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The 50 most-read bands based in California, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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112 bands are ranked in California. The biggest move was Audio Push, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rainbowhard rock, heavy metal | 49,023 | 0 |
02 | Dead & Companyrock, folk rock | 12,443 | 0 |
03 | Kenny Rogers & The First Editionrock | 7,815 | 0 |
04 | Black Country Communionblues rock, hard rock | 5,712 | 0 |
05 | The Fab Fourrock and roll | 5,314 | 0 |
06 | Gaelic Stormfolk, celtic | 4,582 | +3 |
07 | SeeYouSpaceCowboymetalcore, mathcore | 3,592 | 0 |
08 | The Jaded Hearts Clubclassic rock, indie rock | 3,054 | -2 |
09 | Rings of Saturndeathcore, technical death metal | 3,017 | -1 |
10 | Irationreggae, rock | 2,890 | -1 |
11 | The Rock Bottom Remaindersrock and roll | 2,432 | +2 |
12 | Dead Crossthrash metal, experimental | 2,031 | 0 |
13 | Shannon and the Clamspunk rock | 2,008 | -2 |
14 | White Mannajam band, psychedelic rock | 1,906 | +10 |
15 | Pattern‐Seeking Animalsprogressive rock | 1,821 | +12 |
16 | Stolen Babiesavant-garde metal, avant-garde | 1,677 | -2 |
17 | Tuck & Pattijazz, soul | 1,462 | -2 |
18 | Deeds of Fleshdeath metal, brutal death metal | 1,185 | +5 |
19 | Animal Logicprogressive rock | 1,149 | -3 |
20 | Seatrainfolk rock, jazz | 1,095 | 0 |
21 | Home Grownpop punk, punk | 1,073 | -4 |
22 | U.S. Bombshardcore punk | 1,034 | -4 |
23 | The 77sblues rock, rock | 1,029 | -4 |
24 | Sleeping Giantmetalcore | 994 | -2 |
25 | Rainbow Girlsamericana, indie folk | 923 | 0 |
26 | 3rd Strikealternative metal, nu metal | 843 | -5 |
27 | Get Deadpunk rock | 841 | -1 |
28 | The Dangerous Crewhip hop | 813 | 0 |
29 | Uniform Choicehardcore punk | 780 | +2 |
30 | Chain of Strengthpunk | 736 | +9 |
31 | Twilightblack metal | 694 | +1 |
32 | The Nerve Agentshardcore punk | 679 | -2 |
33 | Mother Earthblues rock, country rock | 651 | +4 |
34 | Mob Figazgangsta rap, hip hop | 609 | -5 |
35 | Sugartoothalternative rock | 603 | -1 |
36 | Zip Code Rapistspunk rock | 602 | -1 |
37 | Candypower pop | 596 | +3 |
38 | Celebrationpop rock, rock | 578 | -5 |
39 | Weathersalternative rock | 574 | +2 |
40 | Audio Pushhip hop | 537 | +13 |
41 | From Indian Lakesindie rock, post-rock | 535 | +5 |
42 | LA Possehip hop | 525 | +2 |
43 | 58rock | 522 | -7 |
44 | Mrs. Pissindustrial, metal | 519 | +7 |
45 | Steel Breezerock | 494 | -7 |
46 | The Marcy Brotherscountry | 457 | -1 |
47 | Reconstructionjazz rock | 446 | +13 |
48 | Bastard Noisepowerviolence, experimental electronic | 427 | -6 |
49 | Brain Drilldeath metal, brutal death metal | 414 | -6 |
50 | Luskpsychedelic rock | 407 | -2 |
52 | Furyhardcore punk | 395 | +16 |
62 | Hollywood Monstershard rock | 263 | +12 |
99 | Prairie Madnessrock | 66 | +11 |
76 | Blackhouseindustrial | 168 | +10 |
90 | Tortured Consciencebrutal death metal | 92 | +9 |
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.