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The 18 most-read artists based in Lancashire, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are ranked in Lancashire. The biggest move was Tony Hicks, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Christine McVieblues rock, british blues | 132,654 | 0 |
02 | The Holliespop, pop rock | 58,279 | 0 |
03 | Tony Hicksrock | 15,617 | +1 |
04 | Johnny Cleggmbaqanga | 7,252 | -1 |
05 | Wallace Henry Hartleyclassical | 5,269 | 0 |
06 | Darren Whartonrock | 2,868 | 0 |
07 | Berni Flintpop | 1,258 | 0 |
08 | Slugdgedeath metal, progressive metal | 958 | 0 |
09 | Shackletondubstep, post-dubstep | 871 | +1 |
10 | Aquiloelectronic | 752 | -1 |
11 | Gravy Trainheavy psych, progressive rock | 732 | 0 |
12 | Steve Kempalternative rock | 430 | +1 |
13 | Brian Chattonprogressive rock | 428 | +1 |
14 | Kathryn Stottclassical | 418 | -2 |
15 | Alan Rawsthorneclassical | 375 | 0 |
16 | John Tomlinsonclassical | 300 | 0 |
17 | Jonathan Powellclassical | 286 | 0 |
18 | Kiss of the Gypsyrock | 113 | 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.