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The 28 most-read artists based in Croydon, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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28 artists are ranked in Croydon. The biggest move was Epic Soundtracks, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lola Youngneo soul, alternative pop | 34,744 | +1 |
02 | Kirsty MacCollpop rock | 28,759 | -1 |
03 | black midiexperimental rock, math rock | 18,274 | 0 |
04 | Paul Simononalternative rock, pop | 14,324 | 0 |
05 | Saint Etiennealternative dance, dance-pop | 11,236 | 0 |
06 | Jonathan ‘JB’ Gillpop | 10,805 | 0 |
07 | Matthew Fisherprogressive rock | 5,048 | 0 |
08 | Horace Panterdancehall, new wave | 4,352 | 0 |
09 | Robin Scottelectronic, disco | 3,414 | +1 |
10 | David McAlmontsoul | 3,043 | -1 |
11 | Noisettesrock, pop soul | 2,536 | 0 |
12 | Joy Orbisonhouse, dubstep | 2,208 | +1 |
13 | Anne Clarknew wave, electronic | 1,899 | -1 |
14 | Algy Wardheavy metal | 1,831 | 0 |
15 | Michael Grayhouse | 1,566 | 0 |
16 | Epic Soundtracksballad, chamber pop | 1,377 | +2 |
17 | Bengadubstep, uk garage | 1,252 | -1 |
18 | Ramlehpower electronics, experimental | 1,203 | -1 |
19 | Johnny Mopedpunk | 1,121 | 0 |
20 | Magnetic Mandubstep, electronic | 754 | 0 |
21 | Mark Van Hoentechno | 715 | 0 |
22 | Jamie Isaacalternative rock | 534 | +1 |
23 | Section Boyzhip hop | 467 | +1 |
24 | Press to MECOrock, alternative rock | 369 | -2 |
25 | Joseph Holbrookejazz | 287 | 0 |
26 | Mainalternative rock | 226 | 0 |
27 | The Bannedpunk | 218 | 0 |
28 | The Resonance Associationdark ambient | 28 | 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.