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The 28 most-read Haligonian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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28 bands are ranked in Halifax. The biggest move was Gloryhound, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | April Winehard rock, aor | 11,007 | 0 |
02 | Sloanpower pop | 6,922 | 0 |
03 | TWRPdisco, alternative rock | 4,589 | 0 |
04 | Plumtreealternative rock, indie rock | 1,161 | +1 |
05 | Wintersleepindie rock | 974 | -1 |
06 | Mama's Brokefolk | 646 | 0 |
07 | Thrush Hermitpower pop | 562 | 0 |
08 | The Darcysalternative rock | 388 | +3 |
09 | The Super Friendzindie rock | 297 | +1 |
10 | Jalealternative rock | 294 | -2 |
11 | The Stanfieldsfolk rock | 220 | -2 |
12 | MCJ & Cool Ghip hop, new jack swing | 140 | +5 |
13 | North of Americaindie rock | 122 | -1 |
14 | The Flashing Lightsindie rock, power pop | 115 | 0 |
15 | Contrivedrock | 100 | +3 |
16 | Jellyfishbabiesalternative rock | 95 | -1 |
17 | Gloryhoundrock | 90 | +8 |
18 | Dog Dayindie rock | 87 | -2 |
19 | The Stolen Minksgarage rock, punk | 73 | +4 |
20 | Cousinsnew wave, rock | 69 | -1 |
21 | Gypsophiliajazz | 67 | +1 |
22 | Miralternative rock | 61 | -2 |
23 | Alert the Medicrock | 58 | -3 |
23 | The Jimmy Swift Bandalternative rock | 58 | -10 |
25 | The Hylozoistsinstrumental rock | 51 | +1 |
26 | The Heavy Blinkersindie pop | 49 | -2 |
27 | Backburnerunderground hip hop | 21 | 0 |
28 | The Memories Attackindie pop | 19 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.