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The 34 most-read rock artists based in New Zealand, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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34 artists are tagged rock in New Zealand. The biggest move was Kerry Jacobson, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | OMCpop, pop rock | 18,129 | 0 |
02 | Jon Stevenspop rock, rock | 5,917 | 0 |
03 | Mi‐Sexrock | 1,977 | +1 |
04 | The Finn Brothersrock | 1,791 | -1 |
05 | L.A.B.electronic, blues | 1,450 | 0 |
06 | Headless Chickensrock | 649 | +2 |
07 | Hello Sailorrock | 623 | -1 |
08 | Straitjacket Fitsrock | 609 | -1 |
09 | Zedrock | 558 | 0 |
10 | Push Pushrock | 523 | +4 |
11 | The Feelersrock | 470 | -1 |
12 | The Warratahsrock | 365 | 0 |
12 | Parachute Bandpop, rock | 365 | -1 |
14 | The Crocodilesnew wave, pop | 326 | +1 |
15 | Kerry Jacobsonrock | 305 | +5 |
16 | Mother Gooserock | 297 | 0 |
17 | Goodshirtrock, pop | 292 | -4 |
18 | Citizen Bandrock | 276 | +1 |
19 | Fur Patrolrock | 254 | -2 |
20 | Wetaalternative rock, rock | 203 | +3 |
21 | Beverley Jean Morrisonrock | 192 | +1 |
22 | The Checksrock | 185 | -1 |
23 | Dadamahexperimental rock, indie rock | 154 | +1 |
24 | Ross Burgerock | 134 | +1 |
25 | The Narcsrock | 122 | -7 |
26 | The Terminalsrock | 98 | 0 |
27 | Malcolm Welsfordrock | 61 | +2 |
28 | The Drongosrock | 52 | 0 |
29 | Black River Driverock | 43 | -2 |
30 | Autozammrock | 37 | +2 |
31 | Nick Gaffaneyrock | 36 | -1 |
32 | Rival Statealternative rock, rock | 24 | -1 |
33 | Decorticarock | 22 | +1 |
34 | The Earlybirdspop, rock | 21 | -1 |
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.