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The 25 most-read artists based in Sunderland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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25 artists are ranked in Sunderland. The biggest move was Mike Thorne, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Courtney Hadwincountry rock | 51,245 | 0 |
02 | Don Aireyhard rock, symphonic prog | 24,842 | 0 |
03 | Emeli Sandécontemporary r&b, r&b | 12,061 | 0 |
04 | Lebanon Hanoverminimal wave, dark wave | 5,245 | 0 |
05 | The Toy Dollspunk | 3,896 | 0 |
06 | Ruth‐Ann Boylepop | 3,025 | +3 |
07 | Kenickiealternative rock, dream pop | 2,585 | -1 |
08 | Mark Brydonelectronica, indie pop | 2,467 | 0 |
09 | The Futureheadspost-punk revival, indie rock | 1,852 | -2 |
10 | Leatherfacepunk rock, punk | 1,211 | 0 |
11 | Mike Thornepunk rock | 764 | +4 |
12 | Martin Stephenson and the Dainteesfolk rock | 742 | 0 |
13 | Field Musicart rock, indie rock | 733 | 0 |
14 | Pete Goftonindie rock | 540 | -3 |
15 | Red Alertoi, punk | 416 | +1 |
16 | Battleaxeheavy metal, nwobhm | 395 | +1 |
17 | The Wallpunk | 290 | +3 |
18 | Frankie & the Heartstringsindie rock | 261 | +1 |
19 | Red Londonpunk | 242 | +2 |
20 | Mark Sheridancomedy, music hall | 220 | -6 |
20 | Edward Gregsonchoral symphony, classical | 220 | -2 |
22 | Ronnie Stephensonjazz | 162 | +1 |
23 | Wodensthroneatmospheric black metal, black metal | 139 | -1 |
24 | Bill Jonesfolk | 66 | 0 |
25 | Phil Donkinjazz | 43 | -1 |
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.