Genre in a city
The 27 most-read rock artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are tagged rock in Philadelphia. The biggest move was Sheer Mag, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Toni Basildance, pop | 21,382 | 0 |
02 | John Corabirock | 9,561 | 0 |
03 | The Hootersrock, folk rock | 9,076 | 0 |
04 | Denny Diasrock | 7,889 | +1 |
05 | Gail Ann Dorseyrock | 6,794 | -1 |
06 | Nick Perrirock | 4,404 | 0 |
07 | Eric Bazilianrock | 4,266 | 0 |
08 | Mark Andesrock | 2,961 | 0 |
09 | Dave Daysrock | 1,672 | +1 |
10 | Tatianapop, rock | 1,658 | -1 |
11 | Jay Mehlerrock | 1,345 | +1 |
12 | Hugh McDonaldrock | 1,245 | -1 |
13 | Joanna Pacittirock | 902 | 0 |
14 | Grayscalepop punk, pop rock | 865 | +1 |
15 | Jon Butcherrock | 854 | -1 |
16 | Sheer Magheavy metal, hard rock | 694 | +2 |
17 | David Rickettsrock | 688 | 0 |
18 | Silvertidehard rock, rock | 651 | -2 |
19 | Sadurnindie rock, rock | 629 | +2 |
20 | Charlie Gracierock, rockabilly | 548 | -1 |
21 | Fran Smith, Jr.rock | 417 | -1 |
22 | Scott Sorryrock | 390 | 0 |
23 | Free Energyrock | 200 | +1 |
24 | Toy Soldiersrock | 123 | +1 |
25 | The Brakesrock | 110 | -2 |
26 | Automatic Blackrock | 68 | 0 |
27 | Jack McTamneyrock | 24 | 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.