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The 50 most-read krautrock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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122 artists are ranked in krautrock. The biggest move was Floh de Cologne, up 16 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KraftwerkDüsseldorf · Germany | 33,822 | 0 |
02 | CanKöln · Germany | 17,202 | 0 |
03 | Florian SchneiderKattenhorn · Germany | 7,408 | +2 |
04 | Ralf HütterKrefeld · Germany | 7,292 | 0 |
05 | Neu!Düsseldorf · Germany | 6,958 | -2 |
06 | Damo SuzukiKobe · Japan | 5,040 | +2 |
07 | Popol VuhMünchen · Germany | 5,019 | -1 |
08 | Amon Düül IIMünchen · Germany | 4,011 | +1 |
09 | FaustHamburg · Germany | 3,948 | +1 |
10 | Zaho de SagazanSaint-Nazaire · France | 3,876 | -3 |
11 | Holger CzukayGdańsk · Poland | 3,744 | 0 |
12 | SquidBrighton · United Kingdom | 3,718 | 0 |
13 | Conny PlankHütschenhausen · Germany | 2,619 | 0 |
14 | Jaki LiebezeitDresden · Germany | 2,491 | 0 |
15 | Udo LindenbergGronau · Germany | 2,180 | 0 |
16 | QlusterGermany | 2,156 | 0 |
17 | Michael KaroliStraubing · Germany | 2,132 | +4 |
18 | Klaus DingerGermany | 2,113 | -1 |
19 | Malcolm MooneyUnited States | 1,995 | -1 |
20 | Irmin SchmidtBerlin · Germany | 1,971 | +3 |
21 | Manuel GöttschingBerlin · Germany | 1,871 | -2 |
22 | Amon DüülMünchen · Germany | 1,864 | 0 |
23 | Michael RotherHamburg · Germany | 1,801 | -3 |
24 | Hans‐Joachim RoedeliusBerlin · Germany | 1,456 | +2 |
25 | HarmoniaGermany | 1,402 | -1 |
26 | FrumpyHamburg · Germany | 1,235 | +4 |
27 | Vinyl WilliamsLos Angeles · United States | 1,224 | -2 |
28 | Florian FrickeLindau · Germany | 1,201 | -1 |
29 | Birth ControlBerlin · Germany | 1,169 | +2 |
30 | Conrad SchnitzlerDüsseldorf · Germany | 1,132 | -2 |
31 | Dieter DierksGermany | 1,030 | +2 |
32 | Guru GuruHeidelberg · Germany | 1,014 | -3 |
33 | Carlo KargesHamburg · Germany | 993 | -1 |
34 | Dieter MoebiusAppenzell · Switzerland | 974 | +2 |
35 | Michael HoenigHamburg · Germany | 920 | +8 |
36 | JaneHannover · Germany | 912 | +2 |
37 | Ash Ra TempelBerlin · Germany | 906 | -3 |
38 | PassportMünchen · Germany | 878 | -3 |
39 | Agitation FreeBerlin · Germany | 859 | 0 |
40 | DeuterFalkenhagen · Germany | 831 | 0 |
41 | Ton Steine ScherbenBerlin · Germany | 823 | -4 |
42 | EmbryoMünchen · Germany | 726 | +2 |
43 | GrobschnittHagen · Germany | 694 | +7 |
44 | La DüsseldorfDüsseldorf · Germany | 690 | -2 |
45 | KraanBerlin · Germany | 639 | +9 |
46 | SUUNSMontréal · Canada | 614 | -5 |
47 | BrainticketBasel · Switzerland | 587 | +2 |
48 | Floh de CologneGermany | 576 | +16 |
49 | Frank BornemannHannover · Germany | 573 | +4 |
50 | OrganisationDüsseldorf · Germany | 568 | -2 |
71 | Kosmischer LäuferBerlin · Germany | 284 | +18 |
74 | ExmagmaGermany | 272 | +14 |
77 | Hellmut HattlerUlm · Germany | 250 | +12 |
53 | Harald GrosskopfHildesheim · Germany | 521 | +12 |
88 | Witthüser & WestruppEssen · Germany | 161 | +12 |
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.