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The 25 most-read pop artists based in New Zealand, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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25 artists are tagged pop in New Zealand. The biggest move was Garth Porter, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | OMCpop, pop rock | 8,131 | 0 |
02 | Jonathan Breeelectronic, pop | 2,098 | 0 |
03 | Garth Porterpop | 965 | +3 |
04 | Jawsh 685pop | 900 | -1 |
05 | When the Cat’s Awaypop | 704 | -1 |
06 | Anika Moapop | 587 | -1 |
07 | Trueblisspop | 459 | 0 |
08 | Leah Haywoodpop | 343 | 0 |
09 | Goodshirtrock, pop | 328 | 0 |
10 | The Crocodilesnew wave, pop | 290 | +1 |
11 | Parachute Bandpop, rock | 274 | -1 |
12 | Ben Lummispop | 213 | 0 |
13 | Bruce Lynchpop | 205 | 0 |
14 | The Front Lawnpop | 189 | 0 |
15 | Ginny Blackmorepop | 167 | 0 |
16 | Coconut Roughpop | 162 | +1 |
17 | Vince Harderpop | 148 | -1 |
18 | Deane Waretinipop | 98 | 0 |
19 | DLTpop | 97 | 0 |
20 | The Knobzpop | 79 | +1 |
21 | Ma V Ellepop | 76 | -1 |
22 | Aariapop | 50 | 0 |
23 | Kingstonpop | 36 | 0 |
24 | Olaf Keilpop | 21 | 0 |
24 | The Earlybirdspop, rock | 21 | +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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.