Genre in a city
The 12 most-read rock artists based in Manhattan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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12 artists are tagged rock in Manhattan. The biggest move was Rivers Cuomo, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lenny Kravitzrock, hard rock | 125,611 | 0 |
02 | Fiona Applerock, art pop | 87,685 | +1 |
03 | Rivers Cuomorock, power pop | 70,382 | +2 |
04 | Tom Morelloalternative metal, rock | 64,853 | -2 |
05 | Paul Stanleyhard rock, heavy metal | 55,000 | -1 |
06 | Chuck Negronpop rock, rock | 23,793 | 0 |
07 | Elvis Perkinscountry, rock | 12,304 | +1 |
08 | Tico Torresrock | 11,059 | -1 |
09 | Dennis Davisacid jazz, rock | 1,760 | 0 |
10 | Paul Nelsonrock | 701 | 0 |
11 | Bob Braloverock | 164 | 0 |
12 | Eric Gastrock | 38 | 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.