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The 21 most-read bands based in Umeå, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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21 bands are ranked in Umeå. The biggest move was Step Forward, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Meshuggahdjent, metal | 31,441 | 0 |
02 | Refusedpunk, hardcore punk | 9,246 | 0 |
03 | Cult of Lunapost-metal, sludge metal | 5,469 | 0 |
04 | The (International) Noise Conspiracygarage rock, punk rock | 1,352 | 0 |
05 | Naglfarmelodic black metal, black metal | 791 | 0 |
06 | Nocturnal Ritespower metal, metal | 722 | 0 |
07 | INVSNpost-punk, punk rock | 445 | +1 |
08 | Ye Banished Privateersfolk, folk rock | 419 | -1 |
09 | Gidgeambient techno | 342 | +1 |
10 | Hollowprogressive metal | 217 | -1 |
11 | Khomapost-metal | 204 | +1 |
12 | AC4punk | 202 | -1 |
13 | Step Forwardpunk | 201 | +2 |
14 | Mogghard rock | 176 | -1 |
15 | Zonariamelodic death metal | 156 | -1 |
16 | Mortuusblack metal, death metal | 150 | +1 |
17 | Deporteesindie pop, indie rock | 128 | -1 |
18 | Ancient Wisdomatmospheric black metal, black metal | 98 | 0 |
19 | The Mostmod | 61 | 0 |
20 | April Divinealternative rock | 30 | 0 |
21 | Disconveniencepunk rock | 21 | 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.