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The 15 most-read artists based in Essen, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Essen. The biggest move was Witthüser & Westrupp, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kreatorthrash metal, metal | 11,464 | 0 |
02 | Mille Petrozzathrash metal | 2,270 | 0 |
03 | Frank Blackfirethrash metal | 1,094 | 0 |
04 | To the Rats and Wolveselectronic, metalcore | 828 | 0 |
05 | Juliane Werdingpop, schlager | 593 | 0 |
06 | Time, The Valuatormetalcore, djent | 350 | 0 |
07 | Thomas Borchertrock | 227 | 0 |
08 | Witthüser & Westruppkrautrock | 161 | +3 |
09 | Peter Andersopera | 147 | -1 |
10 | Jesus on Extasyelectronic rock, industrial | 130 | -1 |
11 | Favoritehip hop | 117 | -1 |
12 | The Eternal Afflictebm, electronic | 97 | 0 |
13 | Wolfgang Stockmeierclassical | 44 | 0 |
14 | Hans Müller-Krayclassical | 34 | +1 |
15 | Folkwang Kammerorchester Essenclassical | 29 | -1 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.