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The 14 most-read artists based in Swindon, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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14 artists are ranked in Swindon. The biggest move was Justin Hayward, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Billie Piperpop, teen pop | 67,869 | 0 |
02 | Justin Haywardrock | 26,481 | +1 |
03 | XTCnew wave, post-punk | 24,978 | -1 |
04 | Rick Daviesrock | 19,132 | 0 |
05 | Colin Mouldingrock | 4,409 | 0 |
06 | The Dukes of Stratosphearneo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop | 3,939 | +1 |
07 | Meat Beat Manifestoelectronic, industrial | 2,373 | -1 |
08 | Dave Gregorynew wave | 2,244 | 0 |
09 | The Great Katmetal, heavy metal | 1,621 | 0 |
10 | Steve Grimmettheavy metal, metal | 1,585 | 0 |
11 | John Stephen Corriganelectronica | 575 | 0 |
12 | D-lowbeatboxing | 445 | 0 |
13 | Colin Baileyjazz | 319 | 0 |
14 | Josh Kumrapop | 228 | 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.