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The 16 most-read bands based in Rochester, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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16 bands are ranked in Rochester. The biggest move was Contrarian, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Brutal Truthgrindcore, death metal | 2,717 | 0 |
02 | Joywaveindie rock | 1,924 | 0 |
03 | PsyOpusexperimental, grindcore | 773 | +4 |
04 | The Chesterfield Kingsgarage rock revival, psychedelic rock | 682 | 0 |
05 | Polar Bear Clubpost-hardcore | 671 | +1 |
06 | Alarm Will Soundclassical | 668 | -1 |
07 | Lethargydeath metal, mathcore | 641 | -4 |
08 | Kneebodycontemporary jazz, jazz | 351 | 0 |
09 | Such Goldemo, melodic hardcore | 235 | 0 |
10 | Contrariantechnical death metal | 206 | +5 |
11 | Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squadamericana, reggae | 178 | -1 |
12 | Roses Are Redalternative rock | 143 | +2 |
13 | Break of Realityrock, symphonic metal | 137 | -1 |
14 | Sirens & Sailorspunk rock | 127 | -3 |
15 | Absolute Greyalternative rock | 68 | -2 |
16 | Achillespunk rock | 57 | 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.