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The 50 most-read post-punk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in post-punk. The biggest move was Fat White Family, up 41 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Fontaines D.C.Dublin · Ireland | 282,795 | 0 |
02 | BonoDublin · Ireland | 105,045 | 0 |
03 | The CureCrawley · United Kingdom | 92,258 | 0 |
04 | Talking HeadsNew York · United States | 87,596 | 0 |
05 | GeeseBrooklyn · United States | 86,665 | +3 |
06 | The SmithsManchester · United Kingdom | 75,580 | -1 |
07 | Robert SmithBlackpool · United Kingdom | 71,016 | -1 |
08 | John LydonHolloway · United Kingdom | 67,903 | +1 |
09 | New OrderSalford · United Kingdom | 61,353 | -2 |
10 | InterpolNew York · United States | 50,226 | 0 |
11 | Siouxsie and the BansheesLondon · United Kingdom | 49,848 | +1 |
12 | The EdgeBarking · United Kingdom | 40,602 | -1 |
13 | The CultLondon · United Kingdom | 34,187 | +2 |
14 | Gary NumanHammersmith · United Kingdom | 31,110 | +5 |
15 | The StranglersGuildford · United Kingdom | 28,588 | +5 |
16 | The Sisters of MercyLeeds · United Kingdom | 28,563 | +6 |
17 | DEVOAkron · United States | 28,218 | -1 |
18 | BauhausNorthampton · United Kingdom | 27,869 | +8 |
19 | The BeachesToronto · Canada | 26,923 | -5 |
20 | Echo & the BunnymenLiverpool · United Kingdom | 26,128 | -3 |
21 | КиноSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 25,816 | 0 |
22 | XTCSwindon · United Kingdom | 24,978 | +1 |
23 | Public Image LtdLondon · United Kingdom | 23,740 | -5 |
24 | Larry Mullen, Jr.Dublin · Ireland | 22,494 | -11 |
25 | The FallPrestwich · United Kingdom | 20,957 | +5 |
26 | Happy MondaysLittle Hulton · United Kingdom | 20,779 | -2 |
27 | ProtomartyrDetroit · United States | 20,372 | +14 |
28 | The Jesus and Mary ChainEast Kilbride · United Kingdom | 19,940 | -1 |
29 | Killing JokeLondon · United Kingdom | 18,203 | +3 |
30 | Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsMelbourne · Australia | 17,941 | -1 |
31 | The TheLondon · United Kingdom | 17,670 | 0 |
32 | IDLESBristol · United Kingdom | 16,680 | +5 |
33 | The Psychedelic FursLondon · United Kingdom | 16,481 | 0 |
34 | TelevisionNew York · United States | 15,765 | +2 |
35 | Fat White FamilyPeckham · United Kingdom | 15,178 | +41 |
36 | Molchat DomaMinsk · Belarus | 14,869 | -1 |
37 | Peter MurphyNorthampton · United Kingdom | 14,312 | +6 |
38 | Gang of FourLeeds · United Kingdom | 14,102 | +2 |
39 | Viagra BoysStockholm · Sweden | 13,336 | -5 |
40 | Death in JuneLondon · United Kingdom | 13,223 | -12 |
41 | Adam and the AntsLondon · United Kingdom | 13,019 | -2 |
42 | Gilla BandDublin · Ireland | 12,518 | 0 |
43 | The SmileEngland · United Kingdom | 12,313 | +2 |
44 | Generation XChelsea · United Kingdom | 12,225 | -6 |
45 | The Boomtown RatsIreland | 10,677 | +2 |
46 | The SlitsLondon · United Kingdom | 10,498 | -2 |
47 | Sleaford ModsNottingham · United Kingdom | 10,106 | +4 |
48 | WireLondon · United Kingdom | 9,276 | +1 |
49 | MinutemenSan Pedro · United States | 9,125 | +1 |
50 | Model/ActrizBoston · United States | 8,255 | -25 |
117 | PlohoNovosibirsk · Russia | 2,391 | +74 |
85 | Skeletal FamilyKeighley · United Kingdom | 4,038 | +72 |
164 | FashionBirmingham · United Kingdom | 1,244 | +41 |
74 | ChalkBelfast · United Kingdom | 5,106 | +38 |
124 | Kommunity FKUnited States | 2,153 | +36 |
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.