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The 15 most-read artists based in Derry, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Derry. The biggest move was Paul McLoone, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Johnny McDaidindie rock | 46,560 | 0 |
02 | Feargal Sharkeynew wave, pop | 22,710 | 0 |
03 | The Undertonespop punk, new wave | 15,842 | 0 |
04 | Neil Hannonpop, pop rock | 6,776 | 0 |
05 | Paul McLoonepunk rock | 2,793 | +2 |
06 | Peter Cunnahpop | 2,740 | -1 |
07 | John O’Neillpunk rock | 2,224 | +1 |
08 | That Petrol Emotionalternative rock | 2,039 | -2 |
09 | Mairéad Carlinceltic | 1,635 | +1 |
10 | Damian O’Neillpunk rock | 1,508 | -1 |
11 | Dáithí Sproulefolk | 352 | 0 |
12 | The Moondogspunk, rock | 200 | 0 |
13 | Fighting With Wirepunk rock | 105 | 0 |
14 | Adam Leonardexperimental | 80 | 0 |
15 | Sirkus Sirkuzelectro house | 23 | 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.