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The 50 most-read pop artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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144 artists are tagged pop in Japan. The biggest move was 中山優馬 w/ B.I.Shadow, up 29 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | miletj-pop, ballad | 6,133 | 0 |
02 | SMAPj-pop, pop | 3,742 | 0 |
03 | EBiDANpop | 2,226 | +9 |
04 | Hey! Say! JUMPj-pop, pop | 2,169 | 0 |
05 | はっぴいえんどfolk rock, j-rock | 1,926 | -2 |
06 | DREAMS COME TRUEj-pop, pop | 1,850 | -1 |
07 | HITOEpop | 1,453 | +6 |
08 | おニャン子クラブidol kayō, pop | 1,346 | -2 |
09 | ≠MEj-pop, pop | 1,162 | 0 |
10 | 少年隊idol kayō, pop | 1,012 | +6 |
11 | FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBEj-pop, pop | 1,002 | 0 |
12 | 増田恵子pop | 933 | +10 |
13 | 早見あかりpop | 922 | -6 |
14 | SILENT SIRENpop | 882 | +3 |
15 | LM.Cpop, rock | 870 | -7 |
16 | 加藤和樹pop, rock | 786 | -2 |
17 | キャンディーズidol kayō, pop | 770 | -2 |
18 | livetunepop | 691 | 0 |
19 | ミニモニ。pop | 654 | +2 |
20 | A.B.C-Zpop | 618 | -10 |
21 | SDN48j-pop, pop | 571 | -2 |
22 | RATS & STARpop | 568 | +1 |
23 | 9ninepop | 513 | +1 |
24 | 仮面ライダーGIRLSpop | 486 | +6 |
25 | Def Techpop, reggae | 483 | +2 |
26 | サニーデイ・サービスpop | 452 | 0 |
27 | PRIZMAXpop | 450 | +13 |
28 | 中山優馬 w/ B.I.Shadowpop | 437 | +29 |
29 | 米米CLUBpop | 436 | -4 |
30 | SuGpop, rock | 430 | +2 |
31 | アイドリング!!!pop | 406 | -3 |
32 | CASCADEpunk, pop | 373 | +2 |
33 | ALTIMApop | 336 | +5 |
34 | イヤホンズpop | 335 | +5 |
35 | FictionJunction YUUKApop | 330 | -4 |
36 | BILLIE IDLE®pop, punk | 316 | 0 |
37 | 修二と彰pop | 296 | -17 |
38 | テゴマスpop | 284 | +8 |
39 | YMCKchiptune, jazz | 274 | +2 |
40 | TEMPURA KIDZpop | 267 | +7 |
41 | yanokamipop | 257 | +3 |
42 | CREAMpop | 250 | +16 |
43 | ZOOpop | 246 | +5 |
44 | CoCodance-pop, hi-nrg | 235 | +7 |
45 | フィンガー5idol kayō, pop | 232 | -10 |
46 | 一風堂pop | 227 | -3 |
47 | SAWApop | 221 | -2 |
48 | スフィアpop | 218 | +5 |
48 | ゴスペラーズpop | 218 | -11 |
50 | ドリーム モーニング娘。pop | 215 | +3 |
58 | MARIApop, power pop | 176 | +27 |
103 | Jungle Smilepop | 64 | +20 |
83 | Z-1pop | 123 | +18 |
75 | Ya-Ya-yahpop | 134 | +17 |
79 | Sea☆Apop | 129 | +17 |
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.