Genre in a city
The 18 most-read rock artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are tagged rock in Portland. The biggest move was The Delines, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kathleen Hannariot grrrl, rock | 23,694 | 0 |
02 | Tommy Thayerrock | 9,050 | 0 |
03 | Heatmiseralternative rock, indie rock | 6,262 | +1 |
04 | Quarterflashnew wave, rock | 6,017 | -1 |
05 | The Delinesalternative country, folk rock | 2,025 | +2 |
06 | The Thermalsindie rock, rock | 1,894 | -1 |
07 | Joe Plummerrock | 1,689 | -1 |
08 | Grailsexperimental rock, instrumental rock | 592 | 0 |
09 | Dear Norarock | 543 | 0 |
10 | Tony Lashrock | 508 | +1 |
11 | The Slantsrock | 474 | -1 |
12 | BECCApop, rock | 438 | 0 |
13 | Hockeyrock | 320 | 0 |
14 | Summer Cannibalsrock | 76 | +1 |
15 | Insomniac Folklorerock, steampunk | 67 | -1 |
16 | Cletis Carrblues, country | 45 | 0 |
17 | Audio Learning Centerrock | 33 | 0 |
18 | Swan Islandrock | 20 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.