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The 16 most-read alternative rock artists based in New Zealand, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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16 artists are tagged alternative rock in New Zealand. The biggest move was Blam Blam Blam, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Shihadalternative rock, alternative metal | 1,785 | 0 |
02 | Steve Abelalternative rock | 1,406 | 0 |
03 | 7 Worlds Collidealternative rock, folk rock | 837 | 0 |
04 | Head Like a Holealternative rock | 644 | +1 |
05 | Opshopalternative rock, pop rock | 379 | +1 |
06 | Blam Blam Blamalternative rock | 375 | +3 |
07 | Fiona McDonaldalternative rock | 352 | 0 |
08 | Atlasalternative rock | 319 | -4 |
09 | Peter Humealternative rock | 206 | +2 |
10 | Blacklisttalternative rock | 183 | -2 |
11 | Wetaalternative rock, rock | 168 | -1 |
12 | The Adultsalternative rock | 139 | 0 |
13 | Rival Statealternative rock, rock | 102 | +1 |
14 | Eye TValternative rock, indie pop | 93 | -1 |
15 | Low Profilealternative rock | 22 | 0 |
15 | Marystaplealternative rock | 22 | +1 |
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.