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The 50 most-read pop rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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61 artists are tagged pop rock in Japan. The biggest move was BAAD, up 24 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ヨルシカj-pop, j-rock | 6,724 | 0 |
02 | MYTH & ROIDj-pop, pop rock | 4,321 | 0 |
03 | supercellj-pop, j-rock | 3,525 | 0 |
04 | ZARDj-pop, j-rock | 2,203 | 0 |
05 | Do As Infinityj-pop, pop rock | 2,111 | +2 |
06 | Roseliagothic rock, j-pop | 1,784 | -1 |
07 | BiSHgarage rock, pop rock | 1,719 | -1 |
08 | fripSidej-pop, electropop | 1,629 | 0 |
09 | CHAGE and ASKAfolk pop, pop rock | 1,564 | +2 |
10 | ゴダイゴpop rock, progressive pop | 1,434 | 0 |
11 | sajou no hanaj-pop, pop rock | 1,143 | -2 |
12 | WANDSj-pop, pop rock | 958 | +1 |
13 | アンティック-珈琲店-dance-rock, j-pop | 820 | +1 |
14 | GRANRODEOj-pop, j-rock | 814 | +3 |
15 | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツj-rock, pop rock | 774 | +1 |
16 | Morfonicasymphonic rock, j-pop | 734 | +3 |
17 | 氣志團j-pop, pop punk | 719 | +3 |
18 | PRINCESS PRINCESSpop rock, j-pop | 693 | +3 |
19 | FIELD OF VIEWj-pop, pop rock | 680 | +4 |
20 | Superflyj-pop, pop rock | 671 | -3 |
21 | DISH//dance-rock, j-pop | 664 | +1 |
22 | BAADj-pop, j-rock | 613 | +24 |
23 | シャ乱Qj-pop, pop rock | 610 | -11 |
24 | SUPER BEAVERj-rock, pop rock | 602 | -9 |
25 | GARNET CROWj-pop, pop rock | 527 | 0 |
26 | AliApop rock, j-pop | 524 | +3 |
27 | Who‐ya Extendedj-rock, pop rock | 505 | 0 |
28 | クリスタルキングcity pop, nyū myūjikku | 457 | -4 |
29 | nano.RIPEalternative rock, pop rock | 440 | +1 |
30 | LOVE PSYCHEDELICOj-pop, pop rock | 419 | -4 |
31 | MAKE‐UPhard rock, pop rock | 394 | -3 |
32 | バービーボーイズnew wave, pop rock | 358 | +1 |
33 | DEENj-pop, pop rock | 353 | -1 |
34 | SARD UNDERGROUNDj-pop, pop rock | 310 | -3 |
35 | No Regret Lifepop rock, rock | 306 | +4 |
36 | Zweij-pop, pop rock | 304 | +5 |
37 | 爆風スランプfunk rock, j-pop | 294 | -1 |
38 | Hearts Growj-pop, pop rock | 292 | 0 |
39 | flumpoolj-rock, pop rock | 290 | -5 |
40 | little by littlej-pop, pop rock | 284 | -5 |
41 | SOPHIApop rock, visual kei | 282 | +2 |
42 | 小比類巻かほるcity pop, pop rock | 275 | -2 |
43 | ジェニーハイpop rock | 242 | -6 |
44 | moonridersart rock, new wave | 235 | +16 |
45 | BON‐BON BLANCOj-pop, pop rock | 220 | -3 |
46 | TOM★CATpop rock, techno kayō | 210 | +4 |
46 | C‐C‐Bpop rock | 210 | -2 |
48 | BREAKERZj-pop, pop rock | 206 | -1 |
49 | ザ・ベイビースターズj-pop, pop rock | 169 | -1 |
50 | LINDBERGj-pop, pop rock | 166 | -5 |
50 | PASSPO☆pop, pop punk | 166 | +1 |
53 | TRIPLANEj-pop, pop rock | 132 | +6 |
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.