Genre in a city
The 19 most-read instrumental artists based in United States, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are tagged instrumental in United States. The biggest move was Sarah Longfield, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Blotted Scienceinstrumental, metal | 1,096 | +2 |
02 | Sarah Longfielddjent, ambient | 800 | +5 |
03 | Evan Brewerambient, experimental | 787 | -2 |
04 | Conquering Dystopiainstrumental, death metal | 785 | -2 |
05 | Gordian Knotinstrumental, progressive | 751 | -1 |
06 | Bruford Levin Upper Extremitiesprogressive rock, experimental | 567 | -1 |
07 | Julie Girouxclassical, concert band | 328 | -1 |
08 | Niacinjazz, instrumental | 301 | +1 |
09 | Lanternainstrumental | 244 | +3 |
10 | The Piltdown Meninstrumental | 232 | +3 |
11 | Crime in Choirinstrumental | 194 | -1 |
12 | Free the Robotsdowntempo, electronic | 172 | +2 |
13 | Yume Bitsuindie rock, instrumental | 164 | +2 |
14 | Paul Johnsoninstrumental, surf rock | 140 | -6 |
15 | Lazlo Hollyfeldexperimental, instrumental | 133 | -4 |
16 | Mountainsambient, instrumental | 100 | 0 |
17 | Anna Maria Mendietainstrumental | 50 | 0 |
18 | Steve Morse Bandinstrumental | 40 | 0 |
19 | Thanatopsisavant-garde, experimental | 11 | 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.