Genre in a city
The 12 most-read new wave artists based in Sheffield, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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12 artists are tagged new wave in Sheffield. The biggest move was Heaven 17, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Human Leaguesynth-pop, new wave | 32,953 | +1 |
02 | Thompson Twinsnew wave, pop | 23,874 | +1 |
03 | Heaven 17new wave, synth-pop | 11,485 | +3 |
04 | ABCnew romantic, new wave | 11,473 | -3 |
05 | Joanne Catherallnew wave | 10,682 | -1 |
06 | Susan Ann Sulleynew wave | 10,454 | -1 |
07 | Martyn Warenew wave | 5,778 | +1 |
08 | Glenn Gregorynew wave | 5,205 | -1 |
09 | Ian Craig Marshnew wave | 3,678 | +2 |
10 | The Comsat Angelsnew wave, post-punk | 2,064 | +2 |
11 | Mark Whitenew wave | 1,645 | -2 |
12 | Stephen Singletonnew wave | 1,235 | -2 |
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.