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The 25 most-read artists based in Sunderland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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25 artists are ranked in Sunderland. The biggest move was Kenickie, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Courtney Hadwincountry rock | 40,187 | +1 |
02 | Emeli Sandécontemporary r&b, r&b | 28,099 | -1 |
03 | Don Aireyhard rock, symphonic prog | 15,959 | 0 |
04 | Lebanon Hanoverminimal wave, dark wave | 5,361 | 0 |
05 | The Toy Dollspunk | 3,863 | 0 |
06 | Kenickiealternative rock, dream pop | 1,986 | +2 |
07 | Mark Brydonelectronica, indie pop | 1,901 | -1 |
08 | The Futureheadspost-punk revival, indie rock | 1,800 | +1 |
09 | Ruth‐Ann Boylepop | 1,471 | -2 |
10 | Leatherfacepunk rock, punk | 1,250 | 0 |
11 | Field Musicart rock, indie rock | 820 | +2 |
12 | Martin Stephenson and the Dainteesfolk rock | 763 | 0 |
13 | Mike Thornepunk rock | 711 | -2 |
14 | Pete Goftonindie rock | 455 | 0 |
15 | Battleaxeheavy metal, nwobhm | 401 | 0 |
16 | Red Alertoi, punk | 327 | 0 |
17 | Frankie & the Heartstringsindie rock | 305 | 0 |
18 | Edward Gregsonchoral symphony, classical | 250 | +1 |
19 | Red Londonpunk | 249 | -1 |
20 | Mark Sheridancomedy, music hall | 218 | +1 |
21 | The Wallpunk | 202 | -1 |
22 | Ronnie Stephensonjazz | 143 | +1 |
23 | Wodensthroneatmospheric black metal, black metal | 114 | -1 |
24 | Bill Jonesfolk | 75 | 0 |
25 | Phil Donkinjazz | 38 | 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.