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The 27 most-read artists based in Charleston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are ranked in Charleston. The biggest move was Little Stranger, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Darius Ruckercontemporary country, country pop | 47,624 | 0 |
02 | Trimhip hop, pop rap | 13,017 | 0 |
03 | Melanie Thorntonpop, blues | 9,965 | 0 |
04 | Lou Marinijazz | 7,433 | 0 |
05 | Matt Watsoncloud rap, hip hop | 4,203 | 0 |
06 | Little Strangeralternative hip hop | 2,548 | +2 |
07 | Alphonse Mouzonjazz, jazz fusion | 2,291 | 0 |
08 | Shovels & Ropeamericana | 1,656 | -2 |
09 | Freddie Greenjazz, swing | 1,087 | 0 |
10 | Jeremy Messersmithfolk, pop | 1,021 | +2 |
11 | Kelontae Gavingospel | 967 | 0 |
12 | Andy Kubiszewskialternative rock | 847 | -2 |
13 | Patti Drewpop soul, soul | 578 | 0 |
14 | Deepfieldpost-grunge | 297 | 0 |
15 | The Explorers Clubpop rock | 263 | 0 |
16 | Willie Smithjazz, swing | 238 | +1 |
17 | H‐Bomb Fergusonr&b | 213 | -1 |
18 | Bertha “Chippie” Hillblues, vaudeville blues | 175 | -1 |
19 | The Working Titlerock | 164 | 0 |
20 | Tom Delaneyblues | 147 | +1 |
21 | The Filmsindie rock | 142 | -1 |
22 | Ronnie Freejazz | 82 | +1 |
23 | Julian Dashjazz | 79 | +1 |
24 | Fud Livingstonjazz | 75 | -2 |
25 | Pete Briggsjazz | 70 | +1 |
26 | Cliff Smallsjazz | 47 | 0 |
27 | Gus Aikenjazz | 40 | -2 |
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.