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The 50 most-read j-rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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144 artists are ranked in j-rock. The biggest move was SiM, up 16 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | LiSASeki · Japan | 12,493 | 0 |
02 | ONE OK ROCKTokyo · Japan | 8,524 | 0 |
03 | ヨルシカJapan | 8,431 | 0 |
04 | Mrs. GREEN APPLEJapan | 7,460 | +3 |
05 | BAND‐MAIDTokyo · Japan | 7,083 | +4 |
06 | PUFFYTokyo · Japan | 6,817 | -1 |
07 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSKobe · Japan | 6,396 | -3 |
08 | 花冷え。Tokyo · Japan | 6,030 | +5 |
09 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONYokohama · Japan | 5,190 | -1 |
10 | サカナクションSapporo · Japan | 4,989 | -4 |
11 | supercellJapan | 4,916 | +5 |
12 | RADWIMPSYokohama · Japan | 4,781 | 0 |
13 | wowakaKagoshima · Japan | 4,564 | +1 |
14 | マキシマム ザ ホルモンHachiōji · Japan | 4,496 | -3 |
15 | 徐若瑄Taichung County · Taiwan | 3,584 | +2 |
16 | the pillowsSapporo · Japan | 3,353 | +3 |
17 | ポルノグラフィティJapan | 3,099 | +1 |
18 | THE BLUE HEARTSJapan | 2,997 | -3 |
19 | coldrainNagoya · Japan | 2,902 | -9 |
20 | SiMKanagawa · Japan | 2,804 | +16 |
21 | BUMP OF CHICKENJapan | 2,788 | +4 |
22 | NEMOPHILAJapan | 2,720 | 0 |
23 | 凛として時雨Saitama · Japan | 2,602 | +4 |
24 | DECO*27Fukuoka · Japan | 2,576 | 0 |
25 | Official髭男dismShimane · Japan | 2,505 | -5 |
26 | MAN WITH A MISSIONTokyo · Japan | 2,494 | -3 |
27 | KANA-BOONSakai · Japan | 2,450 | +3 |
28 | SPYAIRNagoya · Japan | 2,408 | +16 |
29 | 神聖かまってちゃんChiba · Japan | 2,407 | +9 |
30 | 和楽器バンドJapan | 2,357 | -2 |
31 | MyGO!!!!!Japan | 2,225 | +4 |
32 | tricotKyoto · Japan | 2,184 | +1 |
33 | Plastic TreeIchikawa · Japan | 2,113 | +1 |
34 | きのこ帝国Ōsaki · Japan | 2,031 | +5 |
35 | SEKAI NO OWARITokyo · Japan | 2,014 | +12 |
36 | 緑黄色社会Japan | 1,998 | +6 |
37 | NUMBER GIRLFukuoka · Japan | 1,993 | 0 |
38 | back numberGunma · Japan | 1,971 | -12 |
39 | HoneyWorksJapan | 1,962 | +4 |
40 | サザンオールスターズShibuya · Japan | 1,954 | -11 |
41 | おとぼけビ〜バ〜Kita-ku · Japan | 1,919 | -20 |
42 | はっぴいえんどJapan | 1,913 | -11 |
43 | GLAYHakodate · Japan | 1,911 | -2 |
44 | ZARDJapan | 1,841 | -4 |
45 | 沢田研二Tottori · Japan | 1,723 | -13 |
46 | Unlucky MorpheusJapan | 1,664 | 0 |
47 | スピッツTokyo · Japan | 1,652 | +2 |
48 | 東京事変Japan | 1,650 | 0 |
49 | Survive Said The ProphetTokyo · Japan | 1,637 | +5 |
50 | Mr.ChildrenShibuya · Japan | 1,628 | 0 |
63 | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツJapan | 1,075 | +19 |
123 | FAKE?Japan | 166 | +16 |
94 | Who‐ya ExtendedJapan | 430 | +12 |
64 | Guitar WolfNagasaki · Japan | 1,063 | +10 |
126 | ガガガSPJapan | 152 | +10 |
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.