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The 31 most-read alternative rock artists based in Melbourne, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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31 artists are tagged alternative rock in Melbourne. The biggest move was Felix Riebl, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Brody Dallerock, alternative rock | 55,973 | 0 |
02 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seedsalternative rock, post-punk | 37,456 | +1 |
03 | Crowded Housealternative rock, pop rock | 27,764 | -1 |
04 | Anita Lanealternative rock, art pop | 9,646 | +1 |
05 | TISMalternative rock | 6,348 | -1 |
06 | Felix Rieblalternative rock | 1,975 | +9 |
07 | Alex Laheyalternative rock, indie rock | 1,969 | +1 |
08 | Twelve Foot Ninjaalternative metal, alternative rock | 1,756 | -1 |
09 | Closure in Moscowalternative rock, progressive rock | 1,470 | +5 |
10 | Camp Copeindie rock, alternative rock | 1,419 | 0 |
11 | Paul Dempseyalternative rock | 1,287 | -5 |
12 | Taxiridealternative rock | 1,132 | 0 |
13 | Peter Minackalternative rock | 1,090 | -4 |
14 | Something for Katealternative rock, rock | 1,055 | -3 |
15 | Bleak Squadalternative rock | 1,012 | -2 |
16 | Rocket Sciencealternative rock | 388 | +2 |
17 | Big Scaryalternative rock, art pop | 300 | +4 |
18 | Area-7alternative rock, ska | 294 | -2 |
19 | Joel Quartermainalternative rock | 268 | 0 |
20 | Mammalalternative rock | 249 | 0 |
21 | The Morning After Girlsalternative rock | 172 | +1 |
22 | MEalternative rock | 169 | -5 |
23 | Toby Martinalternative rock, indie rock | 158 | 0 |
24 | Dallas Cranealternative rock, rock | 156 | 0 |
25 | London Criesalternative rock | 101 | 0 |
26 | Trial Kennedyalternative rock | 71 | +4 |
27 | Bornealternative rock | 70 | 0 |
28 | Horsell Commonalternative rock | 62 | +2 |
29 | Love Outside Andromedaalternative rock | 61 | -3 |
30 | Witch Hatsalternative rock | 49 | -1 |
31 | Tlot Tlotalternative rock, indie rock | 39 | -3 |
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.