Genre in a city
The 27 most-read rock artists based in Detroit, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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27 artists are tagged rock in Detroit. The biggest move was David Was, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Glenn Freyrock, pop | 270,088 | +2 |
02 | Jack Whitealternative rock, blues rock | 83,588 | -1 |
03 | Berry Gordyrock | 61,560 | -1 |
04 | Suzi Quatrorock, hard rock | 57,181 | 0 |
05 | J.D. Southerrock, country rock | 34,249 | 0 |
06 | Don Wasrock | 11,910 | 0 |
07 | Gregg Bissonettejazz fusion, jazz rock | 11,227 | 0 |
08 | Rare Earthpsychedelic rock, psychedelic soul | 8,709 | 0 |
09 | Marcella Detroitrock | 8,541 | +1 |
10 | Electric Sixalternative rock, pop rock | 8,383 | -1 |
11 | Marshall Crenshawrock | 6,333 | 0 |
12 | Wayne Kramerrock | 5,049 | 0 |
13 | Rob Tynerrock | 3,471 | 0 |
14 | Garry Tallentrock | 3,074 | +1 |
15 | Kim Wilsonblues, rock | 2,637 | -1 |
16 | David Wasrock | 2,078 | +3 |
17 | Dennis Thompsonrock | 1,917 | -1 |
18 | Porcelain Blackidm, electronic | 1,679 | 0 |
19 | Michael Davisrock | 1,600 | -2 |
20 | Pete Andersoncountry, rock | 1,362 | +3 |
21 | The High Strungrock | 1,310 | +1 |
22 | Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheelsrock | 1,174 | -1 |
23 | The Rocketsrock | 1,142 | -3 |
24 | Elvis Hitlerpsychobilly, rock | 929 | 0 |
25 | Jerry Riopellerock | 260 | 0 |
26 | The Muggsblues, blues rock | 159 | 0 |
27 | Dirty Americansrock | 104 | 0 |
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.