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The 50 most-read j-rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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143 artists are ranked in j-rock. The biggest move was VAMPS, up 31 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSKobe · Japan | 12,899 | +14 |
02 | Mrs. GREEN APPLEJapan | 10,853 | -1 |
03 | ONE OK ROCKTokyo · Japan | 10,704 | +1 |
04 | LiSASeki · Japan | 10,531 | -2 |
05 | PUFFYTokyo · Japan | 7,655 | -2 |
06 | ヨルシカJapan | 6,724 | -1 |
07 | RADWIMPSYokohama · Japan | 6,162 | +6 |
08 | 徐若瑄Taichung County · Taiwan | 6,042 | +6 |
09 | BAND‐MAIDTokyo · Japan | 5,904 | +1 |
10 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONYokohama · Japan | 5,478 | -3 |
11 | マキシマム ザ ホルモンHachiōji · Japan | 5,261 | 0 |
12 | wowakaKagoshima · Japan | 5,218 | -3 |
13 | Official髭男dismShimane · Japan | 5,034 | +11 |
14 | NEMOPHILAJapan | 5,002 | +2 |
15 | 花冷え。Tokyo · Japan | 4,814 | -9 |
16 | サカナクションSapporo · Japan | 4,293 | +3 |
17 | the pillowsSapporo · Japan | 3,775 | 0 |
18 | ポルノグラフィティJapan | 3,689 | 0 |
19 | おとぼけビ〜バ〜Kita-ku · Japan | 3,525 | -7 |
19 | supercellJapan | 3,525 | +1 |
21 | サザンオールスターズShibuya · Japan | 3,409 | -13 |
22 | BUMP OF CHICKENJapan | 3,213 | 0 |
23 | THE BLUE HEARTSJapan | 3,124 | +14 |
24 | 和楽器バンドJapan | 2,975 | +2 |
25 | coldrainNagoya · Japan | 2,959 | -4 |
26 | DECO*27Fukuoka · Japan | 2,836 | -1 |
27 | KANA-BOONSakai · Japan | 2,812 | -4 |
28 | MAN WITH A MISSIONTokyo · Japan | 2,687 | +1 |
29 | 凛として時雨Saitama · Japan | 2,608 | -2 |
30 | 鈴木このみOsaka · Japan | 2,534 | +1 |
31 | 神聖かまってちゃんChiba · Japan | 2,526 | +1 |
32 | Plastic TreeIchikawa · Japan | 2,482 | +2 |
33 | back numberGunma · Japan | 2,433 | +19 |
34 | NUMBER GIRLFukuoka · Japan | 2,363 | +2 |
35 | tricotKyoto · Japan | 2,302 | -5 |
36 | きのこ帝国Ōsaki · Japan | 2,290 | +4 |
37 | HoneyWorksJapan | 2,261 | +2 |
38 | ZARDJapan | 2,203 | 0 |
39 | SPYAIRNagoya · Japan | 2,172 | -6 |
40 | MyGO!!!!!Japan | 2,118 | -5 |
41 | SEKAI NO OWARITokyo · Japan | 2,094 | -13 |
42 | [Alexandros]Kanagawa · Japan | 2,008 | +13 |
43 | Survive Said The ProphetTokyo · Japan | 1,961 | -1 |
44 | Mr.ChildrenShibuya · Japan | 1,955 | +7 |
45 | VAMPSJapan | 1,952 | +31 |
46 | はっぴいえんどJapan | 1,926 | -3 |
47 | 沢田研二Tottori · Japan | 1,925 | -3 |
48 | SiMKanagawa · Japan | 1,924 | 0 |
49 | 東京事変Japan | 1,894 | -8 |
50 | スピッツTokyo · Japan | 1,884 | +8 |
72 | ツユJapan | 975 | +48 |
89 | BAADJapan | 613 | +33 |
88 | OKAMOTO’SMachida · Japan | 641 | +16 |
105 | PEDROJapan | 327 | +11 |
52 | NovelbrightOsaka · Japan | 1,762 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.