Genre in a city
The 13 most-read indie rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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13 artists are tagged indie rock in Japan. The biggest move was THE NOVEMBERS, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | FLOWindie rock, alternative rock | 2,823 | +1 |
02 | 羊文学alternative rock, indie rock | 2,596 | -1 |
03 | ヒトリエdance-rock, alternative rock | 1,341 | 0 |
04 | 坂本慎太郎alternative rock, indie rock | 1,154 | 0 |
05 | ゆらゆら帝国garage rock, garage psych | 763 | 0 |
06 | mei eharaindie rock | 510 | 0 |
07 | THE NOVEMBERSalternative rock, indie rock | 342 | +2 |
08 | cinema staffalternative rock, indie rock | 330 | -1 |
09 | クリープハイプindie rock | 322 | -1 |
10 | The fin.indie rock | 119 | 0 |
11 | FOLKSalternative rock, indie rock | 117 | 0 |
12 | Swinging Popsicleindie rock | 33 | 0 |
13 | The Bad Spellersindie rock | 16 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.