Genre in a city
The 18 most-read rock artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged rock in Portland. The biggest move was Dear Nora, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kathleen Hannariot grrrl, rock | 35,525 | 0 |
02 | Tommy Thayerrock | 10,165 | 0 |
03 | Quarterflashnew wave, rock | 7,152 | 0 |
04 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 5,536 | 0 |
05 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 2,983 | +1 |
06 | Joe Plummerrock | 2,670 | -1 |
07 | Grailsexperimental rock, instrumental rock | 827 | +1 |
08 | The Delinesalternative country, folk rock | 824 | -1 |
09 | Dear Norarock | 791 | +3 |
10 | Tony Lashrock | 519 | +1 |
11 | The Slantsrock | 454 | -1 |
12 | BECCApop, rock | 451 | -3 |
13 | Hockeyrock | 321 | 0 |
14 | Summer Cannibalsrock | 101 | 0 |
15 | Insomniac Folklorerock, steampunk | 70 | 0 |
16 | Swan Islandrock | 48 | +1 |
17 | Cletis Carrblues, country | 44 | +1 |
18 | Audio Learning Centerrock | 41 | -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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.