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The 50 most-read black metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in black metal. The biggest move was Abbath, up 60 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Varg VikernesBergen · Norway | 54,542 | 0 |
02 | MayhemLanghus · Norway | 42,128 | 0 |
03 | EuronymousEgersund · Norway | 37,102 | 0 |
04 | DeadVästerhaninge · Sweden | 31,407 | 0 |
05 | BurzumBergen · Norway | 21,919 | 0 |
06 | Dimmu BorgirOslo · Norway | 20,172 | +6 |
07 | BathoryVällingby · Sweden | 18,713 | +1 |
08 | Alexi LaihoEspoo · Finland | 18,334 | +1 |
09 | VenomNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 17,656 | -2 |
10 | Cradle of FilthIpswich · United Kingdom | 17,624 | -4 |
11 | KanonenfieberBamberg · Germany | 17,461 | 0 |
12 | AbbathBergen · Norway | 14,878 | +60 |
13 | Celtic FrostZurich · Switzerland | 14,461 | 0 |
14 | BehemothGdańsk · Poland | 13,067 | -4 |
15 | Witch Club SatanOslo · Norway | 12,855 | +13 |
16 | DarkthroneKolbotn · Norway | 12,349 | -2 |
17 | EmperorNotodden · Norway | 11,789 | 0 |
18 | DissectionStrömstad Municipality · Sweden | 11,717 | -2 |
19 | ImmortalBergen · Norway | 11,410 | +4 |
20 | GorgorothBergen · Norway | 9,967 | -2 |
21 | FaustKviknepladsen · Norway | 9,613 | +4 |
22 | QuorthonStockholm · Sweden | 8,752 | -2 |
23 | SodomGelsenkirchen · Germany | 8,114 | +1 |
24 | GaahlNorway | 7,911 | +2 |
25 | SatyriconOslo · Norway | 7,890 | -4 |
26 | Rotting ChristAthens · Greece | 7,351 | +1 |
27 | Dani FilthHertford · United Kingdom | 6,891 | -5 |
28 | Zeal & ArdorBasel · Switzerland | 6,614 | +14 |
29 | MardukNorrköping · Sweden | 6,414 | -14 |
30 | EnslavedHaugesund · Norway | 6,186 | +1 |
31 | Dark FuneralStockholm · Sweden | 6,081 | +4 |
32 | UlverOslo · Norway | 5,876 | -2 |
33 | Wolves in the Throne RoomOlympia · United States | 5,821 | +14 |
34 | HellhammerNürensdorf · Switzerland | 5,403 | -1 |
35 | Peste NoireAvignon · France | 5,383 | -3 |
36 | SighTokyo · Japan | 5,147 | -7 |
37 | SarcófagoBelo Horizonte · Brazil | 4,926 | +2 |
38 | BlackbraidUnited States | 4,921 | +7 |
39 | MoonspellLisboa · Portugal | 4,879 | -20 |
40 | БатюшкаBiałystok · Poland | 4,760 | -4 |
41 | MgłaKraków · Poland | 4,494 | +9 |
42 | WatainUppsala · Sweden | 4,465 | -4 |
43 | AbsurdSondershausen · Germany | 4,343 | -6 |
44 | Sven Erik KristiansenNorway | 4,249 | 0 |
45 | Anaal NathrakhBirmingham · United Kingdom | 4,225 | +6 |
46 | BlasphemyBurnaby · Canada | 3,897 | -6 |
47 | InfernusNorway | 3,791 | +1 |
48 | Grand Belial's KeyOakton · United States | 3,759 | +1 |
49 | BelphegorSalzburg · Austria | 3,352 | +16 |
50 | Deathspell OmegaPoitiers · France | 3,319 | +2 |
88 | TristessaLakonia · Greece | 2,035 | +201 |
128 | Der Weg einer FreiheitWürzburg · Germany | 1,405 | +105 |
168 | AstarteAthens · Greece | 880 | +77 |
74 | MisþyrmingReykjavík · Iceland | 2,501 | +75 |
104 | Geir BratlandNarvik · Norway | 1,724 | +62 |
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.