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The 50 most-read alternative rock artists based in London, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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102 artists are tagged alternative rock in London. The biggest move was Calva Louise, up 19 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Suedebritpop, alternative rock | 66,956 | +5 |
02 | Coldplayalternative rock, pop | 63,610 | -1 |
03 | Bluralternative rock, britpop | 62,181 | -1 |
04 | Placeboalternative rock, indie rock | 39,425 | 0 |
05 | Bushalternative rock, grunge | 34,233 | 0 |
06 | Wolf Alicealternative rock, indie rock | 32,364 | +1 |
07 | Lizzy Pattinsonalternative rock, pop | 21,428 | -4 |
08 | The Thealternative rock, new wave | 17,670 | 0 |
09 | bôaalternative rock, indie rock | 16,512 | +1 |
10 | The Psychedelic Fursnew wave, alternative rock | 16,481 | -1 |
11 | Elasticabritpop, alternative rock | 13,191 | 0 |
12 | Skunk Anansierock, alternative rock | 9,698 | 0 |
13 | Calva Louisealternative metal, alternative rock | 8,860 | +19 |
14 | Ben Howardfolk, alternative rock | 6,897 | -1 |
15 | World Partyalternative rock, dance-rock | 6,486 | +1 |
16 | Archivealternative rock, electronic | 5,807 | +1 |
17 | Bishop Briggsalternative rock, electronic | 5,729 | -2 |
18 | The Good, the Bad & the Queenalternative rock, indie rock | 3,767 | +1 |
19 | Curvealternative rock, industrial rock | 3,670 | -1 |
20 | Ex:Realternative rock, indie rock | 3,636 | 0 |
21 | Nova Twinsrock, alternative rock | 3,331 | -7 |
22 | Dry Cleaningpost-punk, alternative rock | 2,605 | -1 |
23 | Jockstrapart pop, alternative rock | 2,371 | +2 |
24 | David Rhodesalternative rock, indie rock | 2,186 | -1 |
25 | Then Jericoalternative rock, new wave | 2,091 | -1 |
26 | Flesh for Lulualternative rock | 1,741 | 0 |
27 | Spear of Destinyalternative rock, gothic rock | 1,703 | +3 |
28 | Nikki Suddenalternative rock, jangle pop | 1,699 | 0 |
29 | Annie Hollandalternative rock | 1,540 | -2 |
30 | My Vitriolalternative rock, indie rock | 1,504 | +6 |
31 | The Auteursalternative rock, britpop | 1,338 | +2 |
32 | The High Llamasalternative rock | 1,300 | -1 |
33 | QueenAdreenaalternative rock, gothic rock | 1,176 | +4 |
34 | Young Gunsalternative rock, post-hardcore | 1,150 | 0 |
35 | The Godfathersalternative rock | 1,146 | +3 |
36 | Richard Henshallprogressive metal, jazz | 1,136 | +4 |
37 | Yuckalternative rock, indie rock | 1,100 | -15 |
38 | 40 Watt Sundoom metal, alternative rock | 1,082 | -3 |
39 | Pure Lovealternative rock | 797 | +2 |
40 | Fiction Planealternative rock, indie rock | 783 | +3 |
41 | Grand Theft Audioalternative rock, indie rock | 755 | +12 |
42 | IDERalternative rock, electronic | 749 | -13 |
43 | Drugstorealternative rock | 719 | +4 |
44 | The Duke Spiritalternative rock, indie rock | 708 | 0 |
45 | 3 Colours Redalternative rock | 665 | +1 |
46 | Breathlessalternative rock | 599 | +2 |
47 | John Moorealternative rock | 583 | -8 |
48 | Stumpalternative rock, art punk | 578 | -3 |
49 | The Invisiblealternative rock | 559 | +11 |
50 | King Charlesalternative rock, folk rock | 510 | +1 |
55 | The Featherzalternative rock | 334 | +11 |
64 | 2:54alternative rock | 239 | +11 |
82 | Not From Therealternative rock | 99 | +8 |
90 | Cazalsalternative rock | 65 | +8 |
88 | Radiatoralternative rock | 77 | +7 |
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.