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The 39 most-read artists based in Charlotte, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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39 artists are ranked in Charlotte. The biggest move was Wayne Benson, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Luke Combscountry | 91,314 | 0 |
02 | Jodecihip hop soul, contemporary r&b | 17,801 | 0 |
03 | K‐Ci & JoJocontemporary r&b, pop soul | 13,370 | 0 |
04 | Elevation Worshippraise & worship, christian hip hop | 8,754 | 0 |
05 | Anthony Hamiltonhip hop, contemporary r&b | 6,870 | 0 |
06 | prettifunexperimental hip hop, hip hop | 4,917 | 0 |
07 | Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damnedsouthern rock | 4,293 | +3 |
08 | Joe Henryalternative country, americana | 2,777 | -1 |
09 | Wilbert Harrisonblues, r&b | 2,011 | +3 |
10 | Donald Lawrencecontemporary gospel, gospel | 1,709 | -2 |
11 | ANTiSEENpunk rock | 1,477 | +3 |
12 | Paul Waggonermetalcore, progressive metal | 1,457 | -3 |
13 | MAVIabstract hip hop, alternative hip hop | 1,436 | 0 |
14 | Sammy Johnscountry, folk rock | 1,426 | -3 |
15 | Catherine Popperrock and roll | 1,197 | 0 |
16 | Lutehip hop, southern hip hop | 938 | 0 |
17 | Young and in the Wayblack metal, crust punk | 512 | +1 |
18 | Nappy Brownblues, r&b | 478 | -1 |
19 | Wretchedhard rock, technical death metal | 398 | 0 |
20 | The Spongetonespower pop | 309 | 0 |
21 | Justincasealternative rock | 306 | +2 |
22 | Deniro Farrarhip hop | 283 | +2 |
23 | Paper Tonguesalternative rock | 272 | -2 |
24 | Wayne Bensonbluegrass | 265 | +4 |
25 | Benji Hughesrock, pop | 252 | -3 |
26 | Flagshipalternative rock | 196 | -1 |
27 | Ant-Beerock | 169 | 0 |
28 | Philmontchristian rock | 143 | +2 |
28 | It Looks Sad.emo | 143 | -2 |
30 | Ivy Solehip hop | 141 | -1 |
31 | Michael Colinajazz | 116 | +1 |
32 | Gil Raypower pop | 108 | +1 |
33 | Simplifiedrock | 100 | -2 |
34 | Lena Wilsonvaudeville blues | 82 | 0 |
35 | A Hero a Fakemetalcore, melodic metalcore | 76 | 0 |
36 | Don Kirkpatrickjazz | 68 | 0 |
37 | My So-Called Bandpunk rock | 58 | +1 |
38 | Lewis Worrelljazz | 46 | -1 |
39 | Wally Shoupfree improvisation, free jazz | 37 | 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.