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The 50 most-read bands based in Sheffield, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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56 bands are ranked in Sheffield. The biggest move was The Anti Group, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Def Leppardhard rock, glam metal | 73,351 | +1 |
02 | Bring Me the Horizonmetalcore, alternative rock | 48,998 | -1 |
03 | The Human Leaguesynth-pop, new wave | 38,064 | 0 |
04 | Thompson Twinsnew wave, pop | 29,123 | 0 |
05 | Pulpbritpop, alternative rock | 25,670 | 0 |
06 | The Last Shadow Puppetsindie rock, baroque pop | 14,385 | +1 |
07 | ABCnew romantic, new wave | 13,732 | -1 |
08 | Heaven 17new wave, synth-pop | 10,299 | 0 |
09 | Molokoalternative dance, acid jazz | 9,021 | 0 |
10 | Aceglam rock, classic rock | 6,573 | +1 |
11 | Malevolencegroove metal, metalcore | 4,320 | +2 |
12 | Rolo Tomassimathcore, post-hardcore | 4,030 | +2 |
13 | Reverend and the Makersrock | 3,741 | -3 |
14 | Living in a Boxpop, sophisti-pop | 3,305 | +3 |
15 | I Monsterelectronic, electronica | 3,299 | 0 |
16 | While She Sleepsmetalcore, melodic metalcore | 2,739 | 0 |
17 | Babybirdbritpop, indie rock | 2,571 | -5 |
18 | Longpigsbritpop | 2,193 | 0 |
19 | Clock DVAelectro-industrial, ebm | 2,011 | +1 |
20 | The Comsat Angelsnew wave, post-punk | 1,982 | -1 |
21 | 65daysofstaticpost-rock, math rock | 1,940 | 0 |
22 | The Grease Bandboogie rock, psychedelic rock | 1,843 | +1 |
23 | Sophie and the Giantsindie pop, pop | 1,833 | -1 |
24 | Slow Clubrock, alternative rock | 1,752 | +1 |
25 | The Long Blondesglam, indie rock | 1,143 | +2 |
26 | Bal-Sagothblack metal, symphonic black metal | 1,051 | -2 |
27 | The Moonlandingzrock | 911 | +9 |
28 | The Anti Groupindustrial | 757 | +12 |
29 | The Sherlocksalternative rock, indie rock | 750 | +1 |
30 | The All Seeing Ibig beat | 741 | -1 |
31 | Black Spidershard rock, rock | 702 | +1 |
32 | Snakehipselectronic | 693 | -4 |
33 | The Hafler Triodark ambient, ambient | 683 | 0 |
34 | Vice Versaminimal synth, minimal wave | 629 | 0 |
35 | In the Nurserydark wave, electronic | 613 | -4 |
36 | Little Man Tateindie rock | 596 | -1 |
37 | World of Twistalternative dance, indie rock | 515 | -11 |
38 | Warm Dustprogressive rock | 345 | -1 |
39 | Sweet Exorcistbleep techno, techno | 269 | 0 |
40 | The Dylansindie pop, neo-psychedelia | 249 | -2 |
41 | Arterygothic rock, post-punk | 243 | +1 |
42 | The Crookesalternative rock, indie pop | 240 | -1 |
43 | SNDambient, electronic | 239 | +2 |
44 | Bromheads Jacketindie rock | 196 | -1 |
45 | Forgemasterselectronic, techno | 182 | +1 |
46 | Floy Joyjazz | 180 | -2 |
47 | One Thousand Violinsindie rock | 147 | +3 |
48 | I’m So Hollowpost-punk | 142 | +4 |
49 | Monkey Swallows the Universeindie folk | 131 | 0 |
50 | Siiiiialternative rock | 128 | +3 |
53 | Northern Oakfolk metal | 76 | +3 |
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.