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The 26 most-read artists based in Champaign, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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26 artists are ranked in Champaign. The biggest move was Somi, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ludacriship hop, dirty south | 71,552 | 0 |
02 | Alison Kraussbluegrass, contemporary country | 48,861 | 0 |
03 | REO Speedwagonrock, hard rock | 38,677 | 0 |
04 | Humalternative rock, post-hardcore | 14,190 | 0 |
05 | Ivan Doroschukpop, rock | 7,075 | 0 |
06 | Braidemo | 2,136 | 0 |
07 | Champaignr&b, soul | 2,096 | 0 |
08 | Starcastleprogressive rock, rock | 2,031 | 0 |
09 | “Brother” Jack McDuffhard bop, jazz | 1,785 | +1 |
10 | Viktor Krausscountry | 1,488 | -1 |
11 | Bruce Hallrock | 979 | +1 |
12 | Somijazz | 805 | +2 |
13 | Poster Childrenalternative rock | 727 | -2 |
14 | John Louis Richardsonalternative rock | 683 | -1 |
15 | Invinciblehip hop | 348 | 0 |
16 | The Elvis Brothersrock | 212 | +2 |
17 | Ian Blurtonhard rock, rock | 184 | -1 |
18 | Marc Beesoncountry | 167 | -1 |
19 | Headlightsindie rock | 158 | +1 |
20 | Sargeindie rock, rock | 153 | -1 |
21 | Annisteen Allenjazz, blues | 146 | 0 |
22 | Wolfieindie pop, power pop | 91 | +1 |
23 | Kim Richmondjazz, post-bop | 79 | +1 |
24 | The Beauty Shopcountry | 59 | +1 |
25 | Peter Westergaardopera | 57 | -3 |
26 | Gliftedelectronic | 42 | 0 |
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.