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The 50 most-read shoegaze artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in shoegaze. The biggest move was MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, up 19 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | My Bloody ValentineDublin · Ireland | 30,357 | +1 |
02 | Cigarettes After SexEl Paso · United States | 30,223 | -1 |
03 | SlowdiveReading · United Kingdom | 26,583 | +1 |
04 | The Jesus and Mary ChainEast Kilbride · United Kingdom | 23,719 | +1 |
05 | Title FightKingston · United States | 20,843 | -2 |
06 | DeafheavenSan Francisco · United States | 18,447 | +2 |
07 | WednesdayAsheville · United States | 17,497 | 0 |
08 | Silversun PickupsLos Angeles · United States | 16,247 | -2 |
09 | HumChampaign · United States | 14,190 | 0 |
10 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSKobe · Japan | 12,899 | +19 |
11 | LushLondon · United Kingdom | 10,573 | -1 |
12 | WispSan Francisco · United States | 9,738 | +3 |
13 | RideOxford · United Kingdom | 8,877 | -1 |
14 | AlcestBagnols-sur-Cèze · France | 8,872 | 0 |
15 | Have a Nice LifeMiddletown · United States | 7,471 | -4 |
16 | SwervedriverOxford · United Kingdom | 7,413 | +16 |
17 | Miki BerenyiLondon · United Kingdom | 7,031 | 0 |
18 | Bilinda ButcherLondon · United Kingdom | 6,702 | +5 |
19 | julieLos Angeles · United States | 6,521 | +8 |
20 | DusterSan Jose · United States | 6,511 | -2 |
21 | DeerhunterAtlanta · United States | 6,320 | -1 |
22 | FleshwaterLowell · United States | 6,084 | -1 |
23 | NothingPhiladelphia · United States | 5,999 | -10 |
24 | Catherine WheelGreat Yarmouth · United Kingdom | 5,585 | -2 |
25 | Mojave 3London · United Kingdom | 5,449 | -9 |
26 | Galaxie 500Cambridge · United States | 5,418 | -7 |
27 | HorsegirlChicago · United States | 5,229 | -2 |
28 | They Are Gutting a Body of WaterPhiladelphia · United States | 4,635 | +15 |
29 | The Boo RadleysWallasey · United Kingdom | 4,621 | +4 |
30 | WhirrSan Francisco · United States | 4,029 | +1 |
31 | JesuAbergele · United Kingdom | 4,020 | +8 |
32 | NeigeBagnols-sur-Cèze · France | 3,549 | +6 |
33 | 羊文学Japan | 3,534 | -5 |
34 | ChapterhouseReading · United Kingdom | 3,297 | -8 |
35 | A Place to Bury StrangersBrooklyn · United States | 3,289 | +10 |
36 | 파란노을Seoul · South Korea | 3,280 | 0 |
37 | LSD and the Search for GodSan Francisco · United States | 3,275 | -3 |
38 | The Radio Dept.Lund · Sweden | 3,070 | -1 |
39 | Just MustardDundalk · Ireland | 3,060 | -15 |
40 | The Big MoonLondon · United Kingdom | 2,776 | -10 |
41 | Pale SaintsLeeds · United Kingdom | 2,684 | +1 |
42 | Emma AndersonWimbledon · United Kingdom | 2,671 | +4 |
43 | The VeldtChapel Hill · United States | 2,527 | +15 |
44 | EyedressManila · Philippines | 2,502 | +3 |
45 | Narrow HeadDallas · United States | 2,451 | -10 |
46 | MedicineUnited States | 2,422 | +8 |
47 | A.R. KaneLondon · United Kingdom | 2,381 | -3 |
48 | きのこ帝国Ōsaki · Japan | 2,290 | +2 |
49 | Chris AclandCity of Lancaster · United Kingdom | 2,224 | +2 |
50 | Starflyer 59Riverside · United States | 2,190 | -2 |
73 | swim schoolEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 1,302 | +27 |
90 | The Lost PatrolNew York · United States | 942 | +27 |
71 | Horse Jumper of LoveBoston · United States | 1,345 | +19 |
57 | My VitriolLondon · United Kingdom | 1,748 | +19 |
141 | Principe ValienteStockholm · Sweden | 215 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.