Genre in a city
The 27 most-read rock artists based in Detroit, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are tagged rock in Detroit. The biggest move was The Rockets, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jack Whitealternative rock, blues rock | 107,143 | 0 |
02 | Berry Gordyrock | 99,664 | 0 |
03 | Glenn Freyrock, pop | 78,452 | +1 |
04 | Suzi Quatrorock, hard rock | 72,305 | -1 |
05 | J.D. Southerrock, country rock | 25,654 | 0 |
06 | Don Wasrock | 13,358 | +1 |
07 | Gregg Bissonettejazz fusion, jazz rock | 12,196 | -1 |
08 | Electric Sixalternative rock, pop rock | 11,174 | 0 |
09 | Rare Earthpsychedelic rock, psychedelic soul | 10,280 | 0 |
10 | Marcella Detroitrock | 9,526 | 0 |
11 | Marshall Crenshawrock | 6,336 | 0 |
12 | Wayne Kramerrock | 5,142 | 0 |
13 | Kim Wilsonblues, rock | 3,240 | +1 |
14 | Rob Tynerrock | 3,154 | -1 |
15 | Garry Tallentrock | 2,701 | 0 |
16 | Porcelain Blackidm, electronic | 1,656 | 0 |
17 | The Rocketsrock | 1,640 | +3 |
18 | Dennis Thompsonrock | 1,621 | -1 |
19 | Michael Davisrock | 1,596 | 0 |
20 | David Wasrock | 1,588 | -2 |
21 | Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheelsrock | 1,378 | 0 |
22 | Pete Andersoncountry, rock | 1,365 | 0 |
23 | The High Strungrock | 1,127 | 0 |
24 | Elvis Hitlerpsychobilly, rock | 1,026 | 0 |
25 | Jerry Riopellerock | 299 | 0 |
26 | The Muggsblues, blues rock | 247 | 0 |
27 | Dirty Americansrock | 144 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.