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The 50 most-read bands based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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136 bands are ranked in Portland. The biggest move was The Delines, up 17 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Decemberistsindie folk, indie pop | 70,582 | +1 |
02 | Everclearalternative rock, power pop | 18,105 | -1 |
03 | RACalternative dance, nu disco | 12,200 | +2 |
04 | The Dandy Warholsindie pop, alternative rock | 10,633 | -1 |
05 | She & Himindie pop, alternative country | 9,444 | -1 |
06 | Pink Martinilounge, cocktail nation | 8,794 | +1 |
07 | Agallochatmospheric black metal, folk metal | 7,587 | +3 |
08 | The Hudson Brotherspop | 7,459 | -2 |
09 | The Kingsmengarage rock, pop rock | 6,808 | +2 |
10 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 6,262 | +2 |
11 | Quarterflashnew wave, rock | 6,017 | -3 |
12 | Chromaticselectronic, dream pop | 5,747 | -3 |
13 | Wiperspost-punk, punk rock | 4,593 | +2 |
14 | Poison Ideahardcore punk | 4,468 | +6 |
15 | STRFKRindie pop, indie rock | 4,411 | -1 |
16 | Dead Moongarage rock, punk rock | 4,220 | +1 |
17 | Nu Shoozr&b | 3,994 | -1 |
18 | Unto Othersheavy metal, gothic rock | 3,867 | +5 |
19 | Dying Wishmelodic death metal, melodic metalcore | 3,406 | -6 |
20 | Quasiindie rock | 3,266 | +2 |
21 | Nahko & Medicine for the Peopleworldbeat | 2,121 | +5 |
22 | Toxic Holocaustthrash metal, speed metal | 2,080 | +3 |
23 | The Delinesalternative country, folk rock | 2,025 | +17 |
24 | Red Fangstoner metal, stoner rock | 1,928 | 0 |
25 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 1,894 | -6 |
26 | Black ’N Blueglam metal, hard rock | 1,878 | -5 |
27 | Calamity Janealternative rock | 1,800 | -9 |
28 | Kind of Like Spittingindie rock | 1,770 | 0 |
29 | Dan Reed Networkfunk metal, funk rock | 1,516 | +2 |
30 | The Exploding Heartspunk rock | 1,341 | +7 |
31 | Blitzen Trapperalternative country, country rock | 1,158 | +2 |
32 | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicksalternative rock | 1,140 | 0 |
33 | Wild Flagindie rock | 991 | -3 |
34 | YACHTalternative rock, alternative dance | 981 | +1 |
35 | case/lang/veirsalternative country, indie folk | 935 | -8 |
36 | Menomenaindie rock | 887 | -2 |
37 | Josephindie pop | 882 | -8 |
38 | Jackie-O Motherfuckerexperimental rock, avant-folk | 861 | 0 |
39 | The Softiesindie pop, cuddlecore | 726 | +3 |
40 | Hazelgrunge | 705 | +7 |
41 | The Taxpayersfolk punk | 695 | +11 |
42 | The Builders and the Butchersfolk rock | 667 | +2 |
43 | Richmond Fontainecountry | 666 | +10 |
44 | Pleasurefunk, soul | 661 | +10 |
45 | Yellow Swansdrone, noise | 633 | -4 |
46 | 16voltindustrial metal, electro-industrial | 621 | -7 |
47 | Grailsexperimental rock, instrumental rock | 592 | -4 |
48 | Babehovenfolk | 576 | -12 |
49 | Filthy Friendsindie rock | 546 | -5 |
50 | Dear Norarock | 543 | -1 |
108 | Helenshoegaze | 77 | +20 |
101 | Eight Bellsdoom metal, black metal | 101 | +19 |
60 | American Mebeatdown hardcore, metal | 374 | +18 |
67 | Danavahard rock, heavy metal | 303 | +15 |
93 | Eternal Tapestryjam band, psychedelic rock | 136 | +12 |
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.