Genre in a city
The 32 most-read alternative rock artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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32 artists are tagged alternative rock in Boston. The biggest move was Dead Poet Society, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Pixiesalternative rock, indie rock | 46,430 | 0 |
02 | The Breedersalternative rock, indie rock | 23,939 | 0 |
03 | Dead Poet Societyalternative rock, blues rock | 14,624 | +5 |
04 | Letters to Cleoalternative rock, pop rock | 14,199 | 0 |
05 | The Lemonheadsalternative rock, indie rock | 10,762 | -2 |
06 | Evan Dandoalternative rock, indie pop | 10,573 | -1 |
07 | ’Til Tuesdayalternative rock, new wave | 7,189 | -1 |
08 | That Handsome Devilalternative rock, rock | 6,275 | -1 |
09 | Gusteralternative rock, acoustic rock | 4,530 | 0 |
10 | Bellyalternative rock, jangle pop | 4,454 | 0 |
11 | Craig Finnalternative rock, indie rock | 3,756 | +2 |
12 | Buffalo Tomindie rock, alternative rock | 3,676 | +2 |
13 | Tracy Bonhamalternative rock, rock | 3,482 | -1 |
14 | Slothrustindie rock, rock | 2,222 | -3 |
15 | Stephen Brodskyalternative rock, indie rock | 1,830 | 0 |
16 | Lyresalternative rock, garage rock | 707 | 0 |
17 | Tribealternative rock | 691 | 0 |
18 | Juniuspost-metal, post-rock | 608 | +1 |
19 | Bent Kneealternative rock, experimental rock | 563 | -1 |
20 | Volcano Sunsalternative rock | 456 | 0 |
21 | Birdbrainalternative rock, grunge | 430 | +2 |
22 | Apollo Sunshinealternative rock | 330 | 0 |
23 | Big Dipperalternative rock | 327 | -2 |
24 | Orbitalternative rock | 250 | 0 |
25 | David Batteaualternative rock | 212 | 0 |
26 | Uzialternative rock | 120 | 0 |
27 | Mieka Pauleyalternative rock | 100 | +1 |
28 | Mistle Thrushalternative rock | 92 | -1 |
29 | Anastasia Screamedalternative rock | 72 | 0 |
30 | Gentlemen Hallalternative rock | 68 | 0 |
31 | Mean Creekalternative rock | 40 | +1 |
32 | Solteroalternative rock | 39 | -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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.