Genre in a city
The 17 most-read rock artists based in Houston, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged rock in Houston. The biggest move was Steve Turner, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ZZ Topblues rock, rock | 67,733 | 0 |
02 | David Cookrock | 6,145 | 0 |
03 | Justin Furstenfeldrock | 5,942 | +1 |
04 | Mark Stoermeralternative rock, rock | 5,442 | -1 |
05 | Brad Howelldance, rock | 2,535 | 0 |
06 | Tess Wileyrock | 2,323 | +1 |
07 | Mark Jamesrock | 2,315 | -1 |
08 | Steve Turnergrunge, rock | 1,796 | +2 |
09 | J.C. Crowleyrock | 1,539 | -1 |
10 | Toryn Greenrock | 1,401 | -1 |
11 | Matt Johnsonrock | 1,092 | 0 |
12 | Rusty Cooleyinstrumental rock, heavy metal | 555 | 0 |
13 | John Leflerrock | 205 | 0 |
14 | Drivehard rock, heavy metal | 176 | 0 |
15 | Herman Matthewsrock | 139 | 0 |
16 | Trish Murphyrock | 115 | 0 |
17 | Grandfather Childrock | 14 | 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.