Genre in a city
The 24 most-read indie rock artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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24 artists are tagged indie rock in Portland. The biggest move was Alialujah Choir, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Decemberistsindie folk, indie pop | 70,582 | 0 |
02 | The Dandy Warholsindie pop, alternative rock | 10,633 | 0 |
03 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 6,262 | 0 |
04 | Quasiindie rock | 3,266 | +1 |
05 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 1,894 | -1 |
06 | Kind of Like Spittingindie rock | 1,770 | 0 |
07 | John McEntireindie rock | 1,501 | 0 |
08 | Wild Flagindie rock | 991 | 0 |
09 | Menomenaindie rock | 887 | 0 |
10 | Black Belt Eagle Scoutdream pop, indie pop | 630 | +2 |
11 | Filthy Friendsindie rock | 546 | -1 |
12 | Pell Mellalternative rock, indie rock | 384 | -1 |
13 | Ramona Fallsindie rock | 258 | 0 |
14 | Mimicking Birdsindie rock | 163 | 0 |
15 | The Joggersindie rock | 131 | +2 |
16 | Stars of Track and Fieldindie rock | 130 | -1 |
17 | Mike Clarkindie rock | 103 | -1 |
18 | Blue Giantindie rock, psychedelic rock | 65 | +2 |
19 | The Swords Projectindie rock | 64 | +2 |
20 | Norfolk & Westernindie rock | 56 | -2 |
21 | Alialujah Choirindie rock | 35 | +3 |
22 | Wow & Flutterindie rock | 31 | -3 |
23 | Wet Confettiindie rock | 28 | -1 |
24 | Trackerindie rock | 19 | -2 |
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.