | 6,275 | 0 |
26 | Big Wreckhard rock | 5,616 | +6 |
27 | Boys Like Girlspop punk, country rock | 5,443 | +2 |
28 | Bury Your Deadbeatdown hardcore, metal | 5,169 | +21 |
29 | Gusteralternative rock, acoustic rock | 4,530 | -2 |
30 | Bellyalternative rock, jangle pop | 4,454 | +3 |
31 | Karminhip hop, pop | 4,026 | -10 |
32 | Lustrapop punk, punk rock | 4,018 | +3 |
33 | The Click Fiverock | 3,837 | +4 |
34 | Slapshothardcore punk | 3,774 | +25 |
35 | Buffalo Tomindie rock, alternative rock | 3,676 | +11 |
36 | Mission of Burmapost-punk, art punk | 3,672 | 0 |
37 | Tiny Habitsfolk pop | 3,574 | -9 |
38 | American Hi‐Fipunk, punk rock | 3,513 | +5 |
39 | La Coka Nostrahip hop | 3,507 | -8 |
40 | Vein.fmmetalcore, hardcore punk | 3,260 | +1 |
41 | American Authorspop rock, chamber pop | 3,234 | -1 |
42 | Elderstoner metal, heavy psych | 3,169 | -12 |
43 | Blood for Bloodhardcore punk | 2,884 | -1 |
44 | Revocationdeath metal, technical death metal | 2,781 | -10 |
45 | Seven Spiressymphonic metal, metal | 2,600 | +3 |
46 | Lettucefunk, jam band | 2,552 | -7 |
47 | American Nightmarepunk | 2,446 | +4 |
48 | Slothrustindie rock, rock | 2,222 | -10 |
49 | Crumbbedroom pop, neo-psychedelia | 2,151 | -4 |
50 | SSDhardcore punk, punk | 2,137 | +2 |
74 | Ten Yard Fighthardcore punk | 915 | +35 |
79 | The Stompersrock | 854 | +19 |
84 | JUICErock | 728 | +18 |
80 | Human Sexual Responsenew wave | 769 | +15 |
62 | Overcastgroove metal, metal | 1,332 | +14 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.