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New Wave Artists from Los Angeles

The 16 most-read new wave artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

16

Readers October

123,784

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

16 artists are tagged new wave in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Felony, up 1 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Oingo Boingonew wave, alternative rock
56,914
0
02
Go‐Go’snew wave, pop rock
27,240
0
03
Danielle Haimnew wave, pop rock
11,925
0
04
The Knackrock, new wave
10,842
0
05
Missing Personsnew wave
10,278
0
06
Wall of Voodoonew wave, alternative rock
4,450
0
07
Felonynew wave
608
+1
08
The Alley Catsnew wave, christian hardcore
515
-1
09
J*Daveynew wave
257
0
10
Slow Childrennew wave
195
0
11
Venus and the Razorbladesnew wave
149
0
12
Blackbirdnew wave
124
0
13
Holly and the Italiansalternative rock, new wave
100
+1
14
Kissesnew wave
86
-1
15
A Drop in the Graynew wave
74
0
16
Shitting Glitternew wave
27
0

Adjacent scenes

New wave worldwideAngeleno artistsAngeleno bandsAngeleno rappersUnited StatesPopRockAlternative rockHip hopElectropop

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.