Genre in a city
The 15 most-read pop artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are tagged pop in Manchester. The biggest move was Wayne Fontana, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Andy Gibbdisco, pop | 75,575 | 0 |
02 | Take Thatpop, dance-pop | 47,195 | 0 |
03 | Simply Redblue-eyed soul, pop | 34,617 | 0 |
04 | Herman’s Hermitspop, rock | 24,119 | 0 |
05 | Lisa Stansfieldpop, blue-eyed soul | 19,369 | 0 |
06 | Wayne Fontanapop, pop rock | 3,353 | +1 |
07 | Push Babypop | 3,285 | -1 |
08 | Terry Brittenpop | 2,390 | 0 |
09 | Damianpop | 1,133 | 0 |
10 | Nigel Ipinsonpop | 642 | 0 |
11 | Rachel McFarlanepop | 558 | 0 |
12 | Ross Parkerpop | 331 | 0 |
13 | Hugh Charlespop | 243 | 0 |
14 | The Portnoy Brotherspop, pop rock | 163 | 0 |
15 | Richard Janssenpop | 77 | 0 |
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.