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Rock artists from Washington, D.C.

The 28 most-read rock artists based in Washington, D.C., by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

28 artists are tagged rock in Washington, D.C.. The biggest move was Franz Stahl, up 2 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Peter Torkrock	36,486	0
02	Jeff “Skunk” Baxterrock	28,259	0
03	Ian MacKayepunk, rock	27,916	0
04	Jorma Kaukonenfolk, rock	16,083	0
05	Guy Picciottorock	10,110	+1
06	Jack Casadyrock	9,794	-1
07	Franz Stahlrock	7,166	+2
08	Oteil Burbridgerock	6,484	0
09	CJ Snarerock	4,720	-2
10	Billy Stewartchicago soul, jazz pop	2,846	+1
11	Origami Angelemo, easycore	2,659	-1
12	Tim Rosecontemporary folk, folk rock	2,605	0
13	Jennifer Herremarock	1,758	+1
14	Godheadalternative metal, industrial metal	1,603	-1
15	One Last Wishhardcore punk, emo	793	0
16	Rick Mosesrock	644	0
17	Woolrock	638	0
18	Jacquire Kingrock	551	0
19	Rudi Protrudirock	385	0
20	Dudley Taftrock	243	0
21	Corky Jamesrock	184	0
22	Beauty Pillrock, post-rock	144	0
23	Lida Husikrock	137	0
24	Heavy Breathingpsychedelic rock, rock	134	0
25	Sarah Shannonrock	104	0
26	Flasherpost-punk, rock	92	0
27	El Guaporock	87	+1
28	The Relapse Symphonyrock	68	-1

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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.