Genre in a city
The 21 most-read rock artists based in New Jersey, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are tagged rock in New Jersey. The biggest move was Tom Brislin, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Dr. Hookcountry rock, rock | 22,865 | 0 |
02 | The E Street Bandheartland rock, rock | 21,598 | 0 |
03 | Billy Howerdelrock | 8,367 | 0 |
04 | Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukesrock, r&b | 4,658 | 0 |
05 | Tom Brislinrock | 3,239 | +4 |
06 | John Connollymetal, rock | 2,959 | +2 |
07 | Patti Russorock | 2,749 | -2 |
08 | Starzpower pop, classic rock | 2,546 | -2 |
09 | Alan Pasquajazz, jazz fusion | 2,345 | -2 |
10 | Val Emmichrock | 1,496 | 0 |
11 | 40 Below Summernu metal, alternative metal | 1,379 | +1 |
12 | A R I Z O N Aelectropop, indietronica | 1,269 | +1 |
13 | John McBainrock | 1,159 | +1 |
14 | Bobby Bandierarock, blues | 1,084 | -3 |
15 | Steel Millrock | 778 | 0 |
16 | The Horrible Crowesrock | 668 | 0 |
17 | Cats on a Smooth Surfacerock | 375 | 0 |
18 | Shilpa Rayrock | 374 | 0 |
19 | Ronnie Penquerock | 205 | 0 |
20 | pete.rock | 92 | 0 |
21 | Spider Rocketsrock | 39 | 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.