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The 27 most-read indie rock artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are tagged indie rock in Philadelphia. The biggest move was The Swimmers, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The War on Drugsindie rock, dream pop | 19,244 | 0 |
02 | Japanese Breakfastindie pop, indie rock | 13,167 | 0 |
03 | Modern Baseballemo, indie rock | 8,840 | 0 |
04 | Clap Your Hands Say Yeahindie rock | 2,317 | +2 |
05 | Algernon Cadwalladeremo, indie rock | 2,246 | +2 |
06 | Slaughter Beach, Dogfolk, indie pop | 2,196 | -2 |
07 | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVEindie rock, neo-psychedelia | 1,801 | -2 |
08 | Hop Alongalternative rock, indie rock | 1,716 | 0 |
09 | Son Littleblues, indie rock | 797 | +1 |
10 | Joy Againindie rock | 677 | -1 |
11 | Sadurnindie rock, rock | 629 | +2 |
12 | Remember Sportsindie rock, indie pop | 620 | -1 |
13 | matt pond PAindie pop, indie rock | 588 | -1 |
14 | A Sunny Day in Glasgowshoegaze, dream pop | 419 | 0 |
15 | Knifeplaydream pop, indie rock | 348 | +1 |
16 | Gladieemo, indie pop | 304 | -1 |
17 | 2nd Gradeindie pop, indie rock | 266 | 0 |
18 | empathindie rock, lo-fi | 116 | 0 |
19 | Eastern Conference Championsindie rock | 96 | 0 |
20 | Asperaindie rock | 75 | +1 |
21 | The Swimmersindie rock | 69 | +3 |
22 | The Extraordinairesindie rock | 65 | 0 |
23 | Pattern Is Movementindie rock | 54 | +2 |
24 | Val Astaireindie rock, indie pop | 40 | -1 |
25 | The Defogindie rock | 39 | +2 |
26 | Haywoodindie rock | 38 | -6 |
27 | Echo Orbiterindie rock | 37 | -1 |
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.