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The 50 most-read avant-garde artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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119 artists are ranked in avant-garde. The biggest move was Phill Niblock, up 18 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | David LynchMissoula · United States | 203,780 | 0 |
02 | Yoko OnoTokyo · Japan | 162,470 | 0 |
03 | Diamanda GalásSan Diego · United States | 23,040 | +4 |
04 | 一柳慧Kobe · Japan | 10,640 | -1 |
05 | Kenneth AngerSanta Monica · United States | 10,145 | -1 |
06 | Dean BluntHackney · United Kingdom | 9,247 | -1 |
07 | Jim O’RourkeChicago · United States | 7,510 | -1 |
08 | HauschkaKreuztal · Germany | 4,096 | 0 |
09 | Harry PartchOakland · United States | 3,361 | 0 |
10 | Dirty ProjectorsBrooklyn · United States | 3,331 | 0 |
11 | Yuka HondaTokyo · Japan | 3,141 | +5 |
12 | Frank ToveyLondon · United Kingdom | 2,880 | +1 |
13 | Henry CowellMenlo Park · United States | 2,825 | +2 |
14 | The Ghost of a Saber Tooth TigerNew York · United States | 2,814 | -2 |
15 | Meredith MonkQueens · United States | 2,770 | -1 |
16 | Big Dumb FaceUnited States | 2,619 | +2 |
17 | PraxisBrooklyn · United States | 2,140 | +2 |
18 | Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumUnited States | 1,995 | -7 |
19 | George CrumbCharleston · United States | 1,833 | +2 |
20 | Annette PeacockBrooklyn · United States | 1,801 | 0 |
21 | Gary WilsonEndicott · United States | 1,736 | -4 |
22 | David GrubbsLouisville · United States | 1,711 | +5 |
23 | Stolen BabiesCalifornia · United States | 1,677 | +1 |
24 | Sir Richard BishopSaginaw · United States | 1,587 | +7 |
25 | Conlon NancarrowTexarkana · United States | 1,439 | 0 |
26 | Hermann NitschWien · Austria | 1,380 | -4 |
27 | Terre ThaemlitzMinnesota · United States | 1,124 | -4 |
28 | ProjeKct FourUnited Kingdom | 1,095 | +1 |
29 | 石橋英子Mobara · Japan | 1,064 | -1 |
30 | Kría BrekkanIceland | 1,018 | +3 |
31 | Roomful of TeethWilliamstown · United States | 1,016 | +9 |
32 | MarsUnited States | 955 | -2 |
33 | Marina HerlopPiera · Spain | 950 | -7 |
34 | Rhys ChathamManhattan · United States | 887 | 0 |
35 | Peter BlegvadNew York · United States | 859 | +3 |
36 | Joseph ByrdLouisville · United States | 857 | -4 |
37 | Six Organs of AdmittanceUnited States | 822 | 0 |
38 | Elliott SharpCleveland · United States | 760 | -3 |
39 | Eyvind KangCorvallis · United States | 735 | 0 |
40 | Descartes A KantGuadalajara · Mexico | 732 | +6 |
41 | Phill NiblockAnderson · United States | 721 | +18 |
42 | Peter SculthorpeLaunceston · Australia | 622 | -1 |
43 | Univers ZeroBrussels · Belgium | 609 | 0 |
44 | CornbugsUnited States | 603 | -2 |
45 | José MacedaManila · Philippines | 523 | -9 |
46 | Polkadot CadaverRockville · United States | 509 | -1 |
47 | John MetcalfeWellington · New Zealand | 491 | +4 |
47 | Deli CreepsUnited States | 491 | 0 |
49 | EstradasphereSanta Cruz · United States | 472 | 0 |
50 | Aksak MaboulBrussels · Belgium | 470 | 0 |
85 | David GarlandNew York · United States | 163 | +15 |
68 | TenniscoatsJapan | 287 | +8 |
59 | Holy SonsUnited States | 362 | +7 |
54 | 高田みどりTokyo · Japan | 429 | +6 |
74 | HemophiliacUnited States | 217 | +6 |
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.