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The 21 most-read bands based in Leeds, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 bands are ranked in Leeds. The biggest move was Gentleman’s Dub Club, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Chumbawambaanarcho-punk, art punk | 29,000 | 0 |
02 | Scritti Polittiart punk, art pop | 8,814 | 0 |
03 | The Missiongothic rock, gothic | 5,918 | +1 |
04 | The Wedding Presentindie rock, c86 | 5,909 | -1 |
05 | The Mekonsalternative rock | 4,041 | 0 |
06 | Pale Saintsshoegaze, dream pop | 2,684 | 0 |
07 | Red Lorry Yellow Lorrygothic rock, indie rock | 1,519 | +1 |
08 | Dinosaur Pile‐Upalternative rock, grunge | 1,380 | -1 |
09 | Ghost Dancegothic rock | 1,199 | 0 |
10 | Gentleman’s Dub Clubdub, reggae | 628 | +4 |
11 | Girls at Our Best!punk rock | 553 | -1 |
12 | Cineramaindie pop | 427 | +1 |
13 | Abrasive Wheelspunk | 425 | -1 |
14 | Age of Chancealternative dance, alternative rock | 375 | -3 |
15 | Eagullshardcore punk, garage rock | 280 | +1 |
16 | Jan Dukes de Greyprogressive folk | 218 | -1 |
17 | Boyracerpunk | 159 | 0 |
18 | Black Star Linerdub, ambient house | 158 | 0 |
19 | The Rhythm Sisterspop | 104 | +1 |
20 | Music for Pleasurenew wave, post-punk | 96 | -1 |
21 | The Outer Limitsrock | 9 | 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.