Genre in a city
The 24 most-read indie rock artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are tagged indie rock in Portland. The biggest move was Mimicking Birds, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Decemberistsindie folk, indie pop | 14,493 | 0 |
02 | The Dandy Warholsindie pop, alternative rock | 13,736 | 0 |
03 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 5,536 | 0 |
04 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 2,983 | +1 |
05 | Quasiindie rock | 2,183 | +1 |
06 | John McEntireindie rock | 1,982 | -2 |
07 | Wild Flagindie rock | 1,550 | +1 |
08 | Kind of Like Spittingindie rock | 1,546 | -1 |
09 | Menomenaindie rock | 1,286 | 0 |
10 | Filthy Friendsindie rock | 596 | 0 |
11 | Pell Mellalternative rock, indie rock | 492 | +1 |
12 | Black Belt Eagle Scoutdream pop, indie pop | 449 | -1 |
13 | Ramona Fallsindie rock | 259 | 0 |
14 | Mimicking Birdsindie rock | 152 | +2 |
15 | Mike Clarkindie rock | 140 | 0 |
16 | The Joggersindie rock | 128 | -2 |
17 | Stars of Track and Fieldindie rock | 126 | 0 |
18 | Norfolk & Westernindie rock | 71 | +1 |
19 | Wow & Flutterindie rock | 63 | -1 |
20 | The Swords Projectindie rock | 56 | 0 |
21 | Blue Giantindie rock, psychedelic rock | 43 | 0 |
22 | Trackerindie rock | 32 | +1 |
22 | Alialujah Choirindie rock | 32 | 0 |
24 | Wet Confettiindie rock | 20 | -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.