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The 12 most-read hard rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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12 artists are tagged hard rock in Japan. The biggest move was ZI:KILL, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | NEMOPHILAhard rock, heavy metal | 5,002 | 0 |
02 | Crush 40hard rock | 4,072 | 0 |
03 | VAMPSalternative rock, hard rock | 1,952 | 0 |
04 | SHOW‐YAhard rock, heavy metal | 963 | 0 |
05 | Tak Matsumoto Grouphard rock | 717 | 0 |
06 | SEX MACHINEGUNShard rock, heavy metal | 455 | 0 |
07 | ZI:KILLgothic rock, alternative rock | 453 | +2 |
08 | MAKE‐UPhard rock, pop rock | 394 | -1 |
09 | 44MAGNUMhard rock, heavy metal | 345 | -1 |
10 | RIDER CHIPShard rock | 217 | 0 |
11 | 足立祐二hard rock, heavy metal | 205 | 0 |
12 | Terra Rosahard rock | 100 | 0 |
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.