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Alternative rock artists from Melbourne

The 31 most-read alternative rock artists based in Melbourne, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

31

Readers August

153,959

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

31 artists are tagged alternative rock in Melbourne. The biggest move was Felix Riebl, up 9 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
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

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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.