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The 39 most-read artists based in Charlotte, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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39 artists are ranked in Charlotte. The biggest move was Young and in the Way, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Luke Combscountry | 36,501 | 0 |
02 | Jodecihip hop soul, contemporary r&b | 16,044 | 0 |
03 | K‐Ci & JoJocontemporary r&b, pop soul | 11,040 | 0 |
04 | Elevation Worshippraise & worship, christian hip hop | 10,040 | 0 |
05 | Anthony Hamiltonhip hop, contemporary r&b | 5,867 | 0 |
06 | prettifunexperimental hip hop, hip hop | 2,694 | 0 |
07 | Joe Henryalternative country, americana | 2,146 | 0 |
08 | Wilbert Harrisonblues, r&b | 1,612 | +1 |
09 | Donald Lawrencecontemporary gospel, gospel | 1,394 | +1 |
10 | MAVIabstract hip hop, alternative hip hop | 1,376 | -2 |
11 | Paul Waggonermetalcore, progressive metal | 1,297 | 0 |
12 | Sammy Johnscountry, folk rock | 1,115 | 0 |
13 | ANTiSEENpunk rock | 1,073 | 0 |
14 | Young and in the Wayblack metal, crust punk | 943 | +4 |
15 | Catherine Popperrock and roll | 911 | -1 |
16 | Lutehip hop, southern hip hop | 672 | -1 |
17 | Nappy Brownblues, r&b | 623 | 0 |
18 | Wretchedhard rock, technical death metal | 388 | -2 |
19 | Benji Hughesrock, pop | 311 | 0 |
20 | The Spongetonespower pop | 267 | +2 |
21 | Deniro Farrarhip hop | 264 | 0 |
22 | Justincasealternative rock | 259 | +1 |
23 | Paper Tonguesalternative rock | 234 | -3 |
24 | Flagshipalternative rock | 199 | +2 |
25 | Wayne Bensonbluegrass | 184 | +3 |
26 | Ant-Beerock | 164 | -1 |
27 | Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damnedsouthern rock | 159 | -3 |
28 | It Looks Sad.emo | 132 | +1 |
29 | Ivy Solehip hop | 125 | -2 |
30 | Gil Raypower pop | 124 | +1 |
31 | Philmontchristian rock | 101 | +1 |
32 | Simplifiedrock | 88 | -2 |
33 | A Hero a Fakemetalcore, melodic metalcore | 81 | 0 |
34 | Michael Colinajazz | 79 | 0 |
35 | Lena Wilsonvaudeville blues | 68 | 0 |
36 | Lewis Worrelljazz | 59 | 0 |
37 | Don Kirkpatrickjazz | 54 | +2 |
38 | My So-Called Bandpunk rock | 48 | 0 |
39 | Wally Shoupfree improvisation, free jazz | 32 | -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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.