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The 50 most-read symphonic prog artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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85 artists are ranked in symphonic prog. The biggest move was Refugee, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rick WakemanPerivale · United Kingdom | 48,184 | +1 |
02 | Emerson, Lake & PalmerBournemouth · United Kingdom | 37,345 | -1 |
03 | Roger GloverBrecon · United Kingdom | 17,046 | 0 |
04 | Don AireySunderland · United Kingdom | 15,959 | 0 |
05 | RenaissanceSurrey · United Kingdom | 11,821 | 0 |
06 | FocusAmsterdam · Netherlands | 8,309 | 0 |
07 | Anthony PhillipsLondon · United Kingdom | 5,968 | 0 |
08 | The Flower KingsUppsala · Sweden | 5,260 | +5 |
09 | Neal MorseVan Nuys · United States | 3,805 | -1 |
10 | Spock’s BeardLos Angeles · United States | 3,390 | -1 |
11 | Premiata Forneria MarconiMilano · Italy | 3,052 | -1 |
12 | J.G. ThirlwellMelbourne · Australia | 2,853 | -1 |
13 | Beggars OperaGlasgow · United Kingdom | 2,333 | +3 |
14 | Earth and FireDen Haag · Netherlands | 2,221 | -2 |
15 | GreensladeLondon · United Kingdom | 1,629 | 0 |
16 | The EnidTenterden · United Kingdom | 1,610 | -2 |
17 | Tony AshtonBlackburn · United Kingdom | 1,527 | +1 |
18 | TriumviratKöln · Germany | 1,500 | -1 |
19 | Roine StoltUppsala · Sweden | 1,378 | 0 |
20 | Duncan MackayLeeds · United Kingdom | 1,135 | +3 |
21 | WobblerHønefoss · Norway | 1,063 | +5 |
22 | H.P. LovecraftChicago · United States | 1,034 | -2 |
23 | InvisibleBuenos Aires · Argentina | 961 | -2 |
24 | KaipaSweden | 933 | +1 |
25 | Glass HammerChattanooga · United States | 927 | +3 |
26 | Le OrmeMarghera · Italy | 911 | -2 |
27 | GraciousEsher · United Kingdom | 675 | -5 |
28 | Sebastian Hardie— | 650 | +3 |
29 | FruuppBelfast · United Kingdom | 644 | -2 |
30 | Moon SafariSkellefteå · Sweden | 596 | +2 |
31 | CressidaLondon · United Kingdom | 570 | -1 |
32 | RefugeeUnited Kingdom | 561 | +6 |
33 | GnidrologLondon · United Kingdom | 556 | +4 |
34 | Robert John GodfreyMaidstone · United Kingdom | 494 | -5 |
35 | ÄnglagårdStockholm · Sweden | 489 | +1 |
36 | SolarisBudapest · Hungary | 484 | -1 |
37 | KarmakanicMalmö · Sweden | 465 | +2 |
38 | Proto-KawUnited States | 445 | +2 |
39 | NovalisHamburg · Germany | 435 | +5 |
40 | echolynPennsylvania · United States | 410 | -6 |
41 | AtollMetz · France | 389 | -8 |
42 | OsannaNapoli · Italy | 371 | 0 |
43 | José CidChamusca · Portugal | 327 | 0 |
44 | DisciplineRoyal Oak · United States | 326 | +1 |
45 | WallyEngland · United Kingdom | 323 | +1 |
46 | ClearlightParis · France | 322 | -5 |
47 | Anyone’s DaughterStuttgart · Germany | 315 | 0 |
48 | ApocalypseCaxias do Sul · Brazil | 303 | 0 |
49 | PulsarLyon · France | 289 | +1 |
50 | MandalabandUnited Kingdom | 271 | -1 |
51 | IZZNew York · United States | 246 | +9 |
53 | White WillowNorway | 202 | +6 |
73 | Pär LindhSweden | 91 | +6 |
70 | YesterdaysCluj-Napoca · Romania | 103 | +5 |
77 | PrúdyBratislava · Slovakia | 68 | +4 |
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.