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The 26 most-read artists based in Champaign, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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26 artists are ranked in Champaign. The biggest move was Wolfie, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ludacriship hop, dirty south | 51,215 | 0 |
02 | REO Speedwagonrock, hard rock | 33,647 | +1 |
03 | Alison Kraussbluegrass, contemporary country | 31,344 | -1 |
04 | Humalternative rock, post-hardcore | 17,544 | 0 |
05 | Ivan Doroschukpop, rock | 7,196 | 0 |
06 | Braidemo | 2,262 | +1 |
07 | “Brother” Jack McDuffhard bop, jazz | 1,758 | -1 |
08 | Starcastleprogressive rock, rock | 1,749 | +1 |
09 | Champaignr&b, soul | 1,569 | -1 |
10 | Viktor Krausscountry | 1,201 | 0 |
11 | Poster Childrenalternative rock | 737 | +1 |
12 | Somijazz | 688 | -1 |
13 | Bruce Hallrock | 539 | 0 |
14 | John Louis Richardsonalternative rock | 455 | 0 |
15 | Ian Blurtonhard rock, rock | 315 | +1 |
16 | Invinciblehip hop | 311 | -1 |
17 | Marc Beesoncountry | 155 | +1 |
18 | The Elvis Brothersrock | 152 | -1 |
19 | Sargeindie rock, rock | 142 | +1 |
20 | Headlightsindie rock | 118 | -1 |
21 | Annisteen Allenjazz, blues | 106 | 0 |
22 | Wolfieindie pop, power pop | 72 | +2 |
23 | Kim Richmondjazz, post-bop | 68 | 0 |
24 | Gliftedelectronic | 64 | +1 |
25 | The Beauty Shopcountry | 58 | +1 |
26 | Peter Westergaardopera | 51 | -4 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.