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The 16 most-read bands based in Rochester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 bands are ranked in Rochester. The biggest move was Alarm Will Sound, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Joywaveindie rock | 4,182 | 0 |
02 | Brutal Truthgrindcore, death metal | 3,524 | 0 |
03 | Lethargydeath metal, mathcore | 1,637 | 0 |
04 | The Chesterfield Kingsgarage rock revival, psychedelic rock | 761 | 0 |
05 | Polar Bear Clubpost-hardcore | 678 | 0 |
06 | PsyOpusexperimental, grindcore | 496 | 0 |
07 | Alarm Will Soundclassical | 445 | +1 |
08 | Such Goldemo, melodic hardcore | 320 | +1 |
09 | Kneebodycontemporary jazz, jazz | 300 | -2 |
10 | Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squadamericana, reggae | 270 | 0 |
11 | Sirens & Sailorspunk rock | 234 | 0 |
12 | Break of Realityrock, symphonic metal | 200 | +1 |
13 | Roses Are Redalternative rock | 157 | -1 |
14 | Contrariantechnical death metal | 128 | 0 |
15 | Absolute Greyalternative rock | 106 | 0 |
16 | Achillespunk rock | 66 | 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.