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The 26 most-read Oxonian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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26 bands are ranked in Oxford. The biggest move was Unbelievable Truth, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Glass Animalselectronic, indie rock | 12,020 | 0 |
02 | Rideshoegaze, dream pop | 9,729 | +1 |
03 | Supergrassbritpop, alternative rock | 9,023 | -1 |
04 | Foalsindie rock, math rock | 7,678 | 0 |
05 | Swervedriveralternative rock, shoegaze | 6,776 | 0 |
06 | Stornowayfolk, indie folk | 2,077 | +1 |
07 | TTNGcrossover prog, emo | 2,020 | -1 |
08 | Unbelievable Truthalternative rock | 1,528 | +3 |
09 | Hurricane #1rock | 1,150 | +1 |
10 | The Candyskinsbritpop, power pop | 1,085 | -2 |
11 | Talulah Goshindie pop, c86 | 977 | -2 |
12 | The Eggelectronic | 462 | 0 |
13 | A Silent Filmalternative rock | 326 | 0 |
14 | Comet Gainindie pop | 314 | 0 |
15 | Youthmoviesmath rock | 310 | +1 |
16 | Virtueheavy metal | 221 | +1 |
17 | I Fagioliniclassical, contemporary classical | 210 | -2 |
18 | Marine Researchindie pop | 198 | 0 |
19 | The Jennifersalternative rock | 155 | 0 |
20 | Goldrushalternative rock | 118 | 0 |
21 | Little Fishgarage rock | 114 | 0 |
22 | Ralfe Bandfolk rock, indie rock | 101 | 0 |
23 | The Edmund Fitzgeraldmath rock | 81 | +1 |
24 | Medalalternative rock | 64 | +1 |
25 | Fixerspsychedelic pop, psychedelic rock | 49 | -3 |
26 | Wolventrixindie rock | 27 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.