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The 32 most-read artists based in Sapporo, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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32 artists are ranked in Sapporo. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was 上田ケンジ, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | サカナクションalternative rock, j-rock | 4,293 | +1 |
02 | the pillowsj-rock, alternative rock | 3,775 | -1 |
03 | 中島みゆきfolk pop, nyū myūjikku | 1,535 | +2 |
04 | KOTOKOj-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,507 | 0 |
05 | 藍井エイルj-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,460 | -2 |
06 | IOSYSdenpa, edm | 1,374 | 0 |
07 | E・Z・Oglam, glam metal | 1,074 | +2 |
08 | ZONEj-pop, pop rock | 783 | -1 |
09 | Ken Ishiielectronic, tech house | 765 | -1 |
10 | 上木彩矢j-pop | 567 | 0 |
11 | 北出菜奈pop | 503 | +1 |
12 | 上田ケンジrock | 439 | +3 |
13 | bloodthirsty butchersindie rock, punk rock | 434 | -2 |
14 | 福原美穂j-pop, singer-songwriter | 427 | 0 |
15 | eastern youthemo, j-rock | 403 | -3 |
16 | Kuniyuki Takahashideep house | 372 | 0 |
17 | 石間秀機rock | 339 | +2 |
18 | 寺久保エレナjazz | 298 | +2 |
19 | はるまきごはんdance-pop, alternative rock | 240 | -1 |
20 | 妃阿甦loud kei, j-rock | 214 | -3 |
21 | DMBQhard rock | 195 | 0 |
22 | 佐香智久j-pop, singer-songwriter | 103 | +1 |
23 | GO‐BANG’Srock | 86 | -1 |
24 | Rihwaj-pop | 84 | 0 |
25 | 佐藤ミキj-pop | 82 | 0 |
26 | キリトrock, visual kei | 80 | NEW |
27 | 助川敏弥classical | 73 | 0 |
27 | 札幌交響楽団classical | 73 | -1 |
29 | 池野成classical | 51 | 0 |
30 | 森若香織pop | 50 | -2 |
31 | 鈴木政行heavy metal | 28 | 0 |
32 | 梁田貞classical | 13 | -2 |
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.