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Indie rock artists from Washington, D.C.

The 18 most-read indie rock artists based in Washington, D.C., by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

18

Readers August

20,342

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

18 artists are tagged indie rock in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was Royal Trux, up 1 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
The Dismemberment Planindie rock, math rock
2,848
0
02
Royal Truxindie rock, experimental rock
2,670
+1
03
Shudder to Thinkalternative rock, indie rock
2,570
-1
04
Jordanaindie pop, indie rock
2,555
+1
05
Ted Leo and the Pharmacistsindie rock, art punk
2,006
+1
06
Girls Against Boysalternative rock, post-hardcore
1,914
-2
07
Jukebox the Ghostindie pop, indie rock
1,416
0
08
Q and Not Uexperimental, dance-punk
1,205
+1
09
Lilysindie rock, shoegaze
1,178
-1
10
Ex Hexgarage punk, garage rock
559
0
11
You, Me, and Everyone We Knowemo, indie rock
368
0
12
Tuscaderoindie rock
280
0
13
Weird Warindie rock
243
0
14
Lissy Trullieindie rock
190
0
15
Edselindie rock
179
0
16
The Caribbeanindie rock
71
0
17
The Aquariumindie rock
58
0
18
Middle Distance Runnerindie rock
32
0

Adjacent scenes

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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.