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The 18 most-read artists based in Lancashire, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are ranked in Lancashire. The biggest move was Jonathan Powell, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Christine McVieblues rock, british blues | 86,124 | 0 |
02 | The Holliespop, pop rock | 40,157 | 0 |
03 | Tony Hicksrock | 6,580 | +1 |
04 | Johnny Cleggmbaqanga | 5,262 | -1 |
05 | Wallace Henry Hartleyclassical | 3,751 | 0 |
06 | Darren Whartonrock | 2,428 | 0 |
07 | Berni Flintpop | 955 | 0 |
08 | Gravy Trainheavy psych, progressive rock | 852 | +2 |
09 | Slugdgedeath metal, progressive metal | 819 | -1 |
10 | Jonathan Powellclassical | 757 | +6 |
11 | Aquiloelectronic | 752 | -2 |
12 | Shackletondubstep, post-dubstep | 692 | -1 |
13 | Kathryn Stottclassical | 509 | 0 |
14 | Brian Chattonprogressive rock | 413 | -2 |
15 | Alan Rawsthorneclassical | 370 | 0 |
16 | Steve Kempalternative rock | 329 | +1 |
17 | John Tomlinsonclassical | 296 | -3 |
18 | Kiss of the Gypsyrock | 93 | 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.