Genre in a city
The 13 most-read alternative rock artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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13 artists are tagged alternative rock in Portland. The biggest move was Peter Holmström, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Everclearalternative rock, power pop | 25,369 | 0 |
02 | The Dandy Warholsindie pop, alternative rock | 13,736 | 0 |
03 | Courtney Taylor‐Tayloralternative rock | 6,298 | 0 |
04 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 5,536 | 0 |
05 | Calamity Janealternative rock | 2,022 | 0 |
06 | Peter Holmströmalternative rock | 1,528 | +1 |
07 | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicksalternative rock | 1,253 | -1 |
08 | Pondalternative rock, grunge | 508 | 0 |
09 | Pell Mellalternative rock, indie rock | 492 | +1 |
10 | Blousealternative rock | 279 | +1 |
11 | Talkdemonicalternative rock, electronic | 205 | -2 |
12 | The Upsidedownalternative rock | 74 | 0 |
13 | The Village Greenalternative rock | 41 | 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.