Written by Benjamin Davis
Articles > Music Statistics > Who Are The Most Searched For Brighton Musicians?
Brighton has a rich musical past and a strong presence in the UK music scene. With huge artists regularly coming from the city we have taken a special interest in the Brighton music scene and love using our platform to hopefully improve the visibility of smaller musicians.
Rankd is currently the largest database of Brighton musicians in existence and using this data we are able to get a view on the entire local music scene.
In this report we are combining our data with specialist search tools like ahrefs and Semrush to get a better insight into the local music scene than any other company.
In this article we have compiled the top 10 most searched for artists from Brighton.
We have ranked these based on how many searches the artist has received from the entirety of the UK, we have also included how many searches from residents of Brighton for each artist. All search volumes stated are monthly averages over the last 12 months (Aug 2021 - Jul 2022).
Stats updated 01-09-2022
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1. Arrdee
Riley Davies, known professionally as ArrDee, is a rapper from Brighton, UK. Arrdee started rapping at the age of 13 and recorded his early music in a make-shift studio in a one-bedroom flat.
60,500 monthly searches, UK
720 monthly searches, Brighton
515,819
1,124,859
18,986
2. Maisie Peters
Maisie Peters is a singer songwriter from Brighton. She gained her initial popularity on Youtube before being signed to Atlantic Records in 2019.
40,500 monthly searches, UK
170 monthly searches, Brighton
415,765
362,506
9,862
3. Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook, also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s.
40,500 monthly searches, UK
1,000 monthly searches, Brighton
1,128,531
410,811
21,036
4. The Kooks
The Kooks are an English pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The band consists of Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris and Alexis Nunez. Their music is primarily influenced by the 1960s British Invasion movement and post-punk revival of the new millennium.
22,200 monthly searches, UK
170 monthly searches, Brighton
2,314,767
333,472
38,056
5. Royal Blood
Royal Blood are an English rock duo formed by Mike Kerr and Matt Swan in Worthing in 2011. The current lineup consists of Kerr and Ben Thatcher, who replaced Swan in 2013 prior to the band being signed by Warner Records.
22,200 monthly searches, UK
260 monthly searches, Brighton
1,469,028
424,252
26,278
6. Sam Tompkins
Sam Tompkins mixes modern R&B with hip hop and pop stylings, taking cues from the likes of Justin Timberlake and Ed Sheeran. From from Brighton, he got his start in music busking in the streets but really picked up in 2017 when he won MTV’s Cover Of The Month competition with a cover of Bebe Rexha I Got You.
5,400 monthly searches, UK
170 monthly searches, Brighton
123,319
520,050
7,050
7. The Architects
The Architects are a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The band now consists of Dan Searle on drums, Sam Carter on vocals, Alex Dean on bass & Adam Christianson and Josh Middleton on guitar.
5,400 monthly searches, UK
20 monthly searches, Brighton
738,795
479,861
15,881
8. Yonaka
Yonaka are an English rock band based out of Brighton. The group consists of Theresa Jarvis on vocals, George Edwards on guitar, Alex Crosby on bass and keyboards, and Robert Mason on drums.
Yonaka released their debut album, Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow, on 31 May 2019.
4,400 monthly searches, UK
70 monthly searches, Brighton
120,057
47,740
2,278
9. Black Honey
Black Honey is a British four-piece indie rock band formed in Brighton, England in 2014. The band is composed of lead singer and guitarist Izzy Baxter Phillips, guitarist Chris Ostler, bassist Tommy Taylor, and drummer Alex Woodward, who joined the group after the departure of Tom Dewhurst.
3,600 monthly searches, UK
50 monthly searches, Brighton
80,997
43,164
1,647
10. Porridge Radio
Porridge Radio are a British indie rock band formed in Brighton in 2015. They are fronted by vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Dana Margolin. The other members are keyboardist Georgie Stott, bass guitarist Maddie Ryall and drummer Sam Yardley.
The Guardian listed them among their top 40 new artists of 2018 and described their music as 'slacker indie'.
3,600 monthly searches, UK
90 monthly searches, Brighton
54,889
20,655
1,030
