Genre in a city
The 37 most-read indie rock artists based in Seattle, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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37 artists are tagged indie rock in Seattle. The biggest move was Optimus Rhyme, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Sunny Day Real Estateemo, alternative rock | 21,305 | 0 |
02 | Band of Horsesindie rock, indie folk | 11,238 | 0 |
03 | Harvey Dangeralternative rock, indie rock | 9,368 | 0 |
04 | Jeremy Enigkchamber pop, indie rock | 5,755 | 0 |
05 | Jason McGerralternative rock, indie rock | 4,129 | +2 |
06 | Minus the Bearindie rock, alternative rock | 3,939 | 0 |
07 | Carissa’s Wierdslowcore, indie rock | 3,664 | -2 |
08 | John Roderickindie rock | 2,351 | +1 |
09 | Pedro the Lionindie rock | 1,929 | +1 |
10 | David Bazanindie rock | 1,701 | +1 |
11 | David Knudsonindie rock | 1,564 | +4 |
12 | The Long Wintersindie rock | 1,249 | +1 |
13 | The Fire Theftalternative rock, indie rock | 988 | -1 |
14 | Mega Bogindie folk, indie rock | 894 | -6 |
15 | Tacocatsurf, garage rock | 834 | -1 |
16 | This Providenceindie rock | 719 | +3 |
17 | Gatsbys American Dreamemo pop, indie rock | 655 | +3 |
18 | Optimus Rhymehip hop, funk rock | 569 | +7 |
19 | Crooked Fingersindie rock | 551 | -2 |
20 | Great Grandpaindie rock | 550 | -4 |
21 | Barcelonaindie rock, piano rock | 535 | -3 |
22 | Telekinesisindie rock | 481 | 0 |
23 | 764-HEROindie rock | 403 | -2 |
24 | Grand Archivesindie rock | 320 | -1 |
25 | Natalie Portman's Shaved Headindie rock | 281 | -1 |
26 | Sharks Keep Movingindie rock, math rock | 271 | 0 |
27 | Headphonesindie rock | 212 | 0 |
28 | The Divorceindie rock | 130 | +1 |
29 | Junedindie rock | 117 | +1 |
30 | Pickwickindie rock | 111 | -2 |
31 | The Pharmacyindie rock | 79 | 0 |
32 | The Blakesindie rock | 76 | 0 |
33 | This Busy Monsterindie rock | 57 | 0 |
34 | Slender Meansindie rock | 32 | 0 |
35 | Special Explosionindie rock, emo | 25 | 0 |
36 | Psychic Emperorindie rock | 19 | 0 |
37 | Blooperindie rock | 6 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.