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The 22 most-read bands based in Raleigh, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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22 bands are ranked in Raleigh. The biggest move was Tres Chicas, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Corrosion of Conformitycrossover thrash, alternative metal | 27,231 | 0 |
02 | Between the Buried and Meprogressive metal, metalcore | 9,430 | 0 |
03 | Whiskeytownalternative country, country | 5,544 | 0 |
04 | Alesanapop screamo, post-hardcore | 4,661 | 0 |
05 | The Connellsalternative rock, jangle pop | 3,701 | +1 |
06 | American Aquariumalternative country, rock | 3,170 | -1 |
07 | Cry of Lovehard rock | 1,164 | 0 |
08 | Chatham County Linebluegrass, alternative country | 508 | 0 |
09 | The Larksdoo-wop | 272 | +1 |
10 | The Rosebudsindie rock | 251 | -1 |
11 | Bowerbirdsfolk rock, indie folk | 210 | +1 |
12 | DAGfunk | 199 | -1 |
13 | Tres Chicasalternative country | 167 | +2 |
14 | Troop 41hip hop | 162 | +2 |
15 | Annualsindie rock | 153 | -1 |
16 | The Love Languageindie rock | 144 | -3 |
17 | Yaggfu Frontalternative hip hop | 112 | 0 |
18 | Bloodsoakedbrutal death metal, death metal | 88 | 0 |
19 | Birds of Avalonpsychedelic rock | 64 | 0 |
20 | Double Negativepunk rock | 63 | 0 |
21 | The Cherry Valencegarage rock | 55 | +1 |
22 | Airiel Downindie rock | 36 | -1 |
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.