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Music from Manchester

98 musicians born in Manchester and 52 bands formed there, ordered by how many Wikipedias write about them.

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  1. 1
    Oasis formed 1991 · alternative rock, rock
  2. 2
    Anthony Burgess born 1917
  3. 3
    Noel Gallagher born 1967 · alternative rock, rock
  4. 4
    Take That formed 1990 · pop, funk
  5. 5
    The Smiths formed 1984 · indie rock, new wave
  6. 6
    Liam Gallagher born 1972 · psychedelic rock, rock
  7. 7
    The Stone Roses formed 1983 · alternative rock, indie rock
  8. 8
    The Chemical Brothers formed 1989 · punk rock, electronic
  9. 9
    Hurts formed 2009 · synth-pop
  10. 10
    Simply Red formed 1984 · pop, jazz fusion
  11. 11
    The Hollies formed 1962 · rock, beat
  12. 12
    Johnny Marr born 1963 · alternative rock, indie rock
  13. 13
    Andy Gibb born 1958 · pop
  14. 14
    Davy Jones born 1945 · pop
  15. 15
    Lisa Stansfield born 1966 · pop, soul
  16. 16
    Shayne Ward born 1984 · pop
  17. 17
    Van der Graaf Generator formed 1967 · progressive rock
  18. 18
    Herman's Hermits formed 1963 · rock, beat
  19. 19
    Jason Orange born 1970 · pop
  20. 20
    Genesis P-Orridge born 1950 · electronic, industrial
  21. 21
    Roy Harper born 1941 · traditional folk
  22. 22
    Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds formed 2010 · alternative rock, rock
  23. 23
    Andy Rourke born 1964 · rock
  24. 24
    Simon Webbe born 1979 · pop
  25. 25
    Magazine formed 1977 · punk rock, new wave
  26. 26
    808 State formed 1987 · electronic, house
  27. 27
    James formed 1982 · alternative rock
  28. 28
    Gillian Gilbert born 1961 · alternative rock, rock
  29. 29
    The Future Sound of London formed 1988 · techno
  30. 30
    Steve Hewitt born 1971 · alternative rock, rock
  31. 31
    Gary Mounfield born 1962 · alternative rock
  32. 32
    Max Beesley born 1971
  33. 33
    Paul Arthurs born 1965 · rock
  34. 34
    Lamb formed 1996 · trip hop
  35. 35
    M People formed 1990 · house, dance-pop
  36. 36
    Push Baby formed 2012 · pop
  37. 37
    Andy Gill born 1956 · post-punk
  38. 38
    Swing Out Sister formed 1985 · sophisti-pop
  39. 39
    Stuart Adamson born 1958 · rock
  40. 40
    Freddie and the Dreamers formed 1963 · beat
  41. 41
    Barry Adamson born 1958 · post-punk
  42. 42
    Everything Everything formed 2007 · art rock
  43. 43
    The Durutti Column formed 1978 · new wave, art rock
  44. 44
    The Outfield formed 1983 · new wave, pop rock
  45. 45
    Electronic formed 1988 · alternative dance
  46. 46
    David Rohl born 1950
  47. 47
    A Certain Ratio formed 1977 · punk rock
  48. 48
    A Guy Called Gerald born 1967 · drum and bass, acid house
  49. 49
    John Taylor born 1942 · jazz
  50. 50
    Billy Duffy born 1961 · hard rock
  51. 51
    Oceansize formed 1998 · progressive rock
  52. 52
    Paul Burgess born 1950 · rock
  53. 53
    Pale Waves formed 2014 · indie rock, gothic rock
  54. 54
    GoGo Penguin formed 2012 · jazz
  55. 55
    Martin Hannett born 1948 · new wave, post-punk
  56. 56
    John Foulds born 1880
  57. 57
    Mike Joyce born 1963 · alternative rock
  58. 58
    The Mindbenders formed 1963 · beat
  59. 59
    Freddie Garrity born 1936 · rock
  60. 60
    Tony McCarroll born 1971 · rock
  61. 61
    New Hope Club formed 2015 · pop, indie rock
  62. 62
    Wax formed 1983 · new wave
  63. 63
    Wayne Fontana born 1945 · pop, beat
  64. 64
    Brian Easdale born 1909 · opera
  65. 65
    Misha B born 1992 · pop
  66. 66
    I Am Kloot formed 1999 · alternative rock
  67. 67
    Peter Donohoe born 1953 · classical
  68. 68
    Heaven's Basement formed 2008 · hard rock
  69. 69
    Julian Edwards born 1855 · opera
  70. 70
    Monaco formed 1995 · alternative rock, pop
