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The 14 most-read bands based in Sunderland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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14 bands are ranked in Sunderland. The biggest move was Field Music, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lebanon Hanoverminimal wave, dark wave | 5,361 | 0 |
02 | The Toy Dollspunk | 3,863 | 0 |
03 | Kenickiealternative rock, dream pop | 1,986 | 0 |
04 | The Futureheadspost-punk revival, indie rock | 1,800 | 0 |
05 | Leatherfacepunk rock, punk | 1,250 | 0 |
06 | Field Musicart rock, indie rock | 820 | +1 |
07 | Martin Stephenson and the Dainteesfolk rock | 763 | -1 |
08 | Battleaxeheavy metal, nwobhm | 401 | 0 |
09 | Red Alertoi, punk | 327 | 0 |
10 | Frankie & the Heartstringsindie rock | 305 | 0 |
11 | Red Londonpunk | 249 | 0 |
12 | The Wallpunk | 202 | 0 |
13 | Wodensthroneatmospheric black metal, black metal | 114 | 0 |
14 | Bill Jonesfolk | 75 | 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.