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The 17 most-read bands based in Santa Barbara, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 bands are ranked in Santa Barbara. The biggest move was Motograter, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Toad the Wet Sprocketalternative rock | 16,794 | 0 |
02 | Snothardcore punk, nu metal | 9,293 | 0 |
03 | DevilDrivergroove metal, heavy metal | 5,869 | 0 |
04 | Dishwallaalternative rock | 5,549 | 0 |
05 | Nerf Herdergeek rock, pop punk | 3,197 | 0 |
06 | Motograternu metal | 2,916 | +1 |
07 | Sugarcultpop punk | 2,602 | -1 |
08 | Thriving Ivoryhard rock | 801 | 0 |
09 | Bad Astronautindie rock, pigfuck | 564 | 0 |
10 | Trance to the Sunpost-punk | 290 | 0 |
11 | This Ascensionethereal wave, gothic rock | 235 | +1 |
12 | Summercampalternative rock | 198 | +1 |
13 | Beware of Darknessrock | 189 | -2 |
14 | The Black Watchdream pop, indie pop | 135 | +1 |
15 | The Doversfolk rock, beat music | 107 | -1 |
16 | Gardens & Villaindie rock | 95 | 0 |
17 | Uphill Battlemetalcore | 64 | 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.