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The 16 most-read alternative rock artists based in New Zealand, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged alternative rock in New Zealand. The biggest move was Steve Abel, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Shihadalternative rock, alternative metal | 2,249 | 0 |
02 | Steve Abelalternative rock | 952 | +2 |
03 | 7 Worlds Collidealternative rock, folk rock | 889 | -1 |
04 | Fiona McDonaldalternative rock | 486 | -1 |
05 | Opshopalternative rock, pop rock | 411 | +1 |
06 | Head Like a Holealternative rock | 387 | -1 |
07 | Blam Blam Blamalternative rock | 352 | 0 |
08 | Atlasalternative rock | 307 | 0 |
09 | Peter Humealternative rock | 221 | 0 |
10 | Wetaalternative rock, rock | 203 | 0 |
11 | The Adultsalternative rock | 169 | +2 |
12 | Blacklisttalternative rock | 143 | 0 |
13 | Eye TValternative rock, indie pop | 36 | -2 |
14 | Rival Statealternative rock, rock | 24 | +1 |
15 | Low Profilealternative rock | 21 | -1 |
16 | Marystaplealternative rock | 11 | 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.