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J-Pop Artists from Japan

The 50 most-read j-pop artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

200 artists are tagged j-pop in Japan. The biggest move was M!LK, up 111 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	YOASOBIj-pop, yakousei	13,949	0
02	ヨルシカj-pop, j-rock	8,431	+1
03	Mrs. GREEN APPLEj-rock, j-pop	7,460	+1
04	新しい学校のリーダーズj-pop, jazz rock	6,714	-2
05	恵比寿マスカッツj-pop	6,038	+22
06	Snow Manj-pop	5,434	+6
07	supercellj-pop, j-rock	4,916	+8
08	Evej-pop, singer-songwriter	4,902	+6
09	HANAj-pop	4,234	-2
10	miletj-pop, ballad	4,213	-2
11	モーニング娘。j-pop, pop	4,025	-2
12	FictionJunctionj-pop	3,795	+36
13	ファントムシータj-pop	3,735	+5
14	さくら学院j-pop	3,729	-8
15	anoj-pop	3,615	+2
16	ずっと真夜中でいいのに。j-pop, yakousei	3,540	+5
17	SMAPj-pop, pop	3,455	-4
18	timeleszj-pop	3,406	-7
19	Aimerj-pop	3,345	-14
20	ポルノグラフィティj-pop, j-rock	3,099	-4
21	Lily Chou‐Chouj-pop	2,975	-2
22	日向坂46j-pop	2,922	+10
23	櫻坂46j-pop	2,895	+3
24	BUMP OF CHICKENj-pop, alternative rock	2,788	0
25	MYTH & ROIDj-pop, pop rock	2,576	-3
26	EXILEdance-pop, j-pop	2,472	+2
27	Hey! Say! JUMPj-pop, pop	2,141	-4
28	m‐floj-pop, electronic	2,087	+6
29	V6j-pop, rock	2,054	+2
30	HALCALIj-pop, hip hop	2,025	-10
31	TOOBOEj-pop	2,008	+33
32	緑黄色社会j-pop, j-rock	1,998	+5
33	虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会j-pop	1,989	0
34	HoneyWorksj-pop, j-rock	1,962	+10
35	M!LKj-pop	1,916	+111
36	SixTONESj-pop	1,906	-11
37	King & Princej-pop	1,895	+5
38	ZARDj-pop, j-rock	1,841	-2
39	=LOVEj-pop	1,755	-9
40	yamaj-pop, psychedelic rock	1,751	+17
41	i☆Risj-pop	1,738	+55
42	KAT-TUNj-pop	1,729	-7
43	EGOISTj-pop	1,723	-4
44	sajou no hanaj-pop, pop rock	1,685	+5
45	DREAMS COME TRUEj-pop, pop	1,665	+2
46	E‐girlsj-pop	1,634	-8
47	AAAj-pop	1,605	-4
48	Do As Infinityj-pop, pop rock	1,580	-38
49	Roseliagothic rock, j-pop	1,561	-4
50	INIj-pop	1,527	-10

Rising outside the top 50this month

137	Daisy×Daisyj-pop	394	+49
119	ORIGINAL LOVEj-pop, shibuya-kei	533	+40
102	三月のパンタシアj-pop	626	+34
172	フレンチ・キスj-pop	222	+34
174	麻生夏子j-pop	204	+34

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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.