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The 23 most-read Readingensian bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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23 bands are ranked in Reading. The biggest move was Ulrika Spacek, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Slowdiveshoegaze, dream pop | 19,420 | +1 |
02 | Bloc Partyindie rock, alternative rock | 18,149 | -1 |
03 | Sylosisthrash metal, death metal | 4,637 | +2 |
04 | Sea Poweralternative rock, indie rock | 4,510 | -1 |
05 | Chapterhouseshoegaze | 3,377 | -1 |
06 | The Amazonsalternative rock | 2,511 | 0 |
07 | Ulrika Spacekalternative rock, dream pop | 1,365 | +6 |
08 | Does It Offend You, Yeah?dance-punk | 1,125 | -1 |
09 | Zoundsanarcho-punk, punk | 1,112 | 0 |
10 | Only The Poetsindie rock | 820 | -2 |
11 | Sundara Karmaindie rock | 750 | -1 |
12 | Telemanindie rock, post-punk revival | 733 | -1 |
13 | Twelfth Nightneo-progressive rock, progressive rock | 550 | +1 |
14 | Zoot Womanelectronica, synth-pop | 474 | +1 |
15 | Pete & the Piratesindie rock | 432 | +1 |
16 | Morning Runneralternative rock, indie rock | 399 | -4 |
17 | Tudor Lodgechamber folk, progressive folk | 180 | 0 |
18 | Bennetalternative rock | 126 | 0 |
19 | The Raceindie rock | 100 | +2 |
20 | Period Painspunk | 97 | -1 |
21 | The Arusha Accordmathcore, experimental | 80 | -1 |
22 | Tap Taprock | 75 | 0 |
23 | A Genuine Freakshowalternative rock, experimental | 42 | 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.