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The 24 most-read artists based in Islington, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are ranked in Islington. The biggest move was Denis Quilley, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Spandau Balletnew wave, new romantic | 40,667 | 0 |
02 | John Keatspoetry | 35,409 | 0 |
03 | Leona Lewiscontemporary r&b, pop | 31,624 | 0 |
04 | Alexandra Burkepop | 25,531 | +1 |
05 | Little Simzhip hop, pop rap | 17,174 | -1 |
06 | Shaznay Lewissoul | 11,547 | 0 |
07 | Jonny Bucklandalternative rock | 9,609 | 0 |
08 | Danapop | 9,328 | 0 |
09 | Joe Leewaynew wave | 6,606 | 0 |
10 | Chris Farlowerock, blue-eyed soul | 5,927 | 0 |
11 | Mica Parissoul | 5,305 | 0 |
12 | Denis Quilleypop | 5,129 | +2 |
13 | John Glascockrock | 3,155 | -1 |
14 | Alan Murphyjazz fusion | 2,926 | -1 |
15 | Brinsley Fordereggae | 2,196 | 0 |
16 | Chris Carterindustrial, electronic | 2,102 | 0 |
17 | Patrick Waldenrock | 1,957 | 0 |
18 | Ray Russelljazz fusion | 531 | 0 |
19 | Jean Adebambolovers rock | 329 | 0 |
20 | Robert Patrick Westoncomedy | 269 | 0 |
21 | P Tee Moneychillout, afrobeat | 217 | 0 |
22 | Puncturepunk | 117 | 0 |
23 | Andy Panayijazz | 73 | 0 |
24 | Paul Bevoirpower pop | 67 | -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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.