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The 50 most-read hard rock artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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110 artists are tagged hard rock in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Kelly Garni, up 15 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Quiet Riothard rock, glam metal | 95,400 | +3 |
02 | Guns N’ Roseshard rock, glam metal | 94,432 | -1 |
03 | Mötley Crüeglam metal, hard rock | 68,307 | -1 |
04 | Audioslavealternative rock, hard rock | 49,253 | -1 |
05 | The Runawayshard rock, glam punk | 32,631 | 0 |
06 | Dweezil Zappahard rock, rock | 30,701 | +3 |
07 | Them Crooked Vulturesalternative rock, hard rock | 26,882 | +1 |
08 | Jane’s Addictionalternative rock, alternative metal | 25,436 | -2 |
09 | W.A.S.P.heavy metal, hard rock | 24,766 | -2 |
10 | Liliachard rock, heavy metal | 17,298 | 0 |
11 | Great Whitehard rock, glam metal | 17,075 | 0 |
12 | Mr. Bighard rock, glam metal | 16,581 | +2 |
13 | L.A. Gunshard rock, glam metal | 15,626 | 0 |
14 | Dead Saragarage rock, alternative rock | 15,611 | -2 |
15 | Dokkenglam metal, hard rock | 15,368 | 0 |
16 | David Glen Eisleyhard rock | 15,158 | 0 |
17 | Nita Strausshard rock, heavy metal | 12,438 | +2 |
18 | Bad Englishaor, hard rock | 11,849 | 0 |
19 | Crazy Horsefolk rock, hard rock | 10,921 | -2 |
20 | Mammothrock, hard rock | 8,752 | +1 |
21 | Dorothyhard rock, rock | 7,992 | -1 |
22 | Don Dokkenhard rock, metal | 7,097 | +2 |
23 | Joan Jett & The Blackheartsrock, hard rock | 6,564 | 0 |
24 | Faster Pussycatglam metal, hard rock | 5,600 | -2 |
25 | Hollywood Rosehard rock | 5,505 | 0 |
26 | Sixx:A.M.hard rock, heavy metal | 5,477 | +1 |
27 | Dirty Honeyblues rock, hard rock | 5,286 | -1 |
28 | Lynch Mobhard rock, heavy metal | 5,026 | 0 |
29 | Slash’s Snakepithard rock, blues rock | 4,634 | +1 |
30 | Ralph Saenzhard rock | 4,062 | +1 |
31 | Josh Toddhard rock | 3,892 | -2 |
32 | Hurricaneaor, blues rock | 3,749 | +13 |
33 | Blue Murderhard rock | 3,517 | -1 |
34 | King Kobraaor, hard rock | 3,059 | +2 |
35 | House of Lordshard rock | 2,794 | +2 |
36 | BulletBoysglam metal, hard rock | 2,787 | -3 |
37 | Timothy Druryhard rock | 2,443 | +1 |
38 | Michael Monarchhard rock | 2,436 | -4 |
39 | Kelly Garnihard rock | 2,408 | +15 |
40 | McAuley–Schenker Grouphard rock, rock | 2,345 | +1 |
41 | Neurotic Outsidershard rock, punk | 1,989 | -6 |
42 | Gone Is Gonehard rock, heavy metal | 1,870 | +1 |
43 | Rough Cuttglam metal, hard rock | 1,838 | +1 |
44 | Marc Fordblues rock, hard rock | 1,826 | -4 |
45 | Lionheavy metal, glam metal | 1,702 | -6 |
46 | Army of Anyonealternative rock, hard rock | 1,693 | -4 |
47 | Junkyardhard rock | 1,633 | +8 |
48 | Keelhard rock, heavy metal | 1,589 | +2 |
49 | Bang Tangofunk rock, hard rock | 1,582 | -3 |
50 | Dry Cellhard rock, metal | 1,530 | -3 |
92 | Patrick Muzingohard rock | 264 | +11 |
70 | California Breedblues rock, hard rock | 668 | +9 |
69 | Bangalore Choirglam metal, hard rock | 693 | +6 |
65 | Unruly Childhard rock | 784 | +5 |
81 | Mama Lionblues rock, hard rock | 398 | +5 |
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.