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The 35 most-read artists based in Umeå, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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35 artists are ranked in Umeå. The biggest move was The Most, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Meshuggahdjent, metal | 23,543 | 0 |
02 | Refusedpunk, hardcore punk | 9,570 | 0 |
03 | Cult of Lunapost-metal, sludge metal | 5,434 | +1 |
04 | Fredrik Thordendalmetal | 4,274 | -1 |
05 | Dennis Lyxzénrock | 2,461 | 0 |
06 | Eva Dahlgrenpop | 1,787 | +3 |
07 | Tove Styrkeelectropop | 1,664 | -1 |
08 | Björn Yttlingindie rock | 1,443 | -1 |
09 | The (International) Noise Conspiracygarage rock, punk rock | 1,218 | -1 |
10 | Naglfarmelodic black metal, black metal | 876 | 0 |
11 | Nocturnal Ritespower metal, metal | 774 | +2 |
12 | Daniel Lindströmpop | 726 | +3 |
13 | David Sandströmpunk | 692 | +1 |
14 | Morgan Ågrenprogressive rock | 620 | -3 |
15 | Ye Banished Privateersfolk, folk rock | 596 | -3 |
16 | Mats Gustafssonfree improvisation, free jazz | 473 | +1 |
17 | Kristofer Steenpunk rock | 430 | +1 |
18 | Molly Hammarpop | 374 | -2 |
19 | INVSNpost-punk, punk rock | 345 | 0 |
20 | Gidgeambient techno | 324 | +2 |
21 | Hollowprogressive metal | 296 | 0 |
22 | Jens Kidmanblack metal | 257 | +1 |
23 | The Mostmod | 232 | +8 |
24 | Khomapost-metal | 225 | -4 |
25 | Step Forwardpunk | 214 | +1 |
26 | Zonariamelodic death metal | 190 | +2 |
27 | AC4punk | 189 | -3 |
28 | Mogghard rock | 174 | +1 |
29 | Deporteesindie pop, indie rock | 170 | -4 |
30 | Karl Backmanpunk rock | 109 | -3 |
31 | Mortuusblack metal, death metal | 107 | +1 |
32 | Ancient Wisdomatmospheric black metal, black metal | 83 | -2 |
33 | April Divinealternative rock | 44 | +1 |
34 | Elin Bergmanpop | 43 | -1 |
35 | Disconveniencepunk rock | 9 | 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.