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Japanese Artists

The 50 most-read Japanese artists, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

200 artists are ranked in Japan. The biggest move was 福原遥, up 228 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Zach Bryancountry, alternative country	244,297	+2
02	Yoko Onoart pop, avant-garde	159,122	-1
03	Nintendochiptune	89,216	-1
04	Ryotaalternative rock	79,733	+221
05	松原みきcity pop, jazz	41,711	+4
06	坂本龍一ambient, art pop	35,955	+1
07	一葉k-pop	34,091	-1
08	宮脇咲良k-pop	31,719	-3
09	BABYMETALkawaii metal, metal	30,892	-5
10	Mitskiindie rock, rock	29,178	-2
11	Adoj-pop, alternative rock	27,900	-1
12	Akiko Matsuurapunk rock	24,780	+75
13	久石譲classical, cinematic classical	22,426	+12
14	Nujabesinstrumental hip hop, hip hop	21,967	-2
15	Leisha Haileyrock	20,107	0
16	Rina Sawayamaelectropop, alternative r&b	19,394	-3
17	福原遥j-pop	19,356	+228
18	AKB48j-pop, pop	17,178	0
19	千葉真一kayōkyoku	16,626	+2
20	XGpop rap, contemporary r&b	16,081	-4
21	X JAPANheavy metal, visual kei	15,828	+9
22	高中正義jazz fusion, jazz	15,577	+2
23	SANAk-pop	15,129	+6
24	悠木碧j-pop	14,559	+19
25	ハチrock	14,489	+54
26	Matt Heafyheavy metal	13,963	+14
27	YOASOBIj-pop, yakousei	13,949	-4
28	Borisdrone, doom metal	13,743	+27
29	神田沙也加j-pop	13,645	+157
30	内田有紀j-pop	13,437	+30
31	木村拓哉pop	13,264	-3
32	坂本九kayōkyoku	12,964	+20
33	LiSAj-pop, j-rock	12,493	-14
34	&TEAMj-pop	12,356	-12
35	Yellow Magic Orchestrasynth-pop, electronic	12,348	-3
36	ももk-pop	12,203	+10
37	MALICE MIZERvisual kei, rock	12,149	-10
38	中元すず香kawaii metal	11,899	-24
39	早見沙織j-pop	11,887	-4
40	GACKTrock, pop	11,880	-2
41	YOSHIKIrock, visual kei	11,808	-2
42	笠井紀美子jazz, city pop	11,588	-5
43	下村陽子chiptune	11,542	+8
44	¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$Utrance	11,537	0
45	松田聖子idol kayō, techno kayō	11,325	+51
46	浜崎あゆみj-pop, electronic	11,034	+3
47	MIYAVIrock, visual kei	11,029	+3
48	櫻井敦司rock	10,801	+35
49	きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅj-pop, electropop	10,726	+62
50	一柳慧avant-garde, contemporary classical	10,439	-5

Rising outside the top 50this month

78	豊崎愛生j-pop	7,321	+153
58	ベッキー♪♯j-pop	9,219	+136
180	アンジェラ・アキj-pop, singer-songwriter	3,933	+113
108	恵比寿マスカッツj-pop	6,038	+112
53	鬼頭明里j-pop	10,214	+90

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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.