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The 50 most-read shoegaze artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in shoegaze. The biggest move was swim school, up 54 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Cigarettes After SexEl Paso · United States | 29,107 | 0 |
02 | Silversun PickupsLos Angeles · United States | 26,591 | +1 |
03 | My Bloody ValentineDublin · Ireland | 26,531 | -1 |
04 | DeafheavenSan Francisco · United States | 23,541 | +4 |
05 | Title FightKingston · United States | 21,124 | -1 |
06 | The Jesus and Mary ChainEast Kilbride · United Kingdom | 19,940 | -1 |
07 | SlowdiveReading · United Kingdom | 19,420 | -1 |
08 | HumChampaign · United States | 17,544 | -1 |
09 | WispSan Francisco · United States | 12,593 | +10 |
10 | AlcestBagnols-sur-Cèze · France | 10,508 | +1 |
11 | WednesdayAsheville · United States | 10,399 | -2 |
12 | LushLondon · United Kingdom | 10,384 | -2 |
13 | RideOxford · United Kingdom | 9,729 | -1 |
14 | Have a Nice LifeMiddletown · United States | 7,923 | -1 |
15 | They Are Gutting a Body of WaterPhiladelphia · United States | 7,492 | +22 |
16 | DeerhunterAtlanta · United States | 7,124 | +2 |
17 | FleshwaterLowell · United States | 6,927 | 0 |
18 | SwervedriverOxford · United Kingdom | 6,776 | +3 |
19 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSKobe · Japan | 6,396 | -4 |
20 | Miki BerenyiLondon · United Kingdom | 6,292 | 0 |
21 | DusterSan Jose · United States | 6,273 | -5 |
22 | Bilinda ButcherLondon · United Kingdom | 5,664 | -8 |
23 | Chris AclandCity of Lancaster · United Kingdom | 5,625 | +11 |
24 | Galaxie 500Cambridge · United States | 5,211 | -2 |
25 | Catherine WheelGreat Yarmouth · United Kingdom | 5,123 | -1 |
26 | Sunday (1994)Los Angeles · United States | 4,818 | +31 |
27 | LSD and the Search for GodSan Francisco · United States | 4,792 | +5 |
28 | Bowery ElectricNew York · United States | 4,469 | +22 |
29 | julieLos Angeles · United States | 4,393 | -3 |
30 | NeigeBagnols-sur-Cèze · France | 4,349 | +3 |
31 | The Boo RadleysWallasey · United Kingdom | 4,197 | -4 |
32 | The Big MoonLondon · United Kingdom | 3,813 | +21 |
33 | NothingPhiladelphia · United States | 3,791 | -8 |
34 | WhirrSan Francisco · United States | 3,730 | -11 |
35 | JesuAbergele · United Kingdom | 3,586 | -4 |
36 | Mojave 3London · United Kingdom | 3,557 | -7 |
37 | The Radio Dept.Lund · Sweden | 3,526 | -1 |
38 | ChapterhouseReading · United Kingdom | 3,377 | -10 |
39 | Lift to ExperienceDenton · United States | 3,350 | +8 |
40 | HorsegirlChicago · United States | 3,189 | -10 |
41 | Emma AndersonWimbledon · United Kingdom | 3,046 | -2 |
42 | 파란노을Seoul · South Korea | 2,774 | -7 |
43 | Planning for BurialWilkes-Barre · United States | 2,699 | +24 |
44 | MedicineUnited States | 2,653 | +2 |
45 | 羊文学Japan | 2,596 | -7 |
46 | swim schoolEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 2,569 | +54 |
47 | Narrow HeadDallas · United States | 2,452 | -2 |
48 | Pale SaintsLeeds · United Kingdom | 2,416 | -5 |
49 | SASAMILos Angeles · United States | 2,318 | +13 |
50 | Freak SlugUnited Kingdom | 2,215 | -8 |
101 | KnifeplayPhiladelphia · United States | 633 | +35 |
102 | Underground LoversAustralia | 611 | +25 |
169 | HelenPortland · United States | 77 | +21 |
86 | Fursy TeyssierBagnols-sur-Cèze · France | 1,021 | +19 |
66 | Greet DeathDavisburg · United States | 1,584 | +19 |
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.