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The 26 most-read bands based in Oxford, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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26 bands are ranked in Oxford. The biggest move was Virtue, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Glass Animalselectronic, indie rock | 15,233 | 0 |
02 | Supergrassbritpop, alternative rock | 10,870 | 0 |
03 | Rideshoegaze, dream pop | 8,877 | 0 |
04 | Foalsindie rock, math rock | 7,936 | 0 |
05 | Swervedriveralternative rock, shoegaze | 7,413 | 0 |
06 | TTNGcrossover prog, emo | 6,262 | 0 |
07 | Stornowayfolk, indie folk | 1,611 | +1 |
08 | The Candyskinsbritpop, power pop | 1,325 | -1 |
09 | Talulah Goshindie pop, c86 | 1,264 | 0 |
10 | Hurricane #1rock | 791 | 0 |
11 | Unbelievable Truthalternative rock | 623 | 0 |
12 | The Eggelectronic | 618 | 0 |
13 | Youthmoviesmath rock | 479 | +1 |
14 | A Silent Filmalternative rock | 397 | -1 |
15 | Virtueheavy metal | 275 | +3 |
16 | Marine Researchindie pop | 258 | 0 |
17 | Comet Gainindie pop | 237 | -2 |
18 | I Fagioliniclassical, contemporary classical | 224 | +1 |
19 | Goldrushalternative rock | 163 | -2 |
20 | The Jennifersalternative rock | 141 | 0 |
21 | Little Fishgarage rock | 95 | 0 |
22 | Ralfe Bandfolk rock, indie rock | 91 | 0 |
23 | The Edmund Fitzgeraldmath rock | 55 | 0 |
24 | Fixerspsychedelic pop, psychedelic rock | 51 | 0 |
25 | Medalalternative rock | 47 | -1 |
26 | Wolventrixindie rock | 13 | 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.