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The 50 most-read rock artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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112 artists are tagged rock in Japan. The biggest move was DIE IN CRIES, up 27 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | MALICE MIZERvisual kei, rock | 12,149 | 0 |
02 | B’zrock, hard rock | 4,131 | 0 |
03 | ポルノグラフィティj-pop, j-rock | 3,099 | 0 |
04 | 羊文学alternative rock, indie rock | 2,596 | 0 |
05 | 美波rock | 2,152 | 0 |
06 | V6j-pop, rock | 2,054 | 0 |
07 | Kenrock | 1,451 | +11 |
08 | Taka Hiroserock | 1,306 | +2 |
09 | 坂本慎太郎alternative rock, indie rock | 1,154 | -1 |
10 | CHAGE and ASKAfolk pop, pop rock | 1,123 | -1 |
11 | SHAZNArock, visual kei | 1,074 | -4 |
12 | Every Little Thingj-pop, rock | 996 | 0 |
13 | THE LAST ROCKSTARSrock, visual kei | 921 | +1 |
14 | 加藤和樹pop, rock | 882 | +2 |
15 | LM.Cpop, rock | 863 | 0 |
16 | BURNOUT SYNDROMESrock | 833 | +1 |
17 | 松岡彩rock | 804 | -6 |
18 | Cymbalsrock | 752 | +7 |
19 | La'cryma Christirock, visual kei | 733 | -6 |
20 | NICO Touches the Wallsalternative rock, rock | 627 | +2 |
21 | クリスタルキングcity pop, nyū myūjikku | 615 | +9 |
22 | PRINCESS PRINCESSpop rock, j-pop | 579 | -1 |
23 | FLOWER FLOWERrock | 549 | -3 |
24 | かいりきベアrock | 496 | 0 |
25 | S.K.I.N.rock | 494 | -2 |
26 | The Birthdayrock | 463 | +2 |
27 | CREATIONrock | 458 | -8 |
28 | EARTHBOUND PAPASrock | 434 | +1 |
29 | REBECCArock | 431 | -2 |
30 | FUNKISTrock | 417 | -4 |
31 | ∀NTI FEMINISMmetal, loud kei | 414 | -1 |
32 | サイキックラバーrock | 368 | +1 |
33 | PENICILLINrock, j-rock | 364 | -1 |
34 | R指定rock, visual kei | 355 | +4 |
35 | SuGpop, rock | 348 | +2 |
36 | CASCADEpunk, pop | 327 | -2 |
37 | No Regret Lifepop rock, rock | 318 | -2 |
38 | RCサクセションrock | 303 | +1 |
39 | DER ZIBETglam rock, gothic rock | 300 | +12 |
40 | Fire Bomberrock | 269 | +2 |
41 | RENTRER EN SOIrock, loud kei | 257 | -2 |
42 | BILLIE IDLE®pop, punk | 255 | -6 |
43 | チリヌルヲワカrock | 249 | +7 |
44 | ARBrock | 234 | -3 |
45 | Brian the Sunrock | 227 | +16 |
46 | AA=rock | 223 | +2 |
47 | la la larksrock | 202 | +2 |
48 | DracoVirgorock | 195 | -3 |
48 | DIE IN CRIESrock, gothic | 195 | +27 |
50 | Saucy Dogrock | 190 | -5 |
82 | シュノーケルj-pop, pop rock | 86 | +18 |
68 | GUNIW TOOLSrock, industrial | 122 | +14 |
84 | AIRrock | 83 | +13 |
90 | KING BROTHERSrock | 69 | +13 |
54 | ヒカシューrock | 172 | +11 |
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.