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Genre

Punk rock artists

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

Artists

200

Readers August

3,055,699

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

200 artists are ranked in punk rock. The biggest move was pg.99, up 106 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
blink‐182Poway · United States
150,606
+6
02
Benji MaddenWaldorf · United States
137,720
+4
03
Green DayBerkeley · United States
131,303
-2
04
Joel MaddenCharles County · United States
125,772
+7
05
Billie Joe ArmstrongOakland · United States
108,530
+3
06
Iggy PopMuskegon · United States
93,914
-3
07
RamonesNew York · United States
88,534
-2
08
The OffspringHuntington Beach · United States
88,207
+1
09
Sex PistolsLondon · United Kingdom
79,134
-7
10
WILLOWLos Angeles · United States
60,828
-6
11
The ClashLondon · United Kingdom
58,768
-1
12
Brody DalleMelbourne · Australia
55,973
0
13
Sum 41Ajax · Canada
43,986
0
14
Tré CoolFrankfurt am Main · Germany
35,583
+22
15
Dee Dee RamoneFort Lee · United States
35,274
-1
16
Mannequin PussyNew York · United States
34,119
+33
17
Dead KennedysSan Francisco · United States
33,067
0
18
Amyl and the SniffersMelbourne · Australia
31,605
+19
19
Bowling for SoupWichita Falls · United States
29,871
-3
20
The DamnedLondon · United Kingdom
29,446
+3
21
Die SpitzAustin · United States
28,389
+5
22
Sleater‐KinneyOlympia · United States
27,545
+6
23
Exene CervenkaChicago · United States
26,533
-2
24
Eric Reed BoucherBoulder · United States
26,151
-6
25
Bikini KillOlympia · United States
24,748
+6
26
Bad ReligionLos Angeles · United States
24,490
-6
27
NOFXLos Angeles · United States
24,461
0
28
The ReplacementsMinneapolis · United States
23,749
-4
29
Rise AgainstChicago · United States
22,532
+4
30
Mindless Self IndulgenceNew York · United States
22,396
-15
31
RancidAlbany · United States
21,937
+1
32
Mia ZapataLouisville · United States
21,779
-13
33
Tommy RamoneBudapest · Hungary
21,690
-4
34
Marc BellNew York · United States
21,043
0
35
Christopher John WardUnited States
20,484
+7
36
Buster PoindexterStaten Island · United States
20,295
-14
37
Kevin WassermanLos Angeles · United States
19,230
+19
38
BuzzcocksBolton · United Kingdom
19,007
-8
39
Green JellÿBuffalo · United States
18,818
+21
40
Glen MatlockPaddington · United Kingdom
18,721
-2
41
Lux InteriorAkron · United States
18,540
+16
42
Kate SchellenbachNew York · United States
18,147
-1
43
DescendentsManhattan Beach · United States
18,025
+3
44
pg.99Sterling · United States
17,687
+106
45
Fat MikeNewton · United States
17,213
-5
46
Poison IvySan Bernardino · United States
17,090
+18
47
Vicki PetersonNorthridge · United States
16,334
-22
48
GermsLos Angeles · United States
16,186
+10
49
The UndertonesDerry · United Kingdom
15,842
-2
50
TransplantsLos Angeles · United States
15,800
+64

Rising outside the top 50this month

160
Scars of TomorrowOrange County · United States
4,350
+768
175
DMZBoston · United States
3,798
+400
188
HoodsSacramento · United States
3,422
+316
161
BlitzkidUnited States
4,314
+111
157
Scott ShiflettUnited States
4,429
+88

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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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.