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The 23 most-read Indian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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23 bands are ranked in India. The biggest move was Sachin‐Jigar, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hiphop Tamizhahip hop | 45,377 | 0 |
02 | Nadeem-Shravanfilmi | 29,255 | 0 |
03 | Laxmikant Pyarelalfilmi | 11,080 | 0 |
04 | Sachin‐Jigarfilmi | 10,997 | +7 |
05 | Jatin-Lalitfilmi | 8,588 | +1 |
06 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loyfilmi, musical | 8,449 | -2 |
07 | Vishal-Shekharfilmi | 8,158 | -2 |
08 | Anand-Milindfilmi | 6,411 | 0 |
09 | Nooran Sistersqawwali | 5,906 | -2 |
10 | Shankar Jaikishanfilmi | 5,098 | -1 |
11 | Sachet-Paramparafilmi | 4,660 | +2 |
12 | Kalyanji Anandjifilmi | 4,650 | -2 |
13 | Bloodywoodfolk metal, nu metal | 3,609 | -1 |
14 | Bombay Vikingsindian pop | 1,856 | 0 |
15 | Shiv-Harifilmi | 1,481 | +1 |
16 | Nikhil-Vinayfilmi | 1,323 | +2 |
17 | Viva!pop | 1,030 | -2 |
18 | Pentagramelectronic rock | 903 | -1 |
19 | Silk Routeindian pop | 678 | 0 |
20 | Bhayanak Mautgroove metal, metalcore | 341 | 0 |
21 | Javed-Mohsinfilmi | 216 | 0 |
22 | Heathen Beastblack metal | 49 | +1 |
23 | Phenomprogressive rock | 46 | -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.