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Artists from Brooklyn

The 50 most-read artists based in Brooklyn, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

200 artists are ranked in Brooklyn. The biggest move was Abbe Lane, up 132 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Barbra Streisandpop, soft rock	252,718	+2
02	Aaliyahpop, contemporary r&b	243,540	+2
03	Neil Diamondsinger-songwriter, pop	189,599	-1
04	JAŸ‐Zpop rap, east coast hip hop	133,010	-3
05	Barry Manilowpop, soft rock	93,271	+2
06	Jerry Seinfeldcomedy	93,126	-1
07	Cyndi Lauperpop, blues	87,125	+1
08	Lou Reedart rock, rock	78,893	-2
09	Naship hop, east coast hip hop	76,755	+1
10	Dom DeLuisecomedy	75,729	+3
11	Joan Riverscomedy	75,010	0
12	Geeseart punk, indie rock	70,785	+6
13	Harry Nilssonpop, baroque pop	61,447	-1
14	King Princessindie pop, alternative pop	57,802	+3
15	Busta Rhymeship hop, hardcore hip hop	56,222	0
16	Cameron Winterchamber folk, contemporary folk	55,601	+17
17	Connie Stevenspop	51,750	+8
18	Neil Sedakapop, soft rock	50,802	-9
19	Lesley Goreteen pop, bubblegum pop	50,672	-5
20	Mae Westvaudeville	45,280	+4
21	Joey Fatonepop	44,640	+2
22	Debbie Gibsonpop, teen pop	43,720	-6
23	Yasiin Beyhip hop	42,529	-4
24	TV on the Radioindie rock, art rock	41,789	+43
25	Type O Negativegothic metal, doom metal	40,114	+1
26	Peter Crisshard rock, rock	36,791	-4
27	Corbin Bleupop, teen pop	33,442	+1
28	George Gershwinjazz, classical	31,600	-8
29	Danny Kayejazz	31,074	0
30	Big Thiefindie rock, alternative rock	29,167	+19
31	Foxy Brownhip hop	28,735	+5
32	Jimmy Iovinehip hop	27,800	+2
33	They Might Be Giantsalternative rock, geek rock	27,460	-1
34	Castle Ratdoom metal, heavy metal	27,015	+9
35	Pras Michelhip hop, soul	26,764	+12
36	Shock‐Ghip hop	26,491	+18
37	Buddy Richjazz, big band	25,496	-10
38	Buddy Hackettcomedy	25,028	-7
39	GZA/Geniuship hop, east coast hip hop	24,170	+5
40	Steve Stevensrock	23,385	+13
41	Papoosehip hop	22,911	+44
42	Harry Chapinfolk rock, folk	22,666	-12
43	Abbe Lanetraditional pop, vocal jazz	22,631	+132
44	Robert Lammrock	21,651	-23
45	Eddie Rabbittcountry, country pop	20,766	-7
46	The Nationalindie rock, alternative rock	19,933	-11
47	Vic Damonetraditional pop	19,870	+4
48	Slim Jim Phantomalternative rock, rockabilly	19,827	+33
49	Danielle Briseboispop rock	19,251	+7
50	Fabolouship hop, east coast hip hop	18,616	-11

Rising outside the top 50this month

105	Meraudergroove metal, metal	7,521	+88
115	L’Rainavant-garde pop, experimental	6,639	+84
128	Wild Pinkindie rock	5,654	+69
72	E.D.I. Meanhip hop, hardcore hip hop	12,357	+68
64	Full Forcecontemporary r&b, new jack swing	14,198	+53

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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.