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The 50 most-read alternative rock artists based in United Kingdom, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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152 artists are tagged alternative rock in United Kingdom. The biggest move was False Heads, up 32 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Mat Osmanalternative rock | 18,334 | +3 |
02 | The Irrepressiblesalternative rock | 9,577 | 0 |
03 | Lorraine McIntoshalternative rock | 7,534 | -2 |
04 | Lee Maversalternative rock | 7,093 | -1 |
05 | Damon Goughalternative rock | 4,543 | 0 |
06 | Neil Codlingalternative rock | 3,875 | +6 |
07 | Gene Loves Jezebelalternative rock, gothic rock | 3,306 | -1 |
08 | Simon Gilbertalternative rock | 3,212 | +14 |
09 | The Icicle Worksalternative rock, new wave | 2,923 | -2 |
10 | Voice of the Beehivealternative rock | 2,722 | -1 |
11 | Jeff Woottonalternative rock, ambient | 2,274 | 0 |
12 | Andy Dunlopalternative rock, rock | 1,895 | +7 |
13 | Loose Tapestriesalternative rock | 1,889 | +1 |
14 | Joe Strummer & the Mescalerosalternative rock, indie rock | 1,835 | -4 |
15 | Lee Sullivanalternative rock | 1,774 | 0 |
16 | The Tearsalternative rock | 1,407 | +5 |
17 | Lonely The Bravealternative rock | 1,304 | +20 |
18 | Ian Matthewsalternative rock, electronica | 1,300 | -10 |
19 | Bad Lieutenantalternative rock | 1,166 | -3 |
20 | Daisy Chainsawalternative rock, grunge | 1,155 | -7 |
21 | Mallory Knoxalternative rock, post-hardcore | 1,080 | -3 |
22 | The Anchoressalternative rock, dream pop | 952 | -5 |
23 | Freebassalternative rock | 918 | 0 |
24 | Tim Arnoldalternative rock | 682 | +22 |
25 | Art & Languageart punk, alternative rock | 672 | +1 |
26 | Cass Brownealternative rock | 670 | +3 |
27 | Micko Larkinalternative rock | 653 | +4 |
28 | Dominic Chadalternative rock | 629 | +4 |
29 | George Vjesticaalternative rock | 606 | -5 |
30 | Drengealternative rock, blues rock | 577 | +6 |
31 | Martyn Cambellalternative rock | 573 | +11 |
32 | Tom Simpsonalternative rock | 572 | -7 |
33 | Terry Bickersalternative rock | 567 | -6 |
34 | Dean Garciaalternative rock | 559 | -4 |
35 | Paul Hemmingsalternative rock | 522 | +8 |
36 | Wizalternative rock | 520 | +3 |
37 | The Heart Throbsalternative rock | 516 | -9 |
38 | Stuart Garrardalternative rock | 509 | 0 |
38 | False Headsgrunge, alternative rock | 509 | +32 |
40 | Die So Fluidalternative rock, hard rock | 503 | -5 |
41 | Hope & Socialalternative rock | 466 | +7 |
42 | The Shiningalternative rock | 463 | +2 |
43 | Kyrosalternative rock, space rock | 454 | +4 |
44 | Shelleyan Orphanalternative rock | 445 | -11 |
45 | Marmaduke Dukealternative rock | 440 | -11 |
46 | Tony Bowersalternative rock, pop | 438 | -5 |
47 | Catchalternative rock | 368 | +4 |
48 | Tom Bellamyalternative rock | 350 | -8 |
49 | Chris T-Talternative rock, folk | 346 | +12 |
50 | Duncan Lloydalternative rock | 342 | -5 |
57 | Alex Cornishalternative rock | 290 | +27 |
92 | Hiding Placealternative rock | 104 | +22 |
83 | Exit Statealternative rock, art rock | 122 | +20 |
72 | Haloalternative rock | 166 | +19 |
78 | This Picturealternative rock | 141 | +18 |
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.