Genre in a city
The 29 most-read alternative rock artists based in Brooklyn, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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29 artists are tagged alternative rock in Brooklyn. The biggest move was Big Thief, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Big Thiefindie rock, alternative rock | 29,167 | +2 |
02 | They Might Be Giantsalternative rock, geek rock | 27,460 | -1 |
03 | The Nationalindie rock, alternative rock | 19,933 | -1 |
04 | Slim Jim Phantomalternative rock, rockabilly | 19,827 | 0 |
05 | Warren Cuccurulloalternative rock, pop | 6,818 | 0 |
06 | Life of Agonyalternative rock, heavy metal | 6,455 | 0 |
07 | Soul Coughingalternative rock, alternative hip hop | 5,782 | +1 |
08 | X Ambassadorsalternative rock, pop rock | 4,784 | -1 |
09 | Jets to Brazilalternative rock, indie rock | 2,313 | +1 |
10 | Widowspeakalternative rock, indie rock | 2,148 | -1 |
11 | Kevin Devinealternative rock, folk rock | 1,762 | 0 |
12 | Hotline TNTalternative rock, grunge | 1,245 | +2 |
13 | Institutealternative rock | 1,197 | 0 |
14 | Parts & Labornoise rock, alternative rock | 983 | -2 |
15 | Augustinesalternative rock, indie rock | 655 | 0 |
16 | Martin Bisialternative rock | 512 | 0 |
17 | Dub Triodub, alternative rock | 427 | 0 |
18 | The Damnwellsalternative rock, americana | 250 | +1 |
19 | TEENalternative rock | 197 | -1 |
20 | Harlem Shakesalternative rock | 186 | 0 |
21 | The Sound of Urchinalternative rock | 124 | 0 |
22 | Leah Siegelalternative rock, experimental rock | 116 | 0 |
23 | Instruction.alternative rock | 108 | 0 |
24 | Dark Teaalternative country, alternative rock | 92 | +2 |
25 | Grand Malalternative rock | 82 | +1 |
26 | Little Daylightalternative rock | 74 | -1 |
27 | Breaking Lacesalternative rock | 32 | -3 |
28 | Deadbeat Darlingalternative rock | 29 | 0 |
29 | God Fires Manalternative rock | 24 | 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.