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Bands from Oakland

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

Bands

80

Readers October

198,673

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

80 bands are ranked in Oakland. The biggest move was The Conscious Daughters, up 8 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
En Voguenew jack swing, soul
24,565
0
02
The Pointer Sisterscontemporary r&b, soul
23,170
0
03
Machine Headthrash metal, groove metal
21,493
+1
04
Neurosissludge metal, atmospheric sludge metal
16,276
+1
05
Digital Undergroundhip hop, alternative hip hop
15,996
-2
06
Tony! Toni! Toné!funk, contemporary r&b
10,226
+1
07
Tower of Powerfunk, soul
10,119
+1
08
Y&Tglam metal, hard rock
7,537
+5
09
High on Firesludge metal, stoner metal
7,173
0
10
Souls of Mischiefhip hop, west coast hip hop
6,921
+2
11
All Shall Perishdeathcore, metal
5,865
-5
12
Hieroglyphicship hop
4,868
-2
13
The Coupconscious hip hop, political hip hop
4,776
-2
14
Autopsydeath metal, death-doom metal
4,082
+1
15
Lunizhip hop, gangsta rap
3,814
-1
16
Francis and the Lightspop
2,778
0
17
Graham Central Stationfunk, funk rock
2,354
0
18
The California Honeydropsblues
1,999
+1
19
Ghouldeath metal, thrash metal
1,728
+6
20
The Conscious Daughtership hop
1,711
+8
21
Blaqk Audioelectronic
1,573
0
22
Lȧȧz Rockitheavy metal, power metal
1,368
-2
23
Zion Ialternative hip hop, hip hop
1,152
0
24
The Matchesalternative rock, pop punk
1,078
-6
25
Indian Summeremo, emocore
1,060
-3
26
Beats Antiqueelectronic, steampunk
941
0
27
Rogue Waveindie folk, folk
921
-3
28
Systematicalternative metal, hard rock
882
+8
29
Main Attrakionzalternative hip hop, cloud rap
863
-2
30
Flipsydehip hop, rapcore
772
-1
31
Oaktown’s 3.5.7hip hop
676
+1
32
3x Krazyhip hop
605
-2
33
The Regimehip hop, west coast hip hop
590
-1
34
Defiancethrash metal, progressive metal
584
0
35
American Steelpunk
482
+5
36
Lionheartbeatdown hardcore, hardcore punk
453
-1
37
Wallpaper.electronic, dance
429
+1
38
Hatriotthrash metal
412
+8
39
Gravy Train!!!!electro, dance
399
-8
40
Themselveship hop
395
-1
41
Persephone’s Beespop
331
+1
42
Subtlehip hop
328
+6
43
415west coast hip hop
325
-6
44
Steady Mobb’ngangsta rap
311
-1
45
Fuckindie rock
300
-4
46
Idiot Fleshexperimental, avant-garde
271
0
47
The Phenomenautspsychobilly
264
-2
48
Erase Erratapost-punk
249
-4
49
Savioursdoom metal, heavy metal
239
0
50
The Jim Yoshii Pile‐Uprock, slowcore
203
+3

Rising outside the top 50this month

63
Cosa Bravajazz
92
+10
53
The Delinquentswest coast hip hop
173
+8
51
Charming Hostessjazz
195
+6
65
High Tone Son of a Bitchmetal, hard rock
78
+6
67
Reaching Quietalternative hip hop
76
+5

Adjacent scenes

Artists from OaklandRappers from OaklandHip hopWest coast hip hopJazz

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.