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Punk Rock Artists

The 50 most-read punk rock artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

200

Readers October

2,547,266

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

200 artists are ranked in punk rock. The biggest move was Pinhead Gunpowder, up 81 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
blink‐182Poway · United States
110,947
+3
02
Sex PistolsLondon · United Kingdom
107,599
0
03
Green DayBerkeley · United States
96,260
-2
04
Iggy PopMuskegon · United States
89,351
-1
05
Billie Joe ArmstrongOakland · United States
81,333
+1
06
RamonesNew York · United States
67,451
-1
07
The OffspringHuntington Beach · United States
67,153
+2
08
Brody DalleMelbourne · Australia
65,141
+4
09
WILLOWLos Angeles · United States
59,653
+2
10
Benji MaddenWaldorf · United States
56,259
-3
11
The ClashLondon · United Kingdom
51,292
-1
12
Sum 41Ajax · Canada
39,113
+2
13
Joel MaddenCharles County · United States
36,606
0
14
Dead KennedysSan Francisco · United States
32,580
+2
15
The DamnedLondon · United Kingdom
30,034
+6
16
Dee Dee RamoneFort Lee · United States
28,094
-1
17
Kevin WassermanLos Angeles · United States
27,864
+39
18
Lux InteriorAkron · United States
25,706
+33
19
Bowling for SoupWichita Falls · United States
25,216
+7
20
Akiko MatsuuraOsaka · Japan
24,780
+72
21
Exene CervenkaChicago · United States
23,950
+2
22
Eric Reed BoucherBoulder · United States
23,840
+2
23
Rise AgainstChicago · United States
23,345
+2
24
Bad ReligionLos Angeles · United States
22,451
-2
25
The ReplacementsMinneapolis · United States
21,312
+3
26
Glen MatlockPaddington · United Kingdom
20,823
+18
27
Pinhead GunpowderArcata · United States
20,451
+81
28
Tré CoolFrankfurt am Main · Germany
19,268
+4
29
Lambrini GirlsBrighton · United Kingdom
19,144
-2
30
Buster PoindexterStaten Island · United States
18,621
+4
31
Poison IvySan Bernardino · United States
18,557
+27
32
Amyl and the SniffersMelbourne · Australia
18,198
-2
33
NOFXLos Angeles · United States
17,614
+8
34
RancidAlbany · United States
17,298
+2
35
Marc BellNew York · United States
17,028
-6
36
Sleater‐KinneyOlympia · United States
16,904
-16
37
Tommy RamoneBudapest · Hungary
16,880
-6
38
Die SpitzAustin · United States
16,794
-19
39
Mindless Self IndulgenceNew York · United States
16,748
-2
40
BuzzcocksBolton · United Kingdom
16,716
0
41
Mia ZapataLouisville · United States
16,552
+6
42
Paul CookHammersmith · United Kingdom
16,393
+15
43
Alkaline TrioMcHenry · United States
16,009
+3
44
Richard HellLexington · United States
15,710
+1
45
Vicki PetersonNorthridge · United States
15,518
+5
46
Bikini KillOlympia · United States
15,426
-29
47
DescendentsManhattan Beach · United States
14,150
-12
48
Me First and the Gimme GimmesSan Francisco · United States
14,066
+18
49
SkrewdriverPoulton-le-Fylde · United Kingdom
13,273
+14
50
John DoeDecatur · United States
12,744
+3

Rising outside the top 50this month

93
Jason Sears—
6,823
+225
135
Aaron CometbusUnited States
4,941
+166
167
Bill SchneiderUnited States
3,873
+139
57
pg.99Sterling · United States
11,823
+81
113
CreeperSouthampton · United Kingdom
5,625
+75

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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.