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The 21 most-read bands based in Umeå, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 bands are ranked in Umeå. The biggest move was The Most, up 7 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 | 0 |
04 | The (International) Noise Conspiracygarage rock, punk rock | 1,218 | 0 |
05 | Naglfarmelodic black metal, black metal | 876 | 0 |
06 | Nocturnal Ritespower metal, metal | 774 | +1 |
07 | Ye Banished Privateersfolk, folk rock | 596 | -1 |
08 | INVSNpost-punk, punk rock | 345 | 0 |
09 | Gidgeambient techno | 324 | +2 |
10 | Hollowprogressive metal | 296 | 0 |
11 | The Mostmod | 232 | +7 |
12 | Khomapost-metal | 225 | -3 |
13 | Step Forwardpunk | 214 | +1 |
14 | Zonariamelodic death metal | 190 | +1 |
15 | AC4punk | 189 | -3 |
16 | Mogghard rock | 174 | 0 |
17 | Deporteesindie pop, indie rock | 170 | -4 |
18 | Mortuusblack metal, death metal | 107 | +1 |
19 | Ancient Wisdomatmospheric black metal, black metal | 83 | -2 |
20 | April Divinealternative rock | 44 | 0 |
21 | 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.