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The 15 most-read artists based in Greenville, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Greenville. The biggest move was Jesse Hughes, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Peabo Brysonsoul, contemporary r&b | 27,162 | 0 |
02 | Marcus Kingcountry | 15,960 | 0 |
03 | Jesse Hughesrock | 12,882 | +1 |
04 | Edwin McCainrock, indie rock | 7,215 | -1 |
05 | Niletechnical death metal, death metal | 6,471 | 0 |
06 | Nikki Laneoutlaw country | 4,974 | 0 |
07 | Josh Whiteblues, folk | 2,904 | +1 |
08 | Islanderalternative metal, nu metal | 1,761 | -1 |
08 | Karl Sandersambient, experimental | 1,761 | +1 |
10 | Peter Hughesfolk rock | 1,398 | +1 |
11 | Chuck Cannoncountry | 1,300 | -1 |
12 | The Dixie Hummingbirdsgospel | 877 | 0 |
13 | Hovie Listergospel, southern gospel | 764 | 0 |
14 | William “Cat” Andersonjazz, swing | 586 | 0 |
15 | Ann Sextonsoul | 195 | 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.