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The 31 most-read alternative rock artists based in Melbourne, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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31 artists are tagged alternative rock in Melbourne. The biggest move was Peter Minack, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Brody Dallerock, alternative rock | 65,141 | 0 |
02 | Crowded Housealternative rock, pop rock | 25,030 | 0 |
03 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seedsalternative rock, post-punk | 17,941 | 0 |
04 | TISMalternative rock | 11,193 | 0 |
05 | Anita Lanealternative rock, art pop | 4,300 | 0 |
06 | Peter Minackalternative rock | 2,273 | +5 |
07 | Twelve Foot Ninjaalternative metal, alternative rock | 1,739 | 0 |
08 | Felix Rieblalternative rock | 1,405 | -2 |
09 | Something for Katealternative rock, rock | 1,310 | +1 |
10 | Camp Copeindie rock, alternative rock | 1,269 | -2 |
11 | Paul Dempseyalternative rock | 1,263 | +1 |
12 | Taxiridealternative rock | 1,203 | +1 |
13 | Alex Laheyalternative rock, indie rock | 989 | -4 |
14 | Closure in Moscowalternative rock, progressive rock | 973 | 0 |
15 | Bleak Squadalternative rock | 715 | 0 |
16 | Joel Quartermainalternative rock | 540 | 0 |
17 | Big Scaryalternative rock, art pop | 288 | +2 |
18 | Toby Martinalternative rock, indie rock | 276 | 0 |
19 | Area-7alternative rock, ska | 235 | -2 |
20 | Dallas Cranealternative rock, rock | 227 | +4 |
21 | Rocket Sciencealternative rock | 221 | 0 |
22 | Mammalalternative rock | 217 | -2 |
23 | The Morning After Girlsalternative rock | 178 | -1 |
24 | London Criesalternative rock | 104 | -1 |
25 | MEalternative rock | 88 | 0 |
26 | Trial Kennedyalternative rock | 77 | 0 |
27 | Tlot Tlotalternative rock, indie rock | 46 | +4 |
28 | Bornealternative rock | 45 | +2 |
29 | Horsell Commonalternative rock | 42 | -2 |
30 | Witch Hatsalternative rock | 40 | -3 |
31 | Love Outside Andromedaalternative rock | 38 | -4 |
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.