Genre in a city
The 16 most-read new wave artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged new wave in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Venus and the Razorblades, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Go‐Go’snew wave, pop rock | 34,271 | 0 |
02 | Oingo Boingonew wave, alternative rock | 29,134 | 0 |
03 | Danielle Haimnew wave, pop rock | 22,980 | 0 |
04 | The Knackrock, new wave | 12,695 | 0 |
05 | Missing Personsnew wave | 12,262 | 0 |
06 | Wall of Voodoonew wave, alternative rock | 5,993 | 0 |
07 | The Alley Catsnew wave, christian hardcore | 830 | 0 |
08 | Felonynew wave | 501 | 0 |
09 | J*Daveynew wave | 310 | 0 |
10 | Slow Childrennew wave | 246 | 0 |
11 | Venus and the Razorbladesnew wave | 227 | +1 |
12 | Blackbirdnew wave | 160 | -1 |
13 | Holly and the Italiansalternative rock, new wave | 131 | +1 |
14 | Kissesnew wave | 111 | -1 |
15 | A Drop in the Graynew wave | 92 | 0 |
16 | Shitting Glitternew wave | 83 | 0 |
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.