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The 49 most-read bands based in New Orleans, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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49 bands are ranked in New Orleans. The biggest move was UTP, up 33 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Downsouthern metal, stoner metal | 45,623 | +2 |
02 | $uicideboy$hip hop, cloud rap | 25,329 | -1 |
03 | Crowbarsludge metal, doom metal | 20,041 | -1 |
04 | The Revivalistscontemporary r&b, rock | 12,316 | 0 |
05 | Eyehategodsludge metal, metal | 9,953 | 0 |
06 | UTPhip hop | 8,299 | +33 |
07 | The Metersfunk | 6,220 | -1 |
08 | Hot Boy$hip hop, southern hip hop | 6,042 | -1 |
09 | Oysterheadexperimental, funk | 4,810 | -1 |
10 | Big Tymership hop | 4,059 | 0 |
11 | Hurray for the Riff Raffamericana, country | 3,691 | -2 |
12 | Zebraprogressive rock | 3,660 | 0 |
13 | Goatwhoredeath metal, blackened death metal | 3,627 | +2 |
14 | Exhordergroove metal, thrash metal | 3,618 | 0 |
15 | Imagination Moverschildren's music, rock | 3,523 | -2 |
16 | Tuba Skinnydixieland, jazz | 3,507 | -5 |
17 | MUTEMATHrock | 3,276 | -1 |
18 | Soilent Greengrindcore, sludge metal | 2,711 | +2 |
19 | Cash Money Millionaireship hop | 2,469 | +2 |
20 | Galacticjam band, jazz-funk | 2,211 | +2 |
21 | Tank and the Bangaship hop, contemporary r&b | 2,084 | -4 |
22 | Cowboy Mouthalternative rock, rock | 2,046 | -4 |
23 | Telefon Tel Avivambient techno, ambient | 1,944 | -4 |
24 | Lillian Axeglam metal, hard rock | 1,931 | +1 |
25 | Dumpstaphunkfunk, blues | 1,802 | +7 |
26 | Rising Appalachiafolk | 1,617 | -2 |
27 | The Twilight Singersalternative rock | 1,593 | +6 |
28 | Preservation Hall Jazz Banddixieland, jazz | 1,468 | -5 |
29 | Cane Hillnu metal, heavy metal | 1,462 | -2 |
30 | Rebirth Brass Bandbrass band, jazz | 1,303 | -2 |
31 | The Dirty Dozen Brass Bandjazz, funk | 1,239 | -5 |
32 | The Radiatorsswamp rock, new orleans r&b | 1,093 | +3 |
33 | Kane & Abelhip hop | 1,030 | -4 |
34 | Deadeye Dickalternative rock, power pop | 1,015 | -4 |
35 | U.N.L.V.electronic, hip hop | 953 | -4 |
36 | The Subdudesfolk | 926 | -2 |
37 | Red Rockerscowboy poetry, pigfuck | 915 | -1 |
38 | Hot 8 Brass Bandbrass band, jazz | 686 | 0 |
39 | Louis Armstrong and His Hot Fivedixieland, jazz | 684 | -2 |
40 | Royal Southern Brotherhoodblues, blues rock | 611 | +5 |
41 | The Iguanasrock | 584 | +5 |
42 | Generationalsindie pop, indie rock | 557 | +5 |
43 | Jet Lifehip hop | 529 | +1 |
44 | Chocolate Milkfunk, soul | 515 | +4 |
45 | The Medicine Menhip hop | 491 | -2 |
46 | The Wild Magnoliasfunk | 475 | +3 |
47 | Ghetto Twinzgangsta rap, hip hop | 466 | -6 |
48 | The Soul Rebelsjazz | 452 | -8 |
49 | M.O.T.O.garage punk | 430 | -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.