Genre in a city
The 15 most-read rock artists based in Manchester, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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15 artists are tagged rock in Manchester. The biggest move was Stuart Adamson, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Stuart Adamsonrock | 34,746 | +4 |
02 | Bernard Sumnerrock | 20,278 | -1 |
03 | Andy Rourkerock | 17,628 | 0 |
04 | Tony McCarrollrock | 17,228 | 0 |
05 | Herman’s Hermitspop, rock | 16,818 | -3 |
06 | Martin Hannettrock | 7,621 | 0 |
07 | Freddie & the Dreamersrock | 4,808 | +1 |
08 | Wayne Fontanapop, pop rock | 3,553 | +2 |
09 | Billy Thorpehard rock, aor | 3,230 | 0 |
10 | Hot Milkrock, hard rock | 1,451 | -3 |
11 | Slaughter and the Dogspunk, oi | 1,278 | 0 |
12 | Paul Burgessrock | 1,153 | 0 |
13 | Jon Astleyrock | 1,059 | 0 |
14 | Vic Steelerock | 947 | 0 |
15 | Omertarock | 26 | 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.