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The 20 most-read bands based in Ghent, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 bands are ranked in Ghent. The biggest move was The Subs, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Soulwaxindie rock, alternative rock | 5,917 | 0 |
02 | Oathbreakerpost-metal, metal | 2,875 | 0 |
03 | Oscar and the Wolfdream pop, pop | 2,403 | 0 |
04 | A Split‐Secondebm, minimal synth | 610 | 0 |
05 | Vive la Fêteelectroclash, electronic | 598 | 0 |
06 | The Subsclub, electro | 545 | +8 |
07 | Ostrogothpower metal | 355 | 0 |
08 | Rise and Fallhardcore punk, metalcore | 257 | 0 |
09 | Gorkialternative rock, pop rock | 252 | 0 |
10 | Leng Tch’egrindcore | 240 | -4 |
11 | Flat Earth Societyexperimental big band, jazz | 223 | 0 |
12 | Absynthe Mindedjazz, rock | 220 | -2 |
13 | Das Poprock | 216 | 0 |
14 | Aridalternative rock | 207 | -2 |
15 | Collegium Vocale Gentclassical | 153 | +1 |
16 | 2 Belgennew wave, synth-pop | 124 | -1 |
17 | Die Verbotenkrautrock | 79 | +1 |
18 | Saillesymphonic black metal | 78 | -1 |
19 | STUFF.jazz | 38 | 0 |
20 | Thelema Triocontemporary classical | 18 | 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.