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The 15 most-read bands based in York, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 bands are ranked in York. The biggest move was The Smoke, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Shed Sevenbritpop, alternative rock | 5,301 | 0 |
02 | The Seahorsesbritpop, alternative rock | 3,566 | 0 |
03 | Mostly Autumnprogressive folk, progressive rock | 1,884 | 0 |
04 | The Smokepsychedelic pop, psychedelic rock | 1,039 | +2 |
05 | The Redskinsnorthern soul, punk | 802 | -1 |
06 | Elliot Minorrock | 735 | -1 |
07 | Glamour of the Killheavy metal, metalcore | 458 | 0 |
08 | Blackbeard's Tea Partyfolk, folk metal | 151 | 0 |
09 | St. Christopherindie pop | 142 | +1 |
10 | Club Smithindie rock, punk rock | 97 | -1 |
11 | RSJpunk rock | 60 | +1 |
12 | Screaming Banshee Aircrewdeathrock, gothic rock | 59 | -1 |
13 | Ten Millenniasoul | 38 | 0 |
14 | Us Amongst The Resthard rock | 28 | +1 |
15 | Morpheus Risingrock | 18 | -2 |
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.