Genre in a city
The 18 most-read indie rock artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged indie rock in Manchester. The biggest move was Liam Fray, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Smithsjangle pop, indie pop | 82,224 | 0 |
02 | The Stone Rosesalternative rock, indie rock | 36,938 | 0 |
03 | Westside Cowboyindie rock | 30,257 | 0 |
04 | Liam Frayindie rock | 4,353 | +2 |
05 | Pale Wavesindie pop, dream pop | 4,317 | -1 |
06 | Jimi Goodwinindie rock | 2,337 | +1 |
07 | I Am Klootindie rock, indie folk | 1,829 | +1 |
08 | WU LYFart rock, indie rock | 1,757 | -3 |
09 | Findlayindie rock | 1,031 | 0 |
10 | The Oriellesindie rock | 822 | 0 |
11 | Jez Williamsindie rock | 787 | +1 |
12 | The Montgolfier Brothersindie rock | 652 | +1 |
13 | Nine Black Alpsalternative rock, indie rock | 566 | -2 |
14 | Cabbagepost-punk, alternative rock | 421 | 0 |
15 | The Longcutindie rock | 134 | +1 |
16 | Andy Williamsindie rock | 131 | -1 |
17 | The Rainkingsindie pop, indie rock | 57 | 0 |
18 | City Reignindie rock | 23 | 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.