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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 October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

18

Readers October

17,826

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

18 artists are tagged indie rock in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was The Dismemberment Plan, up 3 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
The Dismemberment Planindie rock, math rock
2,638
+3
02
Shudder to Thinkalternative rock, indie rock
2,290
-1
03
Jordanaindie pop, indie rock
2,229
0
04
Royal Truxindie rock, experimental rock
2,205
-2
05
Girls Against Boysalternative rock, post-hardcore
1,934
0
06
Jukebox the Ghostindie pop, indie rock
1,334
+3
07
Q and Not Uexperimental, dance-punk
1,256
-1
08
Ted Leo and the Pharmacistsindie rock, art punk
1,231
0
09
Lilysindie rock, shoegaze
1,064
-2
10
Ex Hexgarage punk, garage rock
475
0
11
Lissy Trullieindie rock
272
+2
12
You, Me, and Everyone We Knowemo, indie rock
255
-1
13
Weird Warindie rock
191
+1
14
Tuscaderoindie rock
167
-2
15
Edselindie rock
155
0
16
The Aquariumindie rock
52
+1
17
The Caribbeanindie rock
50
-1
18
Middle Distance Runnerindie rock
28
0

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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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.