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The 14 most-read artists based in Swindon, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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14 artists are ranked in Swindon. The biggest move was The Dukes of Stratosphear, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Billie Piperpop, teen pop | 72,673 | 0 |
02 | XTCnew wave, post-punk | 35,133 | 0 |
03 | Justin Haywardrock | 23,988 | 0 |
04 | Rick Daviesrock | 16,780 | 0 |
05 | Colin Mouldingrock | 6,063 | 0 |
06 | The Dukes of Stratosphearneo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop | 3,633 | +2 |
07 | Dave Gregorynew wave | 3,070 | -1 |
08 | Meat Beat Manifestoelectronic, industrial | 2,830 | -1 |
09 | Steve Grimmettheavy metal, metal | 2,608 | 0 |
10 | The Great Katmetal, heavy metal | 1,195 | 0 |
11 | John Stephen Corriganelectronica | 664 | 0 |
12 | D-lowbeatboxing | 364 | 0 |
13 | Josh Kumrapop | 242 | 0 |
14 | Colin Baileyjazz | 238 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.