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Bands from Washington, D.C.

The 50 most-read bands based in Washington, D.C., by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Bands

73

Readers August

224,195

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

73 bands are ranked in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was E.U., up 15 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Fugazipost-hardcore, alternative rock
37,416
0
02
Bad Brainshardcore punk, punk
20,272
0
03
Minor Threathardcore punk, drinking song
19,869
+1
04
Peripheryprogressive metal, djent
12,142
+1
05
Animals as Leadersprogressive metal, djent
9,643
+1
06
Vertical Horizonalternative rock, pop rock
9,642
+1
07
Thievery Corporationtrip hop, downtempo
9,107
-4
08
Rites of Springemo, emocore
7,284
+1
09
Peaches & Herbdisco
6,790
-1
10
Voidpigfuck
5,090
+2
11
Angelglam rock, progressive rock
4,517
0
12
Dag Nastyemocore, melodic hardcore
3,826
+1
13
Darkest Hourmelodic metalcore, melodic death metal
3,417
+1
14
Embraceemo, emocore
3,145
-4
15
The Blackbyrdscontemporary jazz, jazz-funk
3,006
+1
16
Jawboxpost-hardcore
2,891
+1
17
The Dismemberment Planindie rock, math rock
2,848
+2
18
State of Alerthardcore punk, pigfuck
2,691
+6
19
E.U.funk, go-go
2,689
+15
20
Royal Truxindie rock, experimental rock
2,670
+2
21
Origami Angelemo, easycore
2,659
-6
22
Shudder to Thinkalternative rock, indie rock
2,570
-2
23
Nothingfaceheavy metal, alternative metal
2,484
-5
24
Deep Dishdance, electronic
2,400
-3
25
Dead Meadowheavy psych, neo-psychedelia
2,265
+2
26
Chemlabelectro-industrial, industrial rock
2,230
+2
27
Giuffriaaor, glam rock
2,208
-1
28
Ted Leo and the Pharmacistsindie rock, art punk
2,006
+1
29
Girls Against Boysalternative rock, post-hardcore
1,914
-4
30
Godheadalternative metal, industrial metal
1,603
+2
31
The Cloversdoo-wop, r&b
1,492
+2
32
Jukebox the Ghostindie pop, indie rock
1,416
-2
33
The Nation of Ulyssespost-hardcore, art punk
1,402
-2
34
BETTYalternative rock
1,313
+11
35
The Messtheticsart punk, experimental
1,289
+9
36
The Nighthawksblues
1,268
-1
37
The Country Gentlemenbluegrass, progressive bluegrass
1,216
+1
38
Q and Not Uexperimental, dance-punk
1,205
-1
39
Lilysindie rock, shoegaze
1,178
-3
40
The Faithhardcore punk, punk rock
1,133
0
41
Government Issuehardcore punk, punk rock
1,118
0
42
Corikypunk rock
1,101
+4
43
Trouble Funkfunk, go-go
1,097
0
44
Magrudergrindgrindcore, powerviolence
1,063
-5
45
SHAEDindie pop, pop
1,025
-3
46
Gray Matterpost-hardcore, punk
888
+4
47
Beefeaterhardcore punk
829
+2
47
Faraquetmath rock, post-hardcore
829
-24
49
Priestspost-punk
818
-1
50
The Pietastersska, ska punk
801
-3

Rising outside the top 50this month

58
Batteryhardcore punk
496
+5
64
Autoclavemath rock, punk rock
408
+4
59
Born Jamericansragga
456
+3
52
Woolrock
638
+2
55
The Dynamic Superiorsr&b
554
+2

Adjacent scenes

Artists from Washington, D.C.Rappers from Washington, D.C.SoulHardcore punkRockPopR&bJazz

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.