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The 20 most-read bands based in Osaka, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 bands are ranked in Osaka. The biggest move was Novelbright, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | L’Arc〜en〜Cielrock, visual kei | 7,763 | 0 |
02 | DIR EN GREYmetal, visual kei | 6,593 | 0 |
03 | LOUDNESSheavy metal, hard rock | 4,679 | 0 |
04 | ミドリjazz, art punk | 4,122 | 0 |
05 | GALNERYUSpower metal | 2,471 | 0 |
06 | Novelbrightj-pop, j-rock | 1,762 | +3 |
07 | Crossfaithelectronicore, metalcore | 1,729 | -1 |
08 | Cö shu Nieindie rock, pop rock | 1,463 | -1 |
09 | Aldiousheavy metal | 1,377 | +1 |
10 | PassCodekawaii metal | 1,287 | -2 |
11 | SUPER EIGHTj-pop | 1,144 | 0 |
12 | EARTHSHAKERhard rock, heavy metal | 574 | +1 |
13 | 陰陽座heavy metal, folk metal | 547 | -1 |
14 | Hysteric Bluej-pop, pop rock | 403 | 0 |
15 | EGO-WRAPPIN’pop | 215 | 0 |
16 | Gargoylemetal, avant-garde metal | 154 | 0 |
17 | パソコン音楽クラブj-pop, synth-pop | 149 | 0 |
18 | オーサカ゠モノレールfunk | 68 | 0 |
19 | モダンチョキチョキズpop | 62 | +1 |
20 | セカイイチrock | 37 | -1 |
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.