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The 19 most-read bands based in Gainesville, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 bands are ranked in Gainesville. The biggest move was Hundred Waters, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersrock, heartland rock | 22,392 | 0 |
02 | Against Me!punk rock, punk | 9,789 | 0 |
03 | Less Than Jakeska punk, punk rock | 7,935 | 0 |
04 | Mudcrutchamericana, heartland rock | 6,526 | 0 |
05 | Hot Water Musicpost-hardcore, punk rock | 4,899 | 0 |
06 | Axehard rock, heavy metal | 1,715 | 0 |
07 | i hate myselfemo, post-hardcore | 1,095 | 0 |
08 | For Squirrelsalternative rock | 779 | 0 |
09 | Hundred Waterselectronic, indie pop | 476 | +1 |
10 | Dikembeemo, alternative rock | 335 | -1 |
11 | The Mercury Programinstrumental, post-rock | 265 | +1 |
12 | The Draftpunk rock | 200 | -1 |
13 | Rehasherpop punk, skate punk | 179 | +1 |
14 | Damien Donepost-punk, gothic rock | 144 | -1 |
15 | Papercranesalternative rock | 130 | +1 |
16 | Holopawindie rock | 125 | -1 |
17 | Assholeparadepunk rock | 87 | 0 |
18 | The Know Howpunk rock | 73 | 0 |
19 | Bridgeburne Rhardcore punk | 26 | 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.