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The 50 most-read punk rock artists based in United States, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are tagged punk rock in United States. The biggest move was Calabrese, up 15 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Christopher John Wardpunk rock | 20,484 | 0 |
02 | Richard Reinhardtpunk rock | 11,761 | +1 |
03 | Jackie Foxpunk rock | 11,698 | -1 |
04 | Patricia Morrisonpunk rock | 8,385 | +1 |
05 | Andy Hurleypunk rock | 7,206 | +1 |
06 | Merle Allinpunk rock | 7,018 | -2 |
07 | John Feldmannpunk rock | 6,391 | 0 |
08 | James Liljapunk rock | 5,549 | +5 |
09 | Murder Junkiespunk rock | 4,927 | -1 |
10 | Eric Melvinpunk rock | 4,769 | -1 |
11 | Scott Shiflettpunk rock | 4,429 | +8 |
12 | Blitzkidhorror punk, psychobilly | 4,314 | +12 |
13 | Fred Sablanpunk rock | 4,199 | +2 |
14 | Erik Sandinpunk rock | 3,509 | +3 |
15 | Stzapunk rock | 3,197 | -3 |
16 | Cheetah Chromepunk rock | 3,027 | -5 |
17 | Joe Escalantepunk rock | 2,932 | -1 |
18 | Pussy Galorepunk rock | 2,492 | +3 |
19 | Tedpunk rock | 2,484 | -1 |
20 | 6025punk rock | 2,451 | +3 |
21 | Duane Peterspunk rock | 2,322 | +1 |
22 | Tony Lombardopunk rock | 2,292 | +5 |
23 | Frank Navettapunk rock | 2,042 | +8 |
24 | Cherry Vanillapunk rock | 1,977 | +9 |
25 | Karl Alvarezpunk rock | 1,875 | +10 |
26 | Aaron Cometbuspunk rock | 1,659 | +2 |
27 | Rodney Anonymouspunk rock | 1,634 | +3 |
28 | Waxpop punk, punk rock | 1,629 | -18 |
29 | Chuck Treecepunk rock | 1,555 | -3 |
30 | John Crawfordpunk rock | 1,543 | +4 |
31 | George Hurleypunk rock | 1,533 | -6 |
32 | Tony Cadenapunk rock | 1,359 | +9 |
33 | Jeff Penaltypunk rock | 1,319 | +11 |
34 | Patti Palladinnew wave, punk rock | 1,317 | +3 |
35 | Dinah Cancerpunk rock | 1,294 | +1 |
36 | Bill Schneiderpunk rock | 1,280 | -7 |
37 | Hazen Streetrap rock, hardcore punk | 1,273 | +10 |
38 | Scott Reynoldspunk rock | 1,250 | +13 |
39 | Calabresehorror punk, psychobilly | 1,246 | +15 |
40 | The Lillingtonspunk rock | 1,161 | +6 |
41 | Joe Raposopunk rock | 1,131 | +4 |
42 | Arson Anthemcrust punk, crossover thrash | 1,127 | +1 |
43 | Leslie Hardypunk rock | 1,043 | -4 |
44 | Efrem Schulzpunk rock | 989 | -6 |
45 | Trever Keithpunk rock | 986 | -13 |
46 | Chris Higginspunk rock | 935 | -6 |
47 | Derf Scratchpunk rock | 865 | +3 |
48 | Tesco Veepunk rock | 848 | -6 |
49 | The Lookoutspunk rock | 835 | +10 |
50 | Betty Blowtorchpunk, punk rock | 809 | -30 |
143 | The Method Actorspunk rock | 137 | +39 |
154 | Gateway Districtpunk rock | 117 | +33 |
104 | Pamela Jintana Racinepunk rock | 265 | +30 |
74 | The Benniespunk rock, ska | 416 | +29 |
105 | The Costpunk rock | 262 | +29 |
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.