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The 22 most-read artists based in Cheltenham, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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22 artists are ranked in Cheltenham. The biggest move was Richard O’Brien, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Richard O’Brienmusical, glam rock | 184,909 | +2 |
02 | FKA twigsexperimental, avant-garde | 91,825 | 0 |
03 | Brian Jonesrock | 91,640 | -2 |
04 | Gustav Holstclassical, ballet | 17,134 | 0 |
05 | Jaz Colemanclassical, industrial metal | 5,238 | 0 |
06 | Würzelheavy metal | 4,606 | 0 |
07 | Felicity Lottclassical, opera | 2,799 | 0 |
08 | Mick Farrengarage rock, psychedelic rock | 1,747 | 0 |
09 | Inkubus Sukkubusgothic rock | 1,395 | +1 |
10 | Pigbagnew wave, post-punk | 1,286 | -1 |
11 | Christopher Gunningclassical, contemporary classical | 1,139 | 0 |
12 | Stampin’ Groundmetalcore, thrash metal | 480 | 0 |
13 | Screaming Deadhorror punk, gothic rock | 302 | 0 |
14 | 4FT Fingerspunk | 239 | +2 |
15 | Felicity Palmerclassical | 223 | 0 |
16 | Chateauxheavy metal, metal | 208 | -2 |
17 | Young Katoindie rock | 74 | 0 |
18 | Reign of Furythrash metal | 73 | 0 |
19 | Amy X Neuburgelectronic | 59 | +2 |
20 | Solemn Sunemocore, post-hardcore | 43 | 0 |
21 | Nilon Bombersbritpop | 37 | -2 |
22 | Longstoneelectronic, experimental | 22 | 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.