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The 27 most-read indie rock artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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27 artists are tagged indie rock in Philadelphia. The biggest move was Knifeplay, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The War on Drugsindie rock, dream pop | 28,415 | 0 |
02 | Japanese Breakfastindie pop, indie rock | 10,733 | 0 |
03 | Modern Baseballemo, indie rock | 7,952 | 0 |
04 | Clap Your Hands Say Yeahindie rock | 3,111 | 0 |
05 | Algernon Cadwalladeremo, indie rock | 2,534 | 0 |
06 | Slaughter Beach, Dogfolk, indie pop | 2,172 | 0 |
07 | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVEindie rock, neo-psychedelia | 1,679 | +1 |
08 | Hop Alongalternative rock, indie rock | 1,623 | -1 |
09 | Sadurnindie rock, rock | 1,271 | +4 |
10 | matt pond PAindie pop, indie rock | 892 | 0 |
11 | Knifeplaydream pop, indie rock | 633 | +5 |
12 | Joy Againindie rock | 525 | 0 |
13 | Son Littleblues, indie rock | 501 | -4 |
14 | Remember Sportsindie rock, indie pop | 486 | -3 |
15 | A Sunny Day in Glasgowshoegaze, dream pop | 384 | -1 |
16 | 2nd Gradeindie pop, indie rock | 371 | +1 |
17 | Gladieemo, indie pop | 321 | -2 |
18 | Eastern Conference Championsindie rock | 146 | 0 |
19 | empathindie rock, lo-fi | 107 | 0 |
20 | Asperaindie rock | 58 | +2 |
21 | The Extraordinairesindie rock | 48 | 0 |
22 | Pattern Is Movementindie rock | 42 | +1 |
23 | Haywoodindie rock | 41 | -3 |
24 | Val Astaireindie rock, indie pop | 40 | +1 |
25 | The Swimmersindie rock | 39 | +1 |
26 | Echo Orbiterindie rock | 34 | -2 |
27 | The Defogindie rock | 18 | 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.