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The 50 most-read Sydneysider bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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109 bands are ranked in Sydney. The biggest move was Crow, up 74 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | AC/DChard rock, rock | 142,191 | 0 |
02 | The Wiggleschildren's music, sunshine pop | 64,267 | +1 |
03 | INXSrock, new wave | 52,759 | +1 |
04 | Empire of the Sunelectronic, electropop | 32,603 | -2 |
05 | 5 Seconds of Summerpop rock, pop punk | 29,703 | +1 |
06 | RÜFÜS DU SOLalternative dance, dance-pop | 17,244 | +1 |
07 | Divinylsnew wave, pop rock | 16,418 | +4 |
08 | The Dead Daisieshard rock, classic rock | 16,133 | +18 |
09 | Midnight Oilrock, alternative rock | 15,066 | +1 |
10 | Wolfmotherhard rock, blues rock | 11,691 | +2 |
11 | Royel Otisindie rock, pop | 9,931 | +4 |
12 | Icehousenew wave, pop | 9,490 | +1 |
13 | Rose Tattoohard rock, classic rock | 8,109 | -8 |
14 | The Easybeatsrock, freakbeat | 7,048 | +6 |
15 | Hillsong Worshipcontemporary gospel, gospel | 6,371 | +2 |
16 | Sherbetaor, soft rock | 6,222 | +23 |
17 | Stand Atlanticpop punk | 6,051 | +16 |
18 | Human Naturedoo-wop, motown | 5,945 | +9 |
19 | Polarismetalcore, alternative metal | 5,730 | -10 |
20 | Sticky Fingersindie rock, reggae | 5,600 | -2 |
21 | PVTelectronica, post-rock | 5,450 | +33 |
22 | Died Prettyalternative rock, indie rock | 5,321 | +44 |
23 | PNAUdance, disco | 5,271 | -4 |
24 | Mental as Anythingnew wave, pop | 5,224 | -2 |
25 | The Vinesalternative rock, garage rock | 5,163 | -11 |
26 | Hillsong UNITEDcontemporary gospel, gospel | 5,142 | -1 |
27 | Angus & Julia Stonefolk, indie pop | 4,655 | -11 |
28 | SKYNDindustrial rock | 4,431 | +1 |
29 | Hoodoo Gurusindie rock, garage rock | 4,285 | -6 |
30 | The Axis of Awesomecomedy rock | 4,230 | -6 |
31 | Severed Headsindustrial, electronica | 4,046 | +28 |
32 | Ol’ 55doo-wop, rockabilly | 3,641 | -24 |
33 | Gang of Youthschamber pop, indie rock | 3,446 | -3 |
34 | Crowrock | 3,064 | +74 |
35 | DMA’srock, indie rock | 2,851 | -7 |
36 | SPEEDhardcore punk, beatdown hardcore | 2,827 | -1 |
37 | SPKindustrial, noise | 2,663 | -3 |
38 | Baby Animalsrock, indie rock | 2,619 | 0 |
39 | You Am Ialternative rock, power pop | 2,569 | +3 |
40 | Frenzal Rhombpunk, skate punk | 2,333 | -4 |
41 | Radio Birdmanpunk | 2,306 | +2 |
42 | C.O.F.F.I.Npunk, skate punk | 2,095 | -10 |
43 | The Black Ryderalternative rock | 1,924 | +1 |
44 | Body Typerock | 1,915 | +48 |
45 | The Party Boyspub rock, rock | 1,811 | -14 |
46 | We Lost the Seapost-rock, instrumental | 1,804 | +6 |
47 | Moving Picturespop rock | 1,699 | 0 |
48 | Sunnyboyspop rock, punk | 1,698 | -27 |
49 | The Necksjazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,623 | -8 |
50 | Vanda & Youngrock | 1,582 | -10 |
74 | Seekaeelectronic | 668 | +18 |
89 | Nitocrisheavy metal | 538 | +16 |
72 | Howling Bellsindie rock | 708 | +14 |
87 | Dynamic Hepnoticsr&b | 543 | +13 |
55 | Lo‐Telpop rock | 1,396 | +9 |
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.