Genre in a city
The 14 most-read post-punk artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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14 artists are tagged post-punk in Manchester.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Smithsjangle pop, indie pop | 82,224 | 0 |
02 | The Durutti Columnpost-punk, art rock | 24,251 | 0 |
03 | Magazinepost-punk, art punk | 6,728 | 0 |
04 | Peter Hook & the Lightpost-punk, alternative dance | 4,957 | 0 |
05 | Marujaart rock, art punk | 4,382 | 0 |
06 | Crispy Ambulancepost-punk | 659 | 0 |
07 | Cabbagepost-punk, alternative rock | 421 | 0 |
08 | The Passagepost-punk, coldwave | 344 | 0 |
09 | The Creeperspost-punk | 219 | 0 |
10 | Inca Babiesgothic rock, post-punk | 169 | 0 |
11 | Biting Tonguespost-punk | 151 | 0 |
12 | Dislocation Danceindie pop, post-punk | 149 | 0 |
13 | Miaowc86, post-punk | 127 | 0 |
14 | Spherical Objectsnew wave, post-punk | 83 | 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.