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The 50 most-read symphonic prog artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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85 artists are ranked in symphonic prog. The biggest move was The Neal Morse Band, up 16 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Emerson, Lake & PalmerBournemouth · United Kingdom | 42,912 | 0 |
02 | Rick WakemanPerivale · United Kingdom | 37,346 | 0 |
03 | Roger GloverBrecon · United Kingdom | 30,225 | 0 |
04 | Don AireySunderland · United Kingdom | 24,842 | +1 |
05 | RenaissanceSurrey · United Kingdom | 15,389 | -1 |
06 | Earth and FireDen Haag · Netherlands | 11,284 | +8 |
07 | FocusAmsterdam · Netherlands | 10,442 | -1 |
08 | Anthony PhillipsLondon · United Kingdom | 6,453 | -1 |
09 | Neal MorseVan Nuys · United States | 5,497 | +2 |
10 | Spock’s BeardLos Angeles · United States | 3,907 | 0 |
11 | Premiata Forneria MarconiMilano · Italy | 3,880 | -2 |
12 | The Flower KingsUppsala · Sweden | 3,466 | 0 |
13 | J.G. ThirlwellMelbourne · Australia | 3,313 | -5 |
14 | GreensladeLondon · United Kingdom | 2,228 | -1 |
15 | Tony AshtonBlackburn · United Kingdom | 1,875 | 0 |
16 | TriumviratKöln · Germany | 1,575 | 0 |
17 | Beggars OperaGlasgow · United Kingdom | 1,551 | 0 |
18 | The EnidTenterden · United Kingdom | 1,512 | 0 |
19 | Roine StoltUppsala · Sweden | 1,228 | +5 |
20 | Glass HammerChattanooga · United States | 1,136 | +1 |
21 | H.P. LovecraftChicago · United States | 1,128 | -1 |
22 | Duncan MackayLeeds · United Kingdom | 1,125 | -3 |
23 | Le OrmeMarghera · Italy | 1,040 | +2 |
24 | GraciousEsher · United Kingdom | 1,039 | -1 |
25 | GnidrologLondon · United Kingdom | 950 | +9 |
26 | InvisibleBuenos Aires · Argentina | 901 | -4 |
27 | KaipaSweden | 843 | -1 |
28 | WobblerHønefoss · Norway | 789 | 0 |
29 | FruuppBelfast · United Kingdom | 650 | +2 |
30 | RefugeeUnited Kingdom | 632 | 0 |
31 | Sebastian Hardie— | 631 | +5 |
32 | AtollMetz · France | 630 | -3 |
33 | CressidaLondon · United Kingdom | 626 | -1 |
34 | Proto-KawUnited States | 615 | +6 |
35 | Moon SafariSkellefteå · Sweden | 607 | 0 |
36 | OsannaNapoli · Italy | 575 | -9 |
37 | echolynPennsylvania · United States | 562 | +5 |
38 | ÄnglagårdStockholm · Sweden | 524 | 0 |
39 | Robert John GodfreyMaidstone · United Kingdom | 502 | +2 |
40 | SolarisBudapest · Hungary | 500 | -3 |
41 | José CidChamusca · Portugal | 469 | -8 |
42 | DisciplineRoyal Oak · United States | 451 | +1 |
43 | KarmakanicMalmö · Sweden | 406 | +1 |
44 | NovalisHamburg · Germany | 397 | +1 |
45 | ClearlightParis · France | 387 | +1 |
46 | MandalabandUnited Kingdom | 323 | +5 |
47 | AlphataurusMilano · Italy | 298 | +3 |
48 | The Neal Morse BandNashville · United States | 295 | +16 |
48 | PulsarLyon · France | 295 | -1 |
50 | WallyEngland · United Kingdom | 282 | +3 |
61 | Buon vecchio CharlieRoma · Italy | 169 | +12 |
59 | Eela CraigLinz · Austria | 177 | +8 |
77 | EspírituBuenos Aires · Argentina | 59 | +7 |
51 | Collegium MusicumBratislava · Slovakia | 278 | +5 |
75 | Anima MundiCuba | 76 | +3 |
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.