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The 33 most-read artists based in Sapporo, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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33 artists are ranked in Sapporo. The biggest move was eastern youth, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | サカナクションalternative rock, j-rock | 4,989 | 0 |
02 | the pillowsj-rock, alternative rock | 3,353 | 0 |
03 | 中島みゆきfolk pop, nyū myūjikku | 1,422 | +2 |
04 | IOSYSdenpa, edm | 1,363 | -1 |
05 | 藍井エイルj-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,144 | -1 |
06 | KOTOKOj-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,026 | 0 |
07 | eastern youthemo, j-rock | 794 | +5 |
08 | Ken Ishiielectronic, tech house | 723 | -1 |
09 | E・Z・Oglam, glam metal | 650 | -1 |
10 | ZONEj-pop, pop rock | 569 | -1 |
11 | 北出菜奈pop | 528 | 0 |
12 | 上木彩矢j-pop | 423 | -2 |
12 | bloodthirsty butchersindie rock, punk rock | 423 | +2 |
14 | 上田ケンジrock | 409 | +1 |
15 | Kuniyuki Takahashideep house | 379 | +1 |
16 | 福原美穂j-pop, singer-songwriter | 362 | -3 |
17 | 石間秀機rock | 300 | +1 |
18 | はるまきごはんdance-pop, alternative rock | 282 | -1 |
19 | DMBQhard rock | 240 | +2 |
20 | 妃阿甦loud kei, j-rock | 224 | 0 |
21 | 寺久保エレナjazz | 199 | -2 |
22 | キリトrock, visual kei | 114 | +2 |
23 | 佐香智久j-pop, singer-songwriter | 92 | -1 |
24 | GO‐BANG’Srock | 90 | -1 |
25 | 佐藤ミキj-pop | 75 | +1 |
26 | Rihwaj-pop | 68 | -1 |
27 | 札幌交響楽団classical | 54 | 0 |
28 | 助川敏弥classical | 41 | 0 |
29 | 池野成classical | 39 | +1 |
30 | 森若香織pop | 38 | -1 |
31 | 工藤重典classical | 34 | +1 |
32 | 梁田貞classical | 20 | -1 |
33 | 鈴木政行heavy metal | 19 | 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.