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The 16 most-read artists based in Newport, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are ranked in Newport. The biggest move was Hilary Summers, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Feederalternative rock, post-britpop | 9,414 | 0 |
02 | Skindredrap rock, reggae rock | 8,466 | 0 |
03 | Goldie Lookin Chaincomedy hip hop, hip hop | 3,951 | 0 |
04 | Jon Leerock | 2,787 | 0 |
05 | Grant Nicholasrock | 2,285 | 0 |
06 | Dub Warmetal, ragga | 1,102 | 0 |
07 | 60ft Dollshard rock | 373 | 0 |
08 | Hilary Summersopera | 310 | +2 |
09 | Nigel Pulsfordalternative rock | 270 | 0 |
10 | Nick Evansjazz | 211 | -2 |
11 | Terrisalternative rock | 164 | 0 |
12 | Gerard Johnsonpop | 138 | 0 |
13 | Jon Lilygreenpop | 110 | 0 |
14 | Lilygreen & Maguirepop rock | 87 | +1 |
15 | John Rogers Thomasopera | 56 | -1 |
16 | Trwbadorelectronic | 18 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.