Popularity ranking · United Kingdom

The 100 most popular Bands in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest bands in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.3k bands tracked in United Kingdom, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Fun, Cherryblossom and Wicker lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.1M, and the largest, Fun, reaches around 7.1M people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each band, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Gorillaz 1.1M 37.8 34.3% Band
27 Radiohead 1.1M 39.4 37.9% Band
28 Heavenly (British band) 1.1M Band
29 Jamiroquai 1.1M 47.6 30.6% Band
30 The Cure 1.1M 45.1 42.0% Band
31 AC/DC 1.1M 43.9 43.4% Band
32 Metallica 1.1M 41.8 37.1% Band
33 Iron Maiden 1M 42.5 42.1% Band
34 Portishead (band) 1M 47.0 54.1% Band
35 Stereophonics 1M 47.4 46.9% Band
36 Duran Duran 985k 51.4 58.7% Band
37 Genesis (band) 972k 50.7 38.1% Band
38 Boyzone 971k 48.0 75.3% Band
39 Snap! 967k 39.1 62.3% Band
40 MainStreet (boy band) 963k Band
41 Swans (band) 895k Band
42 Bee Gees 866k 53.4 68.9% Band
43 Arrested Development (group) 857k 44.6 57.1% Band
44 War (band) 849k Band
45 Dire Straits 847k 51.3 34.3% Band
46 HE/RO 827k 33.8 50.8% Band
47 Madness (band) 825k 47.8 47.8% Band
48 Supernova (South Korean band) 823k 32.9 30.9% Band
49 Depeche Mode 823k 49.3 53.4% Band
50 The Hollies 796k 53.1 49.8% Band

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular bands compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each band by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest band in United Kingdom?

Fun currently leads with an estimated audience of 7.1M people in United Kingdom.

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