Genre in a city
The 15 most-read rock artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are tagged rock in Manchester. The biggest move was Martin Hannett, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Herman’s Hermitspop, rock | 24,119 | +1 |
02 | Bernard Sumnerrock | 22,989 | -1 |
03 | Andy Rourkerock | 19,384 | 0 |
04 | Stuart Adamsonrock | 13,456 | 0 |
05 | Martin Hannettrock | 8,984 | +2 |
06 | Tony McCarrollrock | 7,313 | 0 |
07 | Freddie & the Dreamersrock | 5,899 | -2 |
08 | Billy Thorpehard rock, aor | 3,415 | 0 |
09 | Wayne Fontanapop, pop rock | 3,353 | 0 |
10 | Hot Milkrock, hard rock | 1,881 | 0 |
11 | Slaughter and the Dogspunk, oi | 1,798 | 0 |
12 | Vic Steelerock | 1,549 | +2 |
13 | Paul Burgessrock | 1,295 | 0 |
14 | Jon Astleyrock | 1,149 | -2 |
15 | Omertarock | 11 | 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.