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The 15 most-read artists based in Salford, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Salford. The biggest move was Allan Clarke, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | New Ordernew wave, post-punk | 71,469 | 0 |
02 | Peter Hookrock | 29,054 | 0 |
03 | Allan Clarkepop | 19,949 | +2 |
04 | John Cooper Clarkepoetry, new wave | 19,017 | -1 |
05 | Graham Gouldmanart rock, pop | 17,399 | +1 |
06 | Bezalternative rock | 12,268 | -2 |
07 | The Ting Tingsindie rock, rock | 10,232 | 0 |
08 | Russell Watsonclassical crossover, classical | 9,973 | 0 |
09 | Paul Ryderalternative rock | 6,794 | 0 |
10 | Tim Burgessrock | 4,354 | 0 |
11 | Dave Sharpnew wave | 661 | 0 |
12 | Barney Jamesrock | 551 | 0 |
13 | The Invisible Girlsrock | 485 | 0 |
14 | Clinton Fordskiffle | 365 | 0 |
15 | Mike Walkerjazz, jazz fusion | 72 | 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.