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The 45 most-read alternative rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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45 artists are tagged alternative rock in Japan. The biggest move was FAKE?, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | FLOWindie rock, alternative rock | 2,823 | +1 |
02 | BUMP OF CHICKENj-pop, alternative rock | 2,788 | +1 |
03 | 羊文学alternative rock, indie rock | 2,596 | -2 |
04 | 東京事変alternative rock, j-rock | 1,650 | 0 |
05 | ヒトリエdance-rock, alternative rock | 1,341 | 0 |
06 | 坂本慎太郎alternative rock, indie rock | 1,154 | 0 |
07 | VAMPSalternative rock, hard rock | 861 | 0 |
08 | NICO Touches the Wallsalternative rock, rock | 627 | 0 |
09 | MONORALalternative rock | 609 | +1 |
10 | 宇宙ネコ子alternative rock | 541 | -1 |
11 | アユニ・Dalternative rock | 519 | +1 |
12 | フジファブリックalternative rock, j-rock | 417 | +1 |
13 | THE NOVEMBERSalternative rock, indie rock | 342 | +2 |
14 | cinema staffalternative rock, indie rock | 330 | -4 |
15 | nano.RIPEalternative rock, pop rock | 322 | -1 |
16 | Nothing’s Carved in Stonealternative rock | 311 | 0 |
17 | ZI:KILLgothic rock, alternative rock | 292 | 0 |
18 | THE BACK HORNalternative rock, j-rock | 235 | 0 |
19 | OBLIVION DUSTalternative rock | 227 | 0 |
20 | Ken Lloydalternative rock | 217 | +5 |
21 | the HIATUSalternative rock, progressive rock | 189 | -1 |
22 | Straighteneralternative rock, j-rock | 178 | -1 |
23 | SONS OF ALL PUSSYSalternative rock | 176 | +7 |
24 | ZIGZOalternative rock, rock | 174 | -2 |
25 | GHOSTalternative rock, j-rock | 167 | +4 |
26 | FAKE?alternative rock, electronic rock | 166 | +11 |
27 | シユイalternative rock, j-rock | 165 | -4 |
28 | MintJamalternative rock | 139 | -1 |
29 | andymorialternative rock | 126 | -6 |
30 | FOLKSalternative rock, indie rock | 117 | +4 |
30 | nilalternative rock, j-rock | 117 | -4 |
32 | HUSKING BEEalternative rock, j-rock | 114 | -1 |
33 | つばきalternative rock, rock | 109 | -5 |
34 | ACIDalternative rock, punk rock | 88 | +4 |
35 | andropalternative rock | 83 | -2 |
36 | Aice⁵alternative rock | 65 | +3 |
37 | FUZZY CONTROLalternative rock | 60 | -2 |
38 | ZEPPET STOREalternative rock, j-rock | 58 | -3 |
39 | LANDSalternative rock | 49 | +5 |
40 | Heavenstampalternative rock | 46 | -8 |
41 | GREAT3alternative rock, j-rock | 40 | 0 |
42 | babamaniaalternative rock | 37 | -1 |
43 | The Watanabesalternative rock, indie folk | 36 | 0 |
43 | Spin Aquaalternative rock | 36 | -3 |
45 | ATOM ON SPHEREalternative rock | 28 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.