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The 17 most-read bands based in Santa Barbara, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 bands are ranked in Santa Barbara. The biggest move was Toad the Wet Sprocket, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Toad the Wet Sprocketalternative rock | 17,945 | +1 |
02 | DevilDrivergroove metal, heavy metal | 12,552 | -1 |
03 | Snothardcore punk, nu metal | 9,743 | 0 |
04 | Dishwallaalternative rock | 5,518 | 0 |
05 | Nerf Herdergeek rock, pop punk | 3,699 | 0 |
06 | Sugarcultpop punk | 2,829 | 0 |
07 | Motograternu metal | 2,552 | 0 |
08 | Thriving Ivoryhard rock | 630 | 0 |
09 | Bad Astronautindie rock, pigfuck | 599 | 0 |
10 | Trance to the Sunpost-punk | 333 | 0 |
11 | Summercampalternative rock | 239 | 0 |
12 | Beware of Darknessrock | 232 | 0 |
13 | This Ascensionethereal wave, gothic rock | 204 | 0 |
14 | The Doversfolk rock, beat music | 136 | +1 |
15 | The Black Watchdream pop, indie pop | 130 | -1 |
16 | Gardens & Villaindie rock | 118 | 0 |
17 | Uphill Battlemetalcore | 55 | 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.