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The 31 most-read bands based in Leicester, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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31 bands are ranked in Leicester. The biggest move was Yeah Yeah Noh, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kasabianalternative rock, indie rock | 20,434 | 0 |
02 | Showaddywaddyglam rock | 20,427 | 0 |
03 | Cornershopdance | 6,820 | 0 |
04 | Familyprogressive rock, psychedelic rock | 4,389 | 0 |
05 | Black Widowhard rock, occult rock | 2,007 | 0 |
06 | Blitzkriegheavy metal, nwobhm | 1,486 | +1 |
07 | hard lifeindie pop | 1,332 | -1 |
08 | Gaye Bykers on Acidgrebo, neo-psychedelia | 747 | 0 |
09 | Diesel Park Westalternative rock, americana | 491 | 0 |
10 | Maybeshewillpost-rock, instrumental | 425 | 0 |
11 | Yeah Yeah Nohalternative rock | 420 | +12 |
12 | Springprogressive rock | 390 | -1 |
13 | Crazyheadgrebo | 249 | -1 |
14 | Chrome Mollyhard rock | 238 | -1 |
15 | The Dallas Boyspop | 218 | -1 |
16 | The Chrysanthemumsart rock | 169 | +3 |
17 | The Bomb Partypost-punk, grebo | 165 | -2 |
18 | The Kings of Frog Islandrock, stoner rock | 159 | -2 |
19 | Vibronicsdub, reggae | 125 | -2 |
20 | Perfumebritpop, indie rock | 112 | +4 |
21 | ISANelectronic, electronica | 109 | -1 |
22 | Rabidpunk | 108 | -4 |
22 | Just Kiddinelectronic | 108 | 0 |
24 | The Juniperspsychedelic pop | 97 | +3 |
25 | Her Name Is Callapost-rock, electronic | 87 | -4 |
26 | The Disco Zombiespost-punk, punk | 80 | -1 |
27 | The Hunters Clubgrebo | 60 | -1 |
28 | Pacific Ocean Fireamericana | 30 | +2 |
29 | Lazarus Clamppunk rock | 15 | -1 |
30 | Out Of Karmaalternative rock | 14 | -1 |
31 | Fire Next Timenew wave | 5 | 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.