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Bands from Norway

The 50 most-read bands based in Norway, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

180 bands are ranked in Norway. The biggest move was Abbath, up 33 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	a‐hanew wave, pop	43,158	+1
02	Mayhemblack metal, metal	42,128	-1
03	Burzumblack metal, dungeon synth	21,919	0
04	Dimmu Borgirsymphonic black metal, black metal	20,172	0
05	Abbathblack metal, metal	14,878	+33
06	Witch Club Satanblack metal	12,855	+9
07	Darkthroneblack metal, death metal	12,349	-2
08	Emperorblack metal, symphonic black metal	11,789	-1
09	Immortalblack metal, metal	11,410	+3
10	Gorgorothblack metal	9,967	-2
11	Röyksoppelectronic, downtempo	9,199	-1
12	Satyriconblack metal, black 'n' roll	7,890	-1
13	Turbonegergarage punk, glam punk	7,616	-4
14	Leprousprogressive metal, progressive rock	7,497	-8
15	Ylviscomedy	6,219	-2
16	Enslavedblack metal, progressive metal	6,186	+2
17	M2Meuropop, pop	6,142	-3
18	Ulverblack metal, ambient	5,876	-2
19	Combichristaggrotech, ebm	5,118	-2
20	Wardrunadark folk, neofolk	4,897	-1
21	Mortiisdungeon synth, dark ambient	4,797	+3
22	Slomosastoner rock, desert rock	4,696	+4
23	Kings of Conveniencefolk pop, indie folk	4,013	0
24	Theatre of Tragedygothic metal, doom metal	3,848	+1
25	The Bausadance, dance-pop	3,638	-4
26	Secret Gardenfolk, celtic new age	3,450	+2
27	The Quick Stylepop	3,436	+8
28	Nico & Vinzafrobeat, hip hop	3,426	-6
29	Old Man’s Childmelodic black metal	3,328	+3
30	Carpathian Forestblack metal, metal	3,025	+3
31	Madconhip hop, pop rap	3,005	-4
32	Borknagarblack metal, progressive metal	2,786	+5
33	Old Funeraldeath metal	2,763	+19
34	Kvelertakhardcore punk, black metal	2,762	+2
35	Taakeblack metal	2,701	-1
36	Katzenjammercountry, baroque pop	2,696	+21
37	TNThard rock	2,660	+2
38	Madrugadarock	2,542	+2
39	The Kovenantindustrial metal, black metal	2,468	+16
40	boy pabloindie pop, indie rock	2,327	-11
41	Sireniagothic metal, metal	2,318	0
42	Extolalternative rock, technical death metal	2,290	+29
43	Arcturusavant-garde metal, progressive metal	2,267	+5
44	Fra Lippo Lippipunk rock	2,121	0
45	1349black metal, metal	2,091	-2
46	Windirblack metal, melodic black metal	2,059	-15
47	Wig Wamglam metal, hard rock	1,949	0
48	Tristaniagothic metal	1,934	-2
49	Green Carnationprogressive metal, doom metal	1,911	-4
50	Zyklon‐Bblack metal	1,873	-8

Rising outside the top 50this month

128	The Real Thingelectronica, experimental rock	188	+37
138	Malice in Wonderlandhard rock	156	+37
56	Triosphereprogressive metal, power metal	1,530	+35
73	Kakkmaddafakkaindie rock	1,081	+22
136	Espen Eriksen Triojazz	162	+18

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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.