Genre in a city
The 24 most-read pop artists based in Glasgow, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are tagged pop in Glasgow. The biggest move was Maggie Reilly, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lewis Capaldipop, singer-songwriter | 78,579 | 0 |
02 | John Barrowmanpop | 33,977 | 0 |
03 | Jim Kerrpop | 32,126 | 0 |
04 | Maggie Reillypop, soft rock | 9,900 | +1 |
05 | Chris Rainbowpop, progressive rock | 9,565 | -1 |
06 | John Alfordpop | 7,895 | 0 |
07 | Middle of the Roadbubblegum pop, pop | 7,155 | 0 |
08 | Strawberry Switchbladeindie pop, new wave | 6,983 | +1 |
09 | Jim Diamondpop | 6,875 | -1 |
10 | John Paul Youngpop | 5,816 | 0 |
11 | Isobel Campbellindie pop, pop | 4,254 | +1 |
12 | Michellepop | 3,993 | +1 |
13 | Camera Obscuraindie pop, rock | 3,907 | -2 |
14 | Twin Atlanticalternative rock, pop | 2,328 | +1 |
15 | Graeme Duffinpop | 1,851 | -1 |
16 | Lena Martellpop | 1,544 | 0 |
17 | Slikpop | 1,542 | 0 |
18 | Neil Reidpop | 1,500 | 0 |
19 | Natasha Englandpop | 652 | +1 |
20 | Joe Morettipop | 647 | -1 |
21 | Ally Kerrpop | 212 | 0 |
22 | Unkle Bobpop | 91 | 0 |
23 | Steven Malcolmsonpop | 38 | +1 |
24 | Fake Majorpop | 29 | -1 |
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.