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The 50 most-read bands based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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111 bands are ranked in Manchester. The biggest move was Gnod, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Oasisbritpop, alternative rock | 107,972 | 0 |
02 | The Smithsjangle pop, indie pop | 82,224 | 0 |
03 | Take Thatpop, dance-pop | 47,195 | 0 |
04 | The Stone Rosesalternative rock, indie rock | 36,938 | +1 |
05 | Jamesalternative rock, britpop | 36,318 | +1 |
06 | Simply Redblue-eyed soul, pop | 34,617 | -2 |
07 | Westside Cowboyindie rock | 30,257 | +4 |
08 | The Durutti Columnpost-punk, art rock | 24,251 | -1 |
09 | Herman’s Hermitspop, rock | 24,119 | -1 |
10 | Van der Graaf Generatorprogressive rock, art rock | 11,793 | -1 |
11 | Electronicalternative dance, new wave | 9,555 | -1 |
12 | Swing Out Sisteracid jazz, sophisti-pop | 9,392 | 0 |
13 | M Peopledance-pop, electronic | 7,575 | +3 |
14 | Magazinepost-punk, art punk | 6,728 | +3 |
15 | When in Romenew wave | 6,606 | 0 |
16 | Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birdsalternative rock, britpop | 6,356 | -2 |
17 | 808 Stateacid house, electronic | 6,114 | +3 |
18 | Freddie & the Dreamersrock | 5,899 | -5 |
19 | The Future Sound of Londonambient, electronic | 5,734 | +6 |
20 | Peter Hook & the Lightpost-punk, alternative dance | 4,957 | -1 |
21 | Beady Eyebritpop, alternative rock | 4,743 | 0 |
22 | Everything Everythingprogressive pop, art pop | 4,535 | -4 |
23 | Marujaart rock, art punk | 4,382 | +6 |
24 | Pale Wavesindie pop, dream pop | 4,317 | -1 |
25 | Black Grapealternative dance, britpop | 4,255 | -3 |
26 | The Colour Fieldnew wave | 3,932 | +7 |
27 | The Mindbenderspop rock | 3,922 | 0 |
28 | Hurtsnew wave, synth-pop | 3,420 | -4 |
29 | Push Babypop | 3,285 | -3 |
30 | Oceansizeprogressive rock, alternative rock | 3,168 | +5 |
31 | Lambtrip hop, drum and bass | 2,937 | -1 |
32 | Sweet Female Attitudehouse, soul | 2,215 | +7 |
33 | Ingestedbrutal death metal, deathcore | 2,156 | +5 |
34 | GoGo Penguinjazz, electronica | 1,967 | +2 |
35 | Hot Milkrock, hard rock | 1,881 | -3 |
36 | I Am Klootindie rock, indie folk | 1,829 | +4 |
37 | Slaughter and the Dogspunk, oi | 1,798 | +3 |
38 | WU LYFart rock, indie rock | 1,757 | -10 |
39 | Simianindietronica, neo-psychedelia | 1,682 | +7 |
40 | The Dakotasmerseybeat, beat music | 1,653 | +3 |
41 | Mint Royaleelectronic | 1,637 | -10 |
42 | Sasha & John Digweedprogressive house | 1,582 | -5 |
43 | Mandy, Indianaelectronic, industrial | 1,550 | -9 |
44 | Urban Cookie Collectiveeurodance | 1,441 | -2 |
45 | piri & tommydrum and bass | 1,341 | -1 |
46 | Sweet Sensationsoul | 1,218 | +2 |
47 | Northsidemadchester | 1,202 | 0 |
48 | Crywankanti-folk, emo | 1,179 | -3 |
49 | Candy Flipelectronic, madchester | 1,061 | 0 |
50 | Gnodexperimental, drone | 1,006 | +11 |
64 | Goldbladepunk | 583 | +15 |
58 | The Montgolfier Brothersindie rock | 652 | +10 |
76 | The Man From Delmonteindie pop | 351 | +9 |
92 | The Portnoy Brotherspop, pop rock | 163 | +9 |
53 | Amplifierprogressive rock, alternative rock | 804 | +7 |
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.