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The 50 most-read progressive rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in progressive rock. The biggest move was Roger Glover, up 25 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Pink FloydLondon · United Kingdom | 177,844 | 0 |
02 | RushToronto · Canada | 138,343 | 0 |
03 | GenesisGodalming · United Kingdom | 117,462 | +1 |
04 | YesLondon · United Kingdom | 81,634 | +1 |
05 | Neil PeartHamilton · Canada | 81,011 | +4 |
06 | Roger WatersGreat Bookham · United Kingdom | 80,211 | -3 |
07 | ToolLos Angeles · United States | 77,815 | -1 |
08 | David GilmourCambridge · United Kingdom | 76,510 | 0 |
09 | King CrimsonLondon · United Kingdom | 73,776 | -2 |
10 | Electric Light OrchestraBirmingham · United Kingdom | 61,746 | +1 |
11 | StyxChicago · United States | 61,211 | -1 |
12 | Jethro TullLuton · United Kingdom | 57,839 | +1 |
13 | SupertrampLondon · United Kingdom | 51,324 | +2 |
14 | KansasTopeka · United States | 47,224 | +8 |
15 | The Moody BluesBirmingham · United Kingdom | 44,302 | +3 |
16 | Emerson, Lake & PalmerBournemouth · United Kingdom | 42,912 | -4 |
17 | Richard WrightHatch End · United Kingdom | 41,841 | +2 |
18 | Robert FrippWimborne Minster · United Kingdom | 40,962 | +3 |
19 | A Perfect CircleLos Angeles · United States | 38,061 | -3 |
20 | Rick WakemanPerivale · United Kingdom | 37,346 | +12 |
21 | The Alan Parsons ProjectWestminster · United Kingdom | 37,188 | -1 |
22 | AsiaLondon · United Kingdom | 36,964 | -5 |
23 | Uriah HeepLondon · United Kingdom | 35,139 | +5 |
24 | Nick MasonEdgbaston · United Kingdom | 34,757 | +5 |
25 | Ian PaiceNottingham · United Kingdom | 33,482 | +17 |
26 | The Mars VoltaEl Paso · United States | 32,274 | +1 |
27 | PhishBurlington · United States | 32,066 | -13 |
28 | Procol HarumSouthend-on-Sea · United Kingdom | 31,225 | +2 |
29 | Mike OldfieldReading · United Kingdom | 30,308 | -4 |
30 | Mike PortnoyLong Beach · United States | 30,230 | +4 |
31 | Roger GloverBrecon · United Kingdom | 30,225 | +25 |
32 | Greg LakeParkstone · United Kingdom | 28,746 | -9 |
33 | OpethStockholm · Sweden | 27,608 | +2 |
34 | PolyphiaPlano · United States | 27,092 | +14 |
35 | Ray ManzarekChicago · United States | 27,000 | -4 |
36 | Coheed and CambriaNyack · United States | 26,889 | +2 |
37 | Neal SchonOklahoma City · United States | 26,711 | -13 |
38 | TrafficBirmingham · United Kingdom | 26,414 | -1 |
39 | HawkwindLadbroke Grove · United Kingdom | 25,417 | +6 |
40 | Jon AndersonAccrington · United Kingdom | 24,966 | -7 |
41 | Keith EmersonTodmorden · United Kingdom | 24,046 | -15 |
42 | Dennis DeYoungChicago · United States | 22,061 | +1 |
43 | MarillionAylesbury · United Kingdom | 22,056 | -2 |
44 | Adrian BelewCovington · United States | 21,933 | -8 |
45 | Allan HoldsworthBradford · United Kingdom | 20,800 | +10 |
46 | Steven WilsonKingston upon Thames · United Kingdom | 20,685 | +3 |
47 | AmbrosiaLos Angeles · United States | 19,324 | -7 |
48 | Steve HackettLondon · United Kingdom | 19,162 | +9 |
49 | Porcupine TreeHemel Hempstead · United Kingdom | 18,749 | +3 |
50 | Jon TheodoreBaltimore · United States | 18,388 | +15 |
195 | ManaHiroshima · Japan | 2,886 | +921 |
73 | Earth and FireDen Haag · Netherlands | 11,284 | +174 |
196 | GnagsSkjern · Denmark | 2,885 | +153 |
130 | It BitesEgremont · United Kingdom | 5,438 | +109 |
167 | Francis DunneryEgremont · United Kingdom | 3,754 | +100 |
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.