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The 15 most-read artists based in Tempe, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Tempe. The biggest move was Horace Pinker, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Gin Blossomsalternative rock, jangle pop | 30,120 | 0 |
02 | The Mainepop rock, alternative rock | 4,311 | +1 |
03 | Injury Reservehip hop, experimental hip hop | 4,004 | -1 |
04 | The Refreshmentsalternative rock, post-grunge | 3,445 | 0 |
05 | Psychostickcomedy rock, heavy metal | 1,851 | 0 |
06 | Lyciadark wave, dream pop | 1,261 | 0 |
07 | Alison’s Halodream pop, shoegaze | 1,231 | 0 |
08 | Horace Pinkerpunk | 629 | +2 |
09 | Chad Tayloravant-garde jazz, jazz | 427 | 0 |
10 | Dear and the Headlightsalternative rock | 416 | -2 |
11 | Lymbyc Systymelectronic, post-rock | 184 | 0 |
12 | Skyboxindie pop | 139 | 0 |
13 | Tone Setminimal synth | 102 | 0 |
14 | Hemoptysisthrash metal | 61 | 0 |
15 | Evacuate Chicagometalcore | 46 | -1 |
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.