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The 45 most-read alternative rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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45 artists are tagged alternative rock in Japan. The biggest move was Heavenstamp, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 羊文学alternative rock, indie rock | 3,534 | 0 |
02 | FLOWindie rock, alternative rock | 3,226 | 0 |
03 | BUMP OF CHICKENj-pop, alternative rock | 3,213 | 0 |
04 | VAMPSalternative rock, hard rock | 1,952 | +4 |
05 | 東京事変alternative rock, j-rock | 1,894 | -1 |
06 | ヒトリエdance-rock, alternative rock | 1,513 | -1 |
07 | 坂本慎太郎alternative rock, indie rock | 1,083 | -1 |
08 | NICO Touches the Wallsalternative rock, rock | 877 | -1 |
09 | 宇宙ネコ子alternative rock | 694 | +1 |
10 | フジファブリックalternative rock, j-rock | 659 | +1 |
11 | MONORALalternative rock | 603 | -2 |
12 | アユニ・Dalternative rock | 506 | 0 |
13 | ZI:KILLgothic rock, alternative rock | 453 | +5 |
14 | nano.RIPEalternative rock, pop rock | 440 | 0 |
15 | Nothing’s Carved in Stonealternative rock | 367 | +1 |
16 | THE NOVEMBERSalternative rock, indie rock | 350 | -3 |
17 | the HIATUSalternative rock, progressive rock | 290 | -2 |
18 | THE BACK HORNalternative rock, j-rock | 279 | -1 |
18 | cinema staffalternative rock, indie rock | 279 | +2 |
20 | Straighteneralternative rock, j-rock | 271 | +1 |
21 | OBLIVION DUSTalternative rock | 238 | +1 |
22 | ZIGZOalternative rock, rock | 219 | +1 |
23 | Ken Lloydalternative rock | 216 | +1 |
24 | andymorialternative rock | 212 | +2 |
25 | シユイalternative rock, j-rock | 207 | -6 |
26 | nilalternative rock, j-rock | 194 | +1 |
27 | MintJamalternative rock | 156 | -2 |
28 | SONS OF ALL PUSSYSalternative rock | 154 | 0 |
29 | GHOSTalternative rock, j-rock | 146 | 0 |
30 | つばきalternative rock, rock | 133 | +3 |
31 | FAKE?alternative rock, electronic rock | 130 | -1 |
32 | HUSKING BEEalternative rock, j-rock | 116 | 0 |
33 | andropalternative rock | 110 | -3 |
34 | Heavenstampalternative rock | 87 | +9 |
35 | FUZZY CONTROLalternative rock | 79 | 0 |
35 | ZEPPET STOREalternative rock, j-rock | 79 | +2 |
37 | GREAT3alternative rock, j-rock | 67 | +3 |
38 | babamaniaalternative rock | 62 | +3 |
38 | Aice⁵alternative rock | 62 | -2 |
40 | The Watanabesalternative rock, indie folk | 61 | -6 |
41 | ACIDalternative rock, punk rock | 60 | -2 |
42 | FOLKSalternative rock, indie rock | 58 | -4 |
43 | LANDSalternative rock | 53 | -2 |
44 | Spin Aquaalternative rock | 38 | 0 |
45 | ATOM ON SPHEREalternative rock | 22 | 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.