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The 50 most-read Mancunian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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111 bands are ranked in Manchester. The biggest move was Ingested, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Oasisbritpop, alternative rock | 180,752 | 0 |
02 | The Smithsjangle pop, indie pop | 75,580 | 0 |
03 | The Stone Rosesalternative rock, indie rock | 50,451 | +1 |
04 | Take Thatpop, dance-pop | 40,913 | -1 |
05 | Simply Redblue-eyed soul, pop | 34,088 | 0 |
06 | Jamesalternative rock, britpop | 29,432 | 0 |
07 | Westside Cowboyindie rock | 26,600 | +1 |
08 | Herman’s Hermitspop, rock | 16,818 | -1 |
09 | Swing Out Sisteracid jazz, sophisti-pop | 14,120 | +5 |
10 | Electronicalternative dance, new wave | 10,878 | +3 |
11 | Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birdsalternative rock, britpop | 10,773 | -2 |
12 | Beady Eyebritpop, alternative rock | 10,284 | -2 |
13 | Van der Graaf Generatorprogressive rock, art rock | 9,049 | -1 |
14 | The Durutti Columnpost-punk, art rock | 8,230 | -3 |
15 | M Peopledance-pop, electronic | 7,030 | +5 |
16 | Magazinepost-punk, art punk | 6,014 | +2 |
17 | When in Romenew wave | 5,317 | +2 |
18 | 808 Stateacid house, electronic | 5,101 | +5 |
19 | The Future Sound of Londonambient, electronic | 4,908 | +3 |
20 | Freddie & the Dreamersrock | 4,808 | +1 |
21 | Everything Everythingprogressive pop, art pop | 4,358 | +4 |
22 | Push Babypop | 4,167 | +10 |
23 | Black Grapealternative dance, britpop | 3,838 | +5 |
24 | The Mindbenderspop rock | 3,480 | -7 |
25 | Hurtsnew wave, synth-pop | 3,182 | +1 |
26 | Marujaart rock, art punk | 2,906 | +4 |
27 | Pale Wavesindie pop, dream pop | 2,793 | -3 |
28 | Lambtrip hop, drum and bass | 2,714 | +5 |
29 | Ingestedbrutal death metal, deathcore | 2,175 | +13 |
30 | GoGo Penguinjazz, electronica | 2,071 | +5 |
30 | Sasha & John Digweedprogressive house | 2,071 | +1 |
32 | I Am Klootindie rock, indie folk | 2,047 | +6 |
33 | Peter Hook & the Lightpost-punk, alternative dance | 2,046 | -18 |
34 | The Colour Fieldnew wave | 2,000 | +2 |
35 | Oceansizeprogressive rock, alternative rock | 1,789 | -1 |
36 | WU LYFart rock, indie rock | 1,645 | -9 |
37 | The Dakotasmerseybeat, beat music | 1,629 | +6 |
38 | Urban Cookie Collectiveeurodance | 1,584 | +1 |
39 | Simianindietronica, neo-psychedelia | 1,571 | +6 |
40 | Mint Royaleelectronic | 1,500 | +1 |
41 | Mandy, Indianaelectronic, industrial | 1,496 | -1 |
42 | Hot Milkrock, hard rock | 1,451 | -26 |
43 | Sweet Female Attitudehouse, soul | 1,393 | -14 |
44 | Sweet Sensationsoul | 1,352 | 0 |
45 | Slaughter and the Dogspunk, oi | 1,278 | -8 |
46 | Northsidemadchester | 1,203 | +1 |
47 | Crywankanti-folk, emo | 1,162 | -1 |
48 | Gnodexperimental, drone | 1,099 | +4 |
49 | piri & tommydrum and bass | 986 | -1 |
50 | Candy Flipelectronic, madchester | 900 | 0 |
64 | The Passagepost-punk, coldwave | 526 | +12 |
62 | Pasadena Roof Orchestrabig band, jazz | 569 | +11 |
51 | The Slow Showindie pop | 896 | +10 |
83 | The Man From Delmonteindie pop | 221 | +8 |
60 | Nine Black Alpsalternative rock, indie rock | 609 | +5 |
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.