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The 50 most-read hard rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in hard rock. The biggest move was Hugh Dillon, up 134 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ozzy OsbourneAston · United Kingdom | 223,056 | 0 |
02 | Led ZeppelinLondon · United Kingdom | 202,387 | +1 |
03 | Alice CooperDetroit · United States | 187,583 | +12 |
04 | Josh HommeJoshua Tree · United States | 160,179 | +3 |
05 | Lynyrd SkynyrdJacksonville · United States | 156,678 | +1 |
06 | Queens of the Stone AgePalm Desert · United States | 145,083 | +5 |
07 | AC/DCSydney · Australia | 142,191 | -5 |
08 | Jon Bon JoviSayreville · United States | 140,016 | -3 |
09 | Steven TylerYonkers · United States | 138,332 | +8 |
10 | Rick RubinLido Beach · United States | 127,996 | -6 |
11 | Meat LoafDallas · United States | 120,833 | -3 |
12 | Edward Van HalenAmsterdam · Netherlands | 119,575 | +8 |
13 | Black SabbathBirmingham · United Kingdom | 114,047 | -1 |
14 | JourneySan Francisco · United States | 111,814 | 0 |
15 | Greta Van FleetFrankenmuth · United States | 107,726 | +17 |
16 | RushToronto · Canada | 107,418 | -7 |
17 | Gene SimmonsHaifa · Israel | 106,046 | -4 |
18 | KISSQueens · United States | 102,235 | +1 |
19 | Deep PurpleHertford · United Kingdom | 97,523 | +2 |
20 | Quiet RiotLos Angeles · United States | 95,400 | +34 |
21 | Guns N’ RosesLos Angeles · United States | 94,432 | -11 |
22 | Iggy PopMuskegon · United States | 89,351 | +1 |
23 | Tommy LeeAthens · Greece | 86,793 | -5 |
24 | NickelbackHanna · Canada | 85,573 | +14 |
25 | The WhoLondon · United Kingdom | 84,866 | -1 |
26 | Bon JoviSayreville · United States | 84,324 | -10 |
27 | Avenged SevenfoldHuntington Beach · United States | 83,970 | +3 |
28 | Little StevenBoston · United States | 81,885 | -6 |
29 | Van HalenPasadena · United States | 81,237 | -2 |
30 | AerosmithBoston · United States | 80,916 | +5 |
31 | Def LeppardSheffield · United Kingdom | 79,572 | +2 |
32 | David Lee RothBloomington · United States | 75,739 | +2 |
33 | Mötley CrüeLos Angeles · United States | 68,307 | -7 |
34 | Ted NugentCharter Township of Redford · United States | 66,400 | +19 |
35 | HeartSeattle · United States | 64,956 | -6 |
36 | Ace FrehleyThe Bronx · United States | 64,401 | +9 |
37 | ScorpionsHannover · Germany | 64,227 | 0 |
38 | Joan JettWynnewood · United States | 54,767 | -7 |
39 | MotörheadLondon · United Kingdom | 52,888 | +4 |
40 | Thin LizzyDublin · Ireland | 51,979 | +1 |
41 | Paul StanleyManhattan · United States | 51,175 | +10 |
42 | Sammy HagarSalinas · United States | 50,159 | +4 |
43 | AudioslaveLos Angeles · United States | 49,253 | +1 |
44 | StyxChicago · United States | 47,277 | -2 |
45 | Blue Öyster CultStony Brook · United States | 47,218 | +13 |
46 | CreedTallahassee · United States | 45,192 | -6 |
47 | Cheap TrickRockford · United States | 44,944 | +10 |
48 | Hugh Dillon— | 43,077 | +134 |
49 | GhostLinköping · Sweden | 42,511 | -1 |
50 | Gary MooreBelfast · United Kingdom | 42,322 | +9 |
150 | The Dead DaisiesSydney · Australia | 16,133 | +208 |
185 | Jizzy PearlChicago · United States | 13,282 | +110 |
179 | Don BrocoBedford · United Kingdom | 13,954 | +108 |
158 | Uli Jon RothDüsseldorf · Germany | 15,711 | +108 |
81 | Desmond ChildGainesville · United States | 30,806 | +97 |
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.