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The 18 most-read Manhattanite bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 bands are ranked in Manhattan. The biggest move was Sunflower Bean, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Sha Na Nadoo-wop, rock and roll | 18,005 | 0 |
02 | Luscious Jacksondance, pop | 5,806 | 0 |
03 | Sunflower Beanindie rock, indie pop | 2,836 | +2 |
04 | Cultsindie pop, twee pop | 2,777 | -1 |
05 | The Main Ingredientsoul, r&b | 2,353 | -1 |
06 | The Slackersska, reggae | 1,954 | +1 |
07 | Lunachickspunk rock | 1,636 | -1 |
08 | Gang Gang Danceelectronica, electronic | 783 | 0 |
09 | cumgirl8post-punk, dark wave | 596 | +1 |
10 | DREAMERSindie pop | 583 | -1 |
11 | The Harptonesdoo-wop | 561 | +1 |
12 | Maccabeatspop | 425 | -1 |
13 | Trends of Culturehip hop | 296 | 0 |
14 | Pornographypunk rock | 225 | 0 |
15 | Hasidic New Waveavant-garde jazz, klezmer | 183 | +1 |
16 | ASTRelectronic | 112 | -1 |
17 | The Postellesindie rock | 70 | 0 |
18 | The Lascivious Biddiesjazz | 46 | 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.