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Pop Rock Artists from Japan

The 50 most-read pop rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

62 artists are tagged pop rock in Japan. The biggest move was Who‐ya Extended, up 9 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	ヨルシカj-pop, j-rock	8,431	0
02	supercellj-pop, j-rock	4,916	+1
03	MYTH & ROIDj-pop, pop rock	2,576	+1
04	ゴダイゴpop rock, progressive pop	2,306	+7
05	ZARDj-pop, j-rock	1,841	0
06	sajou no hanaj-pop, pop rock	1,685	+2
07	Do As Infinityj-pop, pop rock	1,580	-5
08	BiSHgarage rock, pop rock	1,574	-1
09	Roseliagothic rock, j-pop	1,561	-3
10	fripSidej-pop, electropop	1,431	-1
11	CHAGE and ASKAfolk pop, pop rock	1,123	+1
12	Superflyj-pop, pop rock	1,106	+3
13	岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツj-rock, pop rock	1,075	+6
14	アンティック-珈琲店-dance-rock, j-pop	788	+2
15	Morfonicasymphonic rock, j-pop	778	+2
16	WANDSj-pop, pop rock	777	-3
17	GRANRODEOj-pop, j-rock	687	+1
18	クリスタルキングcity pop, nyū myūjikku	615	+8
19	FIELD OF VIEWj-pop, pop rock	580	+3
20	PRINCESS PRINCESSpop rock, j-pop	579	0
21	氣志團j-pop, pop punk	551	0
22	SUPER BEAVERj-rock, pop rock	479	-8
23	GARNET CROWj-pop, pop rock	466	+1
24	DISH//dance-rock, j-pop	455	-1
25	Who‐ya Extendedj-rock, pop rock	430	+9
26	MAKE‐UPhard rock, pop rock	389	+2
27	シャ乱Qj-pop, pop rock	359	-2
28	AliApop rock, j-pop	358	-1
29	LOVE PSYCHEDELICOj-pop, pop rock	347	0
30	DEENj-pop, pop rock	342	0
31	nano.RIPEalternative rock, pop rock	322	0
32	No Regret Lifepop rock, rock	318	0
33	TM NETWORKnew wave, j-rock	314	-23
34	Hearts Growj-pop, pop rock	289	+2
35	flumpoolj-rock, pop rock	269	+3
36	SARD UNDERGROUNDj-pop, pop rock	265	-3
37	ジェニーハイpop rock	261	+2
38	小比類巻かほるcity pop, pop rock	259	+4
39	little by littlej-pop, pop rock	258	-2
40	バービーボーイズnew wave, pop rock	230	-5
41	SOPHIApop rock, visual kei	205	+1
42	Zweij-pop, pop rock	201	+2
43	爆風スランプfunk rock, j-pop	194	-2
44	LINDBERGj-pop, pop rock	173	+1
45	BON‐BON BLANCOj-pop, pop rock	164	+3
46	C‐C‐Bpop rock	155	+4
47	BAADj-pop, j-rock	151	-7
48	PIGGSj-pop, pop rock	148	-2
49	BREAKERZj-pop, pop rock	142	-2
50	TOM★CATpop rock, techno kayō	139	-2

Rising outside the top 50this month

56	シュノーケルj-pop, pop rock	86	+4
52	Mizj-pop, pop rock	135	+3
59	Naifuj-pop, pop rock	57	+2
51	ザ・ベイビースターズj-pop, pop rock	137	+1
57	CURIOpop rock, ska punk	66	+1

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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.