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The 22 most-read Istanbulite bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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22 bands are ranked in Istanbul. The biggest move was Grup Vitamin, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Dumangrunge, alternative rock | 1,034 | 0 |
02 | Baba Zulapsychedelic, dub | 920 | +2 |
03 | mor ve ötesirock, alternative rock | 777 | 0 |
04 | Pentagramfolk metal, heavy metal | 620 | -2 |
05 | Athenaska punk, pop punk | 503 | 0 |
06 | Moğollaranatolian rock | 483 | 0 |
07 | Reddrock | 307 | 0 |
08 | Yüksek Sadakatrock | 234 | +1 |
09 | Grup Vitaminpop | 214 | +4 |
10 | Gripinalternative rock | 200 | +2 |
11 | Ezginin Günlüğücontemporary folk | 198 | 0 |
12 | Almôrafolk metal, gothic metal | 183 | -4 |
13 | Kardeş Türkülerfolk | 175 | +1 |
14 | Nekropsiexperimental rock, krautrock | 129 | +1 |
15 | Vegarock | 124 | -5 |
16 | Güher & Süher Pekinelclassical | 104 | 0 |
17 | Replikasexperimental rock, anatolian rock | 94 | +1 |
18 | Gece Yolcularısoft rock | 73 | +1 |
19 | Moribund Oblivionblack metal | 50 | -2 |
20 | Kesmeşekerrock | 39 | 0 |
21 | Silûetleranatolian rock | 31 | 0 |
22 | Animaalternative rock | 15 | 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.