Genre in a city
The 43 most-read indie rock artists based in Sydney, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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43 artists are tagged indie rock in Sydney. The biggest move was Peabody, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Courtney Barnettindie rock, singer-songwriter | 15,012 | +1 |
02 | Royel Otisindie rock, pop | 13,715 | -1 |
03 | Gang of Youthschamber pop, indie rock | 10,552 | +1 |
04 | Sticky Fingersindie rock, reggae | 7,412 | -1 |
05 | DMA’srock, indie rock | 7,373 | +1 |
06 | Hoodoo Gurusindie rock, garage rock | 4,581 | -1 |
07 | Baby Animalsrock, indie rock | 2,577 | +1 |
08 | Boy & Bearindie rock, folk rock | 2,523 | -1 |
09 | The Jezabelsalternative rock, indie rock | 1,167 | +2 |
10 | Died Prettyalternative rock, indie rock | 1,152 | 0 |
11 | Ratcatindie rock | 884 | -2 |
12 | Ruby Fieldsindie rock | 791 | +1 |
13 | Middle Kidsindie rock | 739 | -1 |
14 | Fakeralternative rock, indie rock | 611 | +3 |
15 | New Buffaloindie pop, indie rock | 600 | +4 |
16 | Bluejuiceindie rock | 534 | -2 |
17 | Royal Headachegarage rock, garage punk | 520 | -2 |
18 | Dappled Citiesindie rock | 439 | 0 |
19 | Howling Bellsindie rock | 431 | -4 |
20 | Pollyannaindie rock | 359 | +1 |
21 | Smudgeindie pop, indie rock | 314 | +3 |
22 | Brad Healdalternative rock, indie rock | 303 | +1 |
23 | Jack Ladderindie rock | 301 | -3 |
24 | Polish Clubalternative rock, indie rock | 249 | -2 |
25 | The Crystal Setindie rock | 210 | -1 |
26 | EGOISMdream pop, emo pop | 197 | 0 |
27 | theredsunbandindie rock | 173 | +3 |
28 | Mercy Armsindie rock | 151 | 0 |
29 | The Holidaysindie rock, pop rock | 150 | +2 |
30 | Bluebottle Kissindie rock, rock | 149 | -3 |
31 | Richard Daviesindie rock, power pop | 140 | -2 |
32 | Red Ridersindie rock, rock | 109 | 0 |
33 | Swirlindie rock | 78 | +2 |
34 | Peabodyindie rock, rock | 74 | +5 |
35 | Cassette Kidsindie rock | 71 | +2 |
36 | Lost Valentinosindie rock | 64 | -2 |
37 | Expatriateindie rock | 59 | -4 |
38 | Made in Japanindie rock | 58 | -2 |
39 | The Curse of Companyindie rock | 34 | +3 |
40 | The Dearhuntersalternative country, indie rock | 33 | -2 |
41 | Her Name in Lightsalternative rock, indie pop | 30 | -1 |
42 | Sounds Like Sunsetindie rock, shoegaze | 22 | -1 |
43 | Cuthbert and the Night Walkersindie pop, indie rock | 16 | 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.