Genre in a city
The 18 most-read indie rock artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are tagged indie rock in Manchester. The biggest move was Jimi Goodwin, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Smithsjangle pop, indie pop | 75,580 | 0 |
02 | The Stone Rosesalternative rock, indie rock | 50,451 | 0 |
03 | Westside Cowboyindie rock | 26,600 | 0 |
04 | Pale Wavesindie pop, dream pop | 2,793 | 0 |
05 | Jimi Goodwinindie rock | 2,121 | +1 |
06 | I Am Klootindie rock, indie folk | 2,047 | +1 |
07 | WU LYFart rock, indie rock | 1,645 | -2 |
08 | Liam Frayindie rock | 1,386 | 0 |
09 | Jez Williamsindie rock | 1,269 | 0 |
10 | Findlayindie rock | 1,133 | +1 |
11 | The Oriellesindie rock | 855 | -1 |
12 | The Montgolfier Brothersindie rock | 625 | 0 |
13 | Nine Black Alpsalternative rock, indie rock | 609 | 0 |
14 | Cabbagepost-punk, alternative rock | 283 | +1 |
15 | The Longcutindie rock | 119 | +1 |
16 | Andy Williamsindie rock | 111 | -2 |
17 | The Rainkingsindie pop, indie rock | 79 | 0 |
18 | City Reignindie rock | 15 | 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.