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The 50 most-read grindcore artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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125 artists are ranked in grindcore. The biggest move was King Parrot, up 23 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Napalm DeathMeriden · United Kingdom | 34,664 | 0 |
02 | CarcassLiverpool · United Kingdom | 16,041 | +1 |
03 | DaughtersProvidence · United States | 14,406 | +5 |
04 | Barney GreenwayGreat Barr · United Kingdom | 10,103 | -2 |
05 | Anal CuntNewton · United States | 9,471 | -1 |
06 | Chelsea GrinSalt Lake City · United States | 7,793 | 0 |
07 | Seth PutnamBoston · United States | 7,410 | -2 |
08 | NailsOxnard · United States | 7,329 | +3 |
09 | Pig DestroyerAlexandria · United States | 5,560 | +1 |
10 | Anaal NathrakhBirmingham · United Kingdom | 4,225 | +2 |
11 | The Number Twelve Looks Like YouFair Lawn · United States | 4,131 | +10 |
12 | The Tony Danza Tapdance ExtravaganzaMonroe · United States | 3,650 | +5 |
13 | Brutal TruthRochester · United States | 3,524 | +1 |
14 | Naked CityUnited States | 3,496 | +1 |
15 | Lee DorrianCoventry · United Kingdom | 3,174 | -8 |
16 | Jesse PintadoSonora · Mexico | 3,007 | -7 |
17 | ScourUnited States | 2,744 | +9 |
18 | Soilent GreenNew Orleans · United States | 2,711 | +2 |
19 | TerrorizerLos Angeles · United States | 2,698 | -6 |
20 | ExhumedSan Jose · United States | 2,566 | -1 |
21 | Full of HellOcean City · United States | 2,483 | -3 |
22 | Misery IndexBaltimore · United States | 2,479 | -6 |
23 | Agoraphobic NosebleedSpringfield · United States | 2,123 | -1 |
24 | Burnt by the SunNew Brunswick · United States | 2,023 | +16 |
25 | Impending DoomRiverside · United States | 1,844 | 0 |
26 | The BerzerkerMelbourne · Australia | 1,661 | +3 |
27 | Genghis TronPoughkeepsie · United States | 1,658 | +1 |
28 | RepulsionFlint · United States | 1,656 | +2 |
29 | MacabreChicago · United States | 1,592 | -6 |
30 | PainkillerUnited States | 1,476 | -3 |
31 | King ParrotMelbourne · Australia | 1,474 | +23 |
32 | GazaSalt Lake City · United States | 1,434 | +1 |
33 | WormrotSingapore | 1,418 | -1 |
34 | Discordance AxisEast Brunswick · United States | 1,387 | +2 |
35 | AssückSt. Petersburg · United States | 1,386 | -4 |
36 | AsesinoLos Angeles · United States | 1,320 | +11 |
37 | Last Days of HumanityNoord-Brabant · Netherlands | 1,303 | -13 |
38 | United NationsNew York · United States | 1,165 | +5 |
39 | NasumÖrebro · Sweden | 1,122 | -2 |
40 | Pupil SlicerLondon · United Kingdom | 1,107 | -6 |
41 | CarnageVäxjö · Sweden | 1,103 | 0 |
42 | GhoulOakland · United States | 1,074 | +6 |
43 | MagrudergrindWashington, D.C. · United States | 1,063 | -4 |
44 | Jon SyversonWrentham · United States | 1,036 | +19 |
45 | ACxDCUnited States | 1,022 | -10 |
46 | DisruptLynn · United States | 1,015 | -2 |
47 | Heavy Heavy Low LowSan Jose · United States | 958 | -3 |
48 | AnimositySan Francisco · United States | 924 | +1 |
49 | Michael CrafterSydney · Australia | 871 | +9 |
50 | Trap ThemSalem · United States | 850 | +3 |
61 | HateSphereAarhus · Denmark | 558 | +15 |
77 | Human RemainsHazlet, New Jersey · United States | 305 | +14 |
107 | PsychofagistNovara · Italy | 82 | +10 |
111 | Extreme Smoke 57Nova Gorica · Slovenia | 64 | +8 |
104 | Bamseom PiratesSouth Korea | 97 | +8 |
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.