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The 50 most-read progressive rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in progressive rock. The biggest move was Pavlov’s Dog, up 154 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Pink FloydLondon · United Kingdom | 174,582 | 0 |
02 | RushToronto · Canada | 107,418 | 0 |
03 | GenesisGodalming · United Kingdom | 103,386 | +1 |
04 | Roger WatersGreat Bookham · United Kingdom | 92,451 | +1 |
05 | David GilmourCambridge · United Kingdom | 80,995 | +2 |
06 | ToolLos Angeles · United States | 80,370 | 0 |
07 | King CrimsonLondon · United Kingdom | 79,971 | +2 |
08 | YesLondon · United Kingdom | 79,818 | 0 |
09 | Neil PeartHamilton · Canada | 75,156 | -6 |
10 | A Perfect CircleLos Angeles · United States | 63,280 | +4 |
11 | Electric Light OrchestraBirmingham · United Kingdom | 57,475 | -1 |
12 | SupertrampLondon · United Kingdom | 56,493 | -1 |
13 | Rick WakemanPerivale · United Kingdom | 48,184 | +9 |
14 | StyxChicago · United States | 47,277 | -2 |
15 | Jethro TullLuton · United Kingdom | 46,272 | -2 |
16 | The Moody BluesBirmingham · United Kingdom | 41,283 | 0 |
17 | Robert FrippWimborne Minster · United Kingdom | 41,136 | +3 |
18 | Richard WrightHatch End · United Kingdom | 38,043 | -1 |
19 | Neal SchonOklahoma City · United States | 37,677 | +4 |
20 | Jon AndersonAccrington · United Kingdom | 37,539 | +10 |
21 | Emerson, Lake & PalmerBournemouth · United Kingdom | 37,345 | -3 |
22 | Uriah HeepLondon · United Kingdom | 36,301 | +6 |
23 | KansasTopeka · United States | 34,326 | -4 |
24 | The Alan Parsons ProjectWestminster · United Kingdom | 33,458 | -3 |
25 | Steven WilsonKingston upon Thames · United Kingdom | 33,026 | +4 |
26 | PolyphiaPlano · United States | 31,464 | +12 |
27 | Procol HarumSouthend-on-Sea · United Kingdom | 30,860 | -1 |
28 | The Mars VoltaEl Paso · United States | 30,493 | -13 |
29 | Nick MasonEdgbaston · United Kingdom | 30,388 | -2 |
30 | PhishBurlington · United States | 30,343 | +9 |
31 | Mike OldfieldReading · United Kingdom | 29,856 | 0 |
32 | AsiaLondon · United Kingdom | 29,651 | -8 |
33 | OpethStockholm · Sweden | 27,784 | +3 |
34 | Adrian BelewCovington · United States | 26,919 | +10 |
35 | Greg LakeParkstone · United Kingdom | 25,972 | 0 |
36 | Keith EmersonTodmorden · United Kingdom | 25,570 | +5 |
37 | MarillionAylesbury · United Kingdom | 25,516 | -12 |
38 | Steve HackettLondon · United Kingdom | 24,849 | +14 |
39 | Mike PortnoyLong Beach · United States | 24,563 | -7 |
40 | Porcupine TreeHemel Hempstead · United Kingdom | 23,653 | 0 |
41 | Ray ManzarekChicago · United States | 23,536 | -4 |
42 | Coheed and CambriaNyack · United States | 23,193 | -9 |
43 | TrafficBirmingham · United Kingdom | 22,172 | -9 |
44 | Pavlov’s DogSt. Louis · United States | 21,024 | +154 |
45 | HawkwindLadbroke Grove · United Kingdom | 20,248 | -2 |
46 | Ian PaiceNottingham · United Kingdom | 19,596 | +4 |
47 | Tony LevinBoston · United States | 19,302 | +2 |
48 | Trey AnastasioFort Worth · United States | 17,707 | -1 |
49 | Chris SquireKingsbury · United Kingdom | 17,670 | +4 |
50 | Dennis DeYoungChicago · United States | 17,610 | -5 |
188 | JornFredrikstad · Norway | 3,017 | +175 |
160 | Nad SylvanWest Covina · United States | 4,018 | +133 |
93 | Troy DonockleyCumbria · United Kingdom | 7,248 | +120 |
190 | As Cities BurnMandeville · United States | 3,000 | +110 |
154 | ПикникRussia | 4,285 | +110 |
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.