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The 34 most-read rock artists based in New Zealand, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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34 artists are tagged rock in New Zealand. The biggest move was Ross Burge, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | OMCpop, pop rock | 8,131 | 0 |
02 | Jon Stevenspop rock, rock | 5,033 | 0 |
03 | The Finn Brothersrock | 2,057 | 0 |
04 | Mi‐Sexrock | 1,580 | 0 |
05 | L.A.B.electronic, blues | 1,413 | 0 |
06 | Headless Chickensrock | 608 | +1 |
07 | Hello Sailorrock | 575 | -1 |
08 | Zedrock | 526 | 0 |
09 | The Warratahsrock | 504 | +4 |
10 | Straitjacket Fitsrock | 474 | -1 |
11 | The Feelersrock | 459 | -1 |
12 | Ross Burgerock | 455 | +13 |
13 | Mother Gooserock | 362 | -1 |
14 | Goodshirtrock, pop | 328 | 0 |
15 | Push Pushrock | 292 | -4 |
16 | The Crocodilesnew wave, pop | 290 | +2 |
17 | Parachute Bandpop, rock | 274 | -1 |
18 | Fur Patrolrock | 228 | +2 |
19 | Citizen Bandrock | 199 | +3 |
20 | Kerry Jacobsonrock | 179 | -5 |
21 | Wetaalternative rock, rock | 168 | -2 |
22 | The Checksrock | 156 | -1 |
23 | Dadamahexperimental rock, indie rock | 144 | +1 |
24 | The Narcsrock | 141 | -1 |
25 | Beverley Jean Morrisonrock | 133 | -8 |
26 | Rival Statealternative rock, rock | 102 | +7 |
27 | The Drongosrock | 90 | +2 |
28 | The Terminalsrock | 85 | -2 |
29 | Black River Driverock | 57 | -1 |
30 | Malcolm Welsfordrock | 44 | -3 |
31 | Nick Gaffaneyrock | 34 | -1 |
32 | Decorticarock | 31 | +2 |
33 | Autozammrock | 21 | -1 |
33 | The Earlybirdspop, rock | 21 | -2 |
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.