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The 50 most-read bands based in France, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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149 bands are ranked in France. The biggest move was Paradis, up 30 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Daft Punkelectronic, house | 96,411 | 0 |
02 | Gipsy Kingsflamenco, rumba catalana | 34,924 | +1 |
03 | Gojiraprogressive metal, death metal | 25,793 | -1 |
04 | KMFDMindustrial rock, electro-industrial | 25,043 | 0 |
05 | M83dream pop, electronic | 21,968 | 0 |
06 | Phoenixindie pop, pop rock | 19,545 | 0 |
07 | Justiceelectro house, electro | 12,302 | +1 |
08 | Airelectronic, downtempo | 12,223 | -1 |
09 | Polo & Panelectropop, electronic | 9,038 | +22 |
10 | Alcestblackgaze, shoegaze | 8,872 | 0 |
11 | Aphrodite’s Childprogressive rock, psychedelic pop | 7,493 | 0 |
12 | Les Twinship hop | 6,339 | -3 |
13 | Modjofrench house, house | 5,594 | +3 |
14 | Magmazeuhl, progressive rock | 5,484 | +2 |
15 | Peste Noireblack metal, avant-garde metal | 5,383 | +3 |
16 | Kaomadance, lambada | 4,815 | -2 |
17 | Videoclubelectropop | 4,716 | -5 |
18 | Paradishouse | 4,618 | +30 |
19 | LANDMVRKSmetalcore, post-hardcore | 4,495 | -4 |
20 | Eranew age, ambient | 4,232 | +4 |
21 | L’Impératricenu disco, pop | 4,164 | 0 |
22 | NOVELISTSmetalcore, progressive metalcore | 4,008 | -3 |
23 | Mano Negraalternative rock, folk punk | 3,885 | +5 |
24 | Caravan Palaceelectro swing, electro house | 3,852 | +2 |
25 | Nouvelle Vaguebossa nova, lounge | 3,791 | +4 |
26 | Ottawandisco, pop | 3,786 | +4 |
27 | Deep Forestambient, electronic | 3,726 | 0 |
28 | SKÁLDpagan folk | 3,511 | -15 |
29 | Sinsaenumdeath metal, metal | 3,490 | +14 |
30 | Melody’s Echo Chamberdream pop, indie pop | 3,448 | -5 |
31 | Darlin’indie rock | 3,444 | +14 |
32 | Cassiuselectronic, french house | 3,436 | -9 |
33 | Deathspell Omegablack metal, dissonant black metal | 3,319 | +2 |
34 | The Blazeelectronic, french house | 3,300 | -2 |
35 | Noir Désirrock, alternative rock | 3,168 | +4 |
36 | La Femmepsychedelic, coldwave | 3,011 | -2 |
37 | CocoRosiefreak folk, avant-garde pop | 2,939 | -4 |
38 | Sheila & B. Devotiondisco, space disco | 2,918 | -16 |
39 | Natural Snow Buildingsdrone, ambient | 2,836 | -2 |
40 | Lilly Wood and The Prickalternative rock, folk | 2,822 | +4 |
41 | PNLcloud rap | 2,751 | -5 |
42 | Ibeyicontemporary r&b, soul | 2,730 | -22 |
43 | Indochinenew wave, pop rock | 2,641 | -1 |
44 | Le Groupe des Sixclassical, modern classical | 2,518 | -6 |
45 | Santa Esmeraldaeuro-disco, disco | 2,472 | -5 |
46 | SLIFTspace rock, psychedelic rock | 2,430 | -5 |
47 | Spacespace disco, electronic | 2,046 | 0 |
48 | Yelleelectropop, pop | 1,943 | -2 |
49 | One‐Thip hop | 1,639 | 0 |
50 | Pierre Moerlen’s Gongjazz fusion, jazz rock | 1,491 | 0 |
99 | The Celtic Social Clubceltic | 327 | +46 |
118 | Ministère AMERhip hop | 233 | +24 |
87 | Détroitsoft rock | 459 | +19 |
97 | Madame Monsieurelectropop | 335 | +17 |
71 | Mass Hysterianu metal | 595 | +16 |
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.