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The 24 most-read artists based in Portsmouth, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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24 artists are ranked in Portsmouth. The biggest move was Cranes, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Roland Orzabalrock | 32,592 | 0 |
02 | Roger Hodgsonrock | 24,881 | 0 |
03 | Mike Rutherfordrock | 19,200 | 0 |
04 | Paul Jonesblues rock | 9,438 | 0 |
05 | Lauren Spencer Smithpop | 4,199 | 0 |
06 | Brian Howerock | 3,226 | 0 |
07 | Cranesdream pop, alternative rock | 1,921 | +1 |
08 | Julia Fordhampop | 1,709 | -1 |
09 | Ray Shulmanprogressive rock | 1,628 | 0 |
10 | The Portsmouth Sinfoniacomedy | 1,402 | 0 |
11 | Same Differencepop | 812 | 0 |
12 | Lol Coxhillfree improvisation, free jazz | 753 | 0 |
13 | Renaldo & The Loafavant-folk, experimental | 451 | 0 |
14 | Tom MacLeanprogressive metal | 408 | 0 |
15 | Shadow Childbassline, bass house | 191 | 0 |
16 | Heavenjazz | 132 | 0 |
17 | David Henekermusical | 131 | 0 |
18 | Ivyriserock | 128 | 0 |
19 | Richard Harwoodclassical | 125 | 0 |
20 | Enochian Theoryprogressive, progressive metal | 92 | 0 |
21 | Richard Maunderclassical | 75 | +1 |
22 | Red Letter Daypunk | 66 | +1 |
23 | The Strange Death of Liberal Englandindie rock | 45 | -2 |
24 | Adam Butlerexperimental | 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.