Genre in a city
The 29 most-read alternative rock artists based in Brooklyn, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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29 artists are tagged alternative rock in Brooklyn. The biggest move was Grand Mal, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | They Might Be Giantsalternative rock, geek rock | 32,588 | 0 |
02 | The Nationalindie rock, alternative rock | 31,058 | 0 |
03 | Big Thiefindie rock, alternative rock | 18,320 | 0 |
04 | Slim Jim Phantomalternative rock, rockabilly | 10,492 | 0 |
05 | Warren Cuccurulloalternative rock, pop | 7,268 | 0 |
06 | X Ambassadorsalternative rock, pop rock | 5,385 | +1 |
07 | Life of Agonyalternative rock, heavy metal | 4,687 | +1 |
08 | Soul Coughingalternative rock, alternative hip hop | 4,661 | -2 |
09 | Kevin Devinealternative rock, folk rock | 2,775 | +1 |
10 | Jets to Brazilalternative rock, indie rock | 2,521 | -1 |
11 | Widowspeakalternative rock, indie rock | 1,421 | 0 |
12 | Institutealternative rock | 1,165 | +1 |
13 | Hotline TNTalternative rock, grunge | 910 | -1 |
14 | Augustinesalternative rock, indie rock | 566 | 0 |
15 | Martin Bisialternative rock | 423 | 0 |
16 | Parts & Labornoise rock, alternative rock | 403 | +1 |
17 | Dub Triodub, alternative rock | 341 | -1 |
18 | TEENalternative rock | 246 | +1 |
19 | The Damnwellsalternative rock, americana | 227 | -1 |
20 | Harlem Shakesalternative rock | 137 | +1 |
21 | The Sound of Urchinalternative rock | 130 | -1 |
22 | Leah Siegelalternative rock, experimental rock | 115 | 0 |
23 | Instruction.alternative rock | 108 | +1 |
24 | Little Daylightalternative rock | 82 | -1 |
25 | Grand Malalternative rock | 55 | +3 |
26 | Breaking Lacesalternative rock | 52 | 0 |
27 | Dark Teaalternative country, alternative rock | 44 | -2 |
28 | God Fires Manalternative rock | 39 | +1 |
29 | Deadbeat Darlingalternative rock | 24 | -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.