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The 24 most-read artists based in Portsmouth, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are ranked in Portsmouth. The biggest move was Red Letter Day, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Roland Orzabalrock | 75,837 | 0 |
02 | Mike Rutherfordrock | 20,316 | +1 |
03 | Roger Hodgsonrock | 19,799 | -1 |
04 | Paul Jonesblues rock | 9,708 | 0 |
05 | Brian Howerock | 4,036 | +1 |
06 | Lauren Spencer Smithpop | 3,755 | -1 |
07 | Ray Shulmanprogressive rock | 2,372 | 0 |
08 | Julia Fordhampop | 2,359 | 0 |
09 | Cranesdream pop, alternative rock | 1,973 | +1 |
10 | The Portsmouth Sinfoniacomedy | 1,274 | -1 |
11 | Same Differencepop | 1,172 | 0 |
12 | Lol Coxhillfree improvisation, free jazz | 677 | 0 |
13 | Renaldo & The Loafavant-folk, experimental | 530 | +1 |
14 | Tom MacLeanprogressive metal | 422 | -1 |
15 | Shadow Childbassline, bass house | 219 | 0 |
16 | Richard Harwoodclassical | 183 | +1 |
17 | Heavenjazz | 155 | +2 |
18 | Ivyriserock | 149 | 0 |
19 | David Henekermusical | 139 | -3 |
20 | Red Letter Daypunk | 87 | +3 |
21 | Enochian Theoryprogressive, progressive metal | 79 | -1 |
22 | The Strange Death of Liberal Englandindie rock | 56 | -1 |
23 | Richard Maunderclassical | 52 | -1 |
24 | Adam Butlerexperimental | 32 | 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.