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The 50 most-read dream pop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in dream pop. The biggest move was Sunday (1994), up 49 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hope SandovalLos Angeles · United States | 68,194 | 0 |
02 | Mazzy StarSanta Monica · United States | 56,514 | 0 |
03 | Cocteau TwinsGrangemouth · United Kingdom | 45,294 | 0 |
04 | Elizabeth FraserGrangemouth · United Kingdom | 35,122 | 0 |
05 | Wolf AliceLondon · United Kingdom | 32,364 | +3 |
06 | Cigarettes After SexEl Paso · United States | 29,107 | +1 |
07 | girl in redHorten · Norway | 28,651 | +7 |
08 | Her’sLiverpool · United Kingdom | 26,197 | -3 |
09 | M83Antibes · France | 25,501 | -3 |
10 | Andy BellCardiff · United Kingdom | 22,947 | -1 |
11 | Beach HouseBaltimore · United States | 20,083 | +1 |
12 | SlowdiveReading · United Kingdom | 19,420 | -1 |
13 | The SundaysLondon · United Kingdom | 19,200 | -3 |
14 | DIIVBrooklyn · United States | 17,964 | +8 |
15 | The MaríasLos Angeles · United States | 14,821 | -2 |
16 | WispSan Francisco · United States | 12,593 | +16 |
17 | Yo La TengoHoboken · United States | 11,572 | -2 |
18 | LushLondon · United Kingdom | 10,384 | 0 |
19 | Julee CruiseCreston · United States | 10,164 | +2 |
20 | RideOxford · United Kingdom | 9,729 | 0 |
21 | Mercury RevBuffalo · United States | 9,685 | +12 |
22 | Victoria LegrandParis · France | 9,159 | +6 |
23 | WarpaintLos Angeles · United States | 9,101 | +7 |
24 | This Mortal CoilUnited Kingdom | 8,745 | 0 |
25 | The Magnetic FieldsBoston · United States | 8,715 | -2 |
26 | Men I TrustMontréal · Canada | 8,363 | -10 |
27 | AlvvaysToronto · Canada | 8,250 | -2 |
28 | The ChameleonsMiddleton · United Kingdom | 8,158 | +3 |
29 | フィッシュマンズMinato · Japan | 7,742 | -2 |
30 | The Blue NileGlasgow · United Kingdom | 7,481 | -1 |
31 | Emma Ruth RundleLos Angeles · United States | 7,461 | -12 |
32 | Miki BerenyiLondon · United Kingdom | 6,292 | +2 |
33 | Natasha KhanWembley · United Kingdom | 6,014 | +4 |
34 | ChromaticsPortland · United States | 5,747 | +1 |
35 | Bilinda ButcherLondon · United Kingdom | 5,664 | -9 |
36 | Galaxie 500Cambridge · United States | 5,211 | +2 |
37 | †††Los Angeles · United States | 5,147 | +2 |
38 | Let’s Eat GrandmaNorwich · United Kingdom | 4,951 | +7 |
39 | POiSON GiRL FRiENDTokyo · Japan | 4,911 | -22 |
40 | Sunday (1994)Los Angeles · United States | 4,818 | +49 |
41 | LSD and the Search for GodSan Francisco · United States | 4,792 | +8 |
42 | The Japanese HouseBuckinghamshire · United Kingdom | 4,513 | -2 |
43 | Bowery ElectricNew York · United States | 4,469 | +32 |
44 | BellyBoston · United States | 4,454 | 0 |
45 | Hope Sandoval & the Warm InventionsUnited States | 4,426 | -2 |
46 | StarsToronto · Canada | 3,818 | -4 |
47 | LunaNew York · United States | 3,817 | -11 |
48 | TurnoverVirginia Beach · United States | 3,765 | 0 |
49 | Still CornersLondon · United Kingdom | 3,692 | +1 |
50 | Purity RingEdmonton · Canada | 3,638 | +4 |
93 | Ulrika SpacekReading · United Kingdom | 1,365 | +41 |
134 | KnifeplayPhiladelphia · United States | 633 | +39 |
196 | KamferdropsOslo · Norway | 144 | +31 |
129 | HOOPSBloomington · United States | 707 | +28 |
159 | SennenNorwich · United Kingdom | 358 | +26 |
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.