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The 19 most-read artists based in Bournemouth, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are ranked in Bournemouth. The biggest move was Matt Johnson, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Emerson, Lake & Palmerprogressive rock, symphonic prog | 42,912 | 0 |
02 | Charles Graycomedy | 30,300 | 0 |
03 | Bob Brunningblues rock | 4,629 | 0 |
04 | Matt Johnsonfunk | 3,076 | +1 |
05 | Hubert Parryclassical | 2,977 | +1 |
06 | Giles, Giles & Frippexperimental, art rock | 2,162 | +1 |
07 | Chloe Slaterindie pop, indie rock | 1,926 | -3 |
08 | Jeremy Staceyjazz | 1,860 | 0 |
09 | Robert Harthard rock | 1,486 | 0 |
10 | Colin Allenblues | 1,076 | 0 |
11 | Zoot Money’s Big Roll Bandbritish rhythm & blues, rock and roll | 718 | +1 |
12 | Simon Prestonclassical | 614 | -1 |
13 | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestraclassical | 467 | 0 |
14 | Darrell Sweethard rock | 358 | 0 |
15 | Air Trafficindie rock | 306 | 0 |
16 | Aquaskydrum and bass, electronic | 264 | 0 |
17 | FuntCasedubstep, drum and bass | 208 | 0 |
18 | Andy Scottjazz | 75 | 0 |
19 | Ernest Lushclassical | 43 | 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.