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Bands from Minneapolis

The 50 most-read bands based in Minneapolis, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Bands

115

Readers October

234,405

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

115 bands are ranked in Minneapolis. The biggest move was Spymob, up 20 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Spymobrock
22,608
+20
02
The Replacementsalternative rock, punk rock
21,312
-1
03
The Andrews Sistersjazz
15,753
-1
04
Soul Asylumalternative rock, pop rock
12,653
0
05
Sugaralternative rock, rock
11,026
+1
06
The Timeminneapolis sound, funk
10,230
-1
07
The Jayhawksamericana, alternative country
8,804
-4
08
The Jetscontemporary r&b, dance-pop
8,676
-1
09
The Revolutionfunk, pop
8,198
-1
10
Lipps, Inc.disco, funk
6,885
-1
11
Semisonicalternative rock, pop rock
6,836
-1
12
Vanity 6minneapolis sound
6,277
+4
13
Marcy Playgroundalternative rock
6,209
-1
14
Mint Conditionfunk, contemporary r&b
5,185
0
15
Babes in Toylandgrunge, alternative rock
5,183
-2
16
Atmospherehip hop, boom bap
5,182
-5
17
Information Societyelectronic, freestyle
4,901
-2
18
The Trashmengarage rock, surf rock
4,778
0
19
Motion City Soundtrackpop punk, punk
4,469
-2
20
Nextcontemporary r&b
3,375
0
21
American Head Chargeindustrial, alternative metal
3,074
-2
22
Hippo Campusdream pop, indie pop
2,947
+4
23
The Bad Plusjazz, post-bop
2,777
+4
24
The Familyfunk, minneapolis sound
2,723
-2
25
Golden Smogrock, alternative country
2,594
-2
26
The New Power Generationfunk, contemporary r&b
2,448
-1
27
Synestiadeathcore, symphonic black metal
2,283
+2
28
Cloud Cultindie pop, baroque pop
1,991
0
29
The Cactus Blossomscountry, neo-traditional country
1,921
+3
30
VIALindie rock, pop punk
1,837
+13
31
Madhousejazz
1,419
0
32
Koffee Browncontemporary r&b
1,407
+5
33
Dillinger Fourpunk, skate punk
1,374
+1
34
Poliçaalternative rock
1,275
-4
35
Powermadheavy metal, metal
1,249
-11
36
Cowsnoise rock, pigfuck
1,214
-3
37
Disembodiedmetalcore
1,067
+2
38
The Okee Dokee Brothersbluegrass
1,014
-2
39
Doomtreehip hop
1,007
-1
40
The Suburbsnew wave, punk rock
953
-5
41
Reflectionsavant-garde metal, metalcore
922
-1
42
Off With Their Headspunk rock
912
-1
43
Gypsyprogressive rock, psychedelic rock
908
-1
44
Trip Shakespearealternative rock
743
0
45
Maliceheavy metal
728
+1
46
Janitor Joepunk rock
622
-1
47
New Medicinehard rock
608
+1
48
Psykosoniktechno
585
+6
49
The Wild Pairdance
578
-2
50
The Littergarage rock, psychedelic rock
573
+2

Rising outside the top 50this month

70
The High Spiritsgarage rock
278
+26
75
Rifle Sportalternative rock
175
+10
61
Obsequiaeblack metal, medieval
365
+9
66
Marijuana Deathsquadselectronic
317
+8
105
Digitataelectronic rock
40
+8

Adjacent scenes

Artists from MinneapolisRappers from MinneapolisRockAlternative rockJazzHip hopIndie rock

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.