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The 50 most-read bands based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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136 bands are ranked in Portland. The biggest move was Dear Nora, up 20 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Everclearalternative rock, power pop | 25,369 | 0 |
02 | The Decemberistsindie folk, indie pop | 14,493 | +1 |
03 | The Dandy Warholsindie pop, alternative rock | 13,736 | +1 |
04 | She & Himindie pop, alternative country | 11,190 | -2 |
05 | RACalternative dance, nu disco | 10,659 | +1 |
06 | The Kingsmengarage rock, pop rock | 8,752 | +3 |
07 | The Hudson Brotherspop | 7,955 | 0 |
08 | Agallochatmospheric black metal, folk metal | 7,844 | +3 |
09 | Quarterflashnew wave, rock | 7,152 | -1 |
10 | Pink Martinilounge, cocktail nation | 7,098 | -5 |
11 | Chromaticselectronic, dream pop | 5,933 | -1 |
12 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 5,536 | +1 |
13 | Dead Moongarage rock, punk rock | 5,491 | -1 |
14 | STRFKRindie pop, indie rock | 5,175 | +4 |
15 | Nu Shoozr&b | 4,775 | 0 |
16 | Wiperspost-punk, punk rock | 4,760 | 0 |
17 | Poison Ideahardcore punk | 4,362 | -3 |
18 | Red Fangstoner metal, stoner rock | 4,307 | +4 |
19 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 2,983 | +4 |
20 | Black ’N Blueglam metal, hard rock | 2,557 | +1 |
21 | Dying Wishmelodic death metal, melodic metalcore | 2,407 | -4 |
22 | Quasiindie rock | 2,183 | +2 |
23 | Calamity Janealternative rock | 2,022 | -3 |
24 | Toxic Holocaustthrash metal, speed metal | 1,948 | +1 |
25 | Dan Reed Networkfunk metal, funk rock | 1,771 | +2 |
26 | Nahko & Medicine for the Peopleworldbeat | 1,575 | 0 |
27 | Wild Flagindie rock | 1,550 | +4 |
28 | Kind of Like Spittingindie rock | 1,546 | 0 |
29 | Unto Othersheavy metal, gothic rock | 1,463 | 0 |
30 | Blitzen Trapperalternative country, country rock | 1,413 | +2 |
31 | The Exploding Heartspunk rock | 1,340 | -12 |
32 | Menomenaindie rock | 1,286 | +2 |
33 | YACHTalternative rock, alternative dance | 1,265 | 0 |
34 | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicksalternative rock | 1,253 | -4 |
35 | case/lang/veirsalternative country, indie folk | 1,224 | +1 |
36 | Jackie-O Motherfuckerexperimental rock, avant-folk | 926 | +1 |
37 | Josephindie pop | 915 | -2 |
38 | Grailsexperimental rock, instrumental rock | 827 | +4 |
39 | The Delinesalternative country, folk rock | 824 | -1 |
40 | Dear Norarock | 791 | +20 |
41 | Horse Feathersindie folk | 767 | +17 |
42 | The Softiesindie pop, cuddlecore | 708 | -2 |
43 | Pleasurefunk, soul | 669 | +3 |
44 | The Taxpayersfolk punk | 655 | -3 |
45 | Yellow Swansdrone, noise | 644 | +6 |
46 | Richmond Fontainecountry | 637 | +4 |
47 | Hazelgrunge | 630 | +1 |
48 | The Builders and the Butchersfolk rock | 617 | -5 |
49 | Filthy Friendsindie rock | 596 | 0 |
50 | 16voltindustrial metal, electro-industrial | 593 | -5 |
65 | Sculptureddeath metal, melodic death metal | 351 | +19 |
66 | Dave Carter & Tracy Grammerfolk | 331 | +15 |
115 | I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the Housesouthern rock | 63 | +15 |
102 | Eternal Tapestryjam band, psychedelic rock | 102 | +12 |
81 | Graves at Seadoom metal | 232 | +11 |
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.