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The 27 most-read artists based in Charleston, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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27 artists are ranked in Charleston. The biggest move was H‐Bomb Ferguson, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Darius Ruckercontemporary country, country pop | 50,069 | 0 |
02 | Melanie Thorntonpop, blues | 8,587 | 0 |
03 | Trimhip hop, pop rap | 5,685 | +1 |
04 | Lou Marinijazz | 5,488 | -1 |
05 | Matt Watsoncloud rap, hip hop | 3,344 | 0 |
06 | Alphonse Mouzonjazz, jazz fusion | 2,496 | 0 |
07 | Shovels & Ropeamericana | 2,279 | 0 |
08 | Little Strangeralternative hip hop | 1,425 | 0 |
09 | Jeremy Messersmithfolk, pop | 1,351 | +2 |
10 | Freddie Greenjazz, swing | 1,001 | -1 |
11 | Kelontae Gavingospel | 694 | -1 |
12 | Andy Kubiszewskialternative rock | 555 | 0 |
13 | Patti Drewpop soul, soul | 538 | 0 |
14 | H‐Bomb Fergusonr&b | 281 | +4 |
15 | Deepfieldpost-grunge | 269 | -1 |
16 | Willie Smithjazz, swing | 257 | 0 |
17 | The Filmsindie rock | 198 | +3 |
18 | The Explorers Clubpop rock | 188 | -3 |
19 | Bertha “Chippie” Hillblues, vaudeville blues | 176 | -2 |
20 | The Working Titlerock | 124 | -1 |
21 | Tom Delaneyblues | 123 | 0 |
22 | Ronnie Freejazz | 68 | 0 |
23 | Julian Dashjazz | 63 | +1 |
24 | Fud Livingstonjazz | 62 | +1 |
25 | Pete Briggsjazz | 55 | -2 |
26 | Cliff Smallsjazz | 34 | 0 |
27 | Gus Aikenjazz | 23 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.