  71. 71
    Slaughter & The Dogs punk rock
  72. 72
    Aitch born 1999 · UK rap
  73. 73
    Lou Rhodes born 1964 · pop, trip hop
  74. 74
    Shura born 1991 · electronic
  75. 75
    Nine Black Alps formed 2003 · alternative rock, indie rock
  76. 76
    Malcolm Roberts born 1944 · traditional pop
  77. 77
    Michael McGoldrick born 1971 · blues, Celtic
  78. 78
    John Du Cann born 1946 · hard rock
  79. 79
    Craig Gannon born 1966 · alternative rock
  80. 80
    Winterfylleth formed 2007 · black metal
  81. 81
    Floating Points born 1986 · electronic, jazz
  82. 82
    Graham Simpson born 1943 · glam rock
  83. 83
    Les Dawson born 1931
  84. 84
    John Linton Gardner born 1917 · opera
  85. 85
    Don Estelle born 1933 · pop
  86. 86
    Arthur Butterworth born 1923
  87. 87
    WU LYF indie rock
  88. 88
    Urban Cookie Collective Eurodance
  89. 89
    Kryder born 1982 · electro house
  90. 90
    When in Rome formed 1987 · electronic dance
  91. 91
    Steve Bolton born 1949 · rock
  92. 92
    Adam Anderson born 1984 · synth-pop
  93. 93
    The Rain formed 1991 · rock, indie rock
  94. 94
    Rob Gretton born 1953 · new wave
  95. 95
    Mark Reeder born 1958 · electronica
  96. 96
    Nigel Osborne born 1948
  97. 97
    Billy Thorpe born 1946 · pop rock
  98. 98
    Jeff Singer born 1971 · heavy metal
  99. 99
    Reni born 1964 · alternative rock
  100. 100
    Aziz Ibrahim born 1964 · progressive rock
  101. 101
    Yasmin born 1988
  102. 102
    Violet Carson born 1898
  103. 103
    Max George born 1988
  104. 104
    David Wilde born 1935
  105. 105
    Diane Charlemagne born 1964 · electronic dance
  106. 106
    Mark Burgess born 1960 · post-punk
  107. 107
    Hughie Flint born 1940 · blues
  108. 108
    Steve Diggle born 1955 · punk rock
  109. 109
    Bugzy Malone born 1990 · UK rap, grime
  110. 110
    Carole Pope born 1946 · new wave
  111. 111
    John Spinks born 1954 · pop rock
  112. 112
    Jim Noir born 1982 · electro
  113. 113
    Amplifier formed 1999 · progressive rock
  114. 114
    Brian Priestley born 1940 · jazz
  115. 115
    Vini Reilly born 1953 · punk rock
  116. 116
    A II Z formed 1979 · heavy metal, new wave of British heavy metal
  117. 117
    Sweet Female Attitude house, rhythm and blues
  118. 118
    Eric Fogg born 1903
  119. 119
    Sweet Sensation formed 1971 · soul
  120. 120
    Jeff Wootton born 1988 · alternative rock
  121. 121
    Sheila Nelson born 1936
  122. 122
    Revenge formed 1989 · alternative rock, house
  123. 123
    Darren Barrett born 1967 · jazz
  124. 124
    John Doyle born 1959 · post-punk
  125. 125
    Richard Hoffman born 1831 · classical
  126. 126
    Herbert Reynolds born 1867
  127. 127
    Bipolar Sunshine born 1984 · pop
  128. 128
    Terry Britten born 1947 · pop
  129. 129
    Matthew Halsall born 1983 · jazz
  130. 130
    Ten formed 1995 · hard rock
  131. 131
    Damian born 1964 · pop
  132. 132
    Northside formed 1989 · indie rock
  133. 133
    Art Themen born 1939 · jazz
  134. 134
    Wayne Jackson born 1971
  135. 135
    Rowetta born 1966 · contemporary R&B
  136. 136
    Kavana born 1977 · pop, teen pop
  137. 137
    Mint Royale big beat
  138. 138
    Marc Riley born 1961
  139. 139
    Richard Janssen born 1961 · pop
  140. 140
    The Dakotas formed 1962 · pop
  141. 141
    Darrell Fitton born 1953 · electronic
  142. 142
    Gary Hughes born 1967 · hard rock, arena rock
  143. 143
    Karl Burns born 1958 · post-punk
  144. 144
    Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias comedy rock
  145. 145
    Andy Connell born 1961
  146. 146
    Maria Keohane born 1971
  147. 147
    Robin Blaze born 1971
  148. 148
    Findlay born 1991
  149. 149
    Ken Jones born 1927
  150. 150
    Demdike Stare formed 2009 · dark ambient, electronic

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