Genre in a city
The 17 most-read rock artists based in Houston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged rock in Houston. The biggest move was Herman Matthews, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ZZ Topblues rock, rock | 427,646 | 0 |
02 | David Cookrock | 6,227 | 0 |
03 | Mark Stoermeralternative rock, rock | 6,097 | 0 |
04 | Justin Furstenfeldrock | 4,625 | 0 |
05 | Brad Howelldance, rock | 3,237 | 0 |
06 | Mark Jamesrock | 2,843 | 0 |
07 | Toryn Greenrock | 2,405 | 0 |
08 | Tess Wileyrock | 2,399 | 0 |
09 | J.C. Crowleyrock | 2,072 | 0 |
10 | Steve Turnergrunge, rock | 1,706 | 0 |
11 | Matt Johnsonrock | 1,441 | 0 |
12 | Rusty Cooleyinstrumental rock, heavy metal | 772 | 0 |
13 | John Leflerrock | 326 | 0 |
14 | Drivehard rock, heavy metal | 241 | 0 |
15 | Herman Matthewsrock | 209 | +1 |
16 | Trish Murphyrock | 120 | -1 |
17 | Grandfather Childrock | 21 | 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.