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The 13 most-read indie rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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13 artists are tagged indie rock in Japan. The biggest move was 坂本慎太郎, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 羊文学alternative rock, indie rock | 3,534 | 0 |
02 | FLOWindie rock, alternative rock | 3,226 | 0 |
03 | ヒトリエdance-rock, alternative rock | 1,513 | 0 |
04 | 坂本慎太郎alternative rock, indie rock | 1,083 | +1 |
05 | ゆらゆら帝国garage rock, garage psych | 944 | -1 |
06 | mei eharaindie rock | 513 | +1 |
07 | THE NOVEMBERSalternative rock, indie rock | 350 | -1 |
08 | cinema staffalternative rock, indie rock | 279 | +1 |
09 | クリープハイプindie rock | 278 | -1 |
10 | The fin.indie rock | 114 | 0 |
11 | FOLKSalternative rock, indie rock | 58 | 0 |
12 | Swinging Popsicleindie rock | 53 | 0 |
13 | The Bad Spellersindie rock | 25 | 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.