Genre in a city
The 17 most-read rock artists based in Sheffield, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged rock in Sheffield. The biggest move was Matt Helders, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Joe Elliotthard rock, metal | 21,105 | 0 |
02 | Rick Savagerock | 11,498 | 0 |
03 | Richard Hawleyrock, singer-songwriter | 9,648 | 0 |
04 | Matt Heldersrock | 9,175 | +2 |
05 | Jon McClurerock | 4,274 | -1 |
06 | Reverend and the Makersrock | 3,741 | -1 |
07 | Steve Mackeyrock | 3,625 | +1 |
08 | Pete Gillmetal, rock | 3,171 | -1 |
09 | The Grease Bandboogie rock, psychedelic rock | 1,843 | +1 |
10 | Slow Clubrock, alternative rock | 1,752 | +1 |
11 | Robbie Francerock | 1,718 | -2 |
12 | Tommy Eyrerock | 1,534 | 0 |
13 | The Moonlandingzrock | 911 | +2 |
14 | The Sherlocksalternative rock, indie rock | 750 | -1 |
15 | Black Spidershard rock, rock | 702 | -1 |
16 | Steve Byrdrock | 316 | 0 |
17 | A.C. Templerock | 103 | 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.