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The 16 most-read artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are ranked in Portland. The biggest move was Cruel Hand, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Stephen Kingaudio drama | 201,569 | 0 |
02 | Anna Kendrickpop | 149,471 | 0 |
03 | Stephen Hagueelectropop | 1,769 | 0 |
04 | Dana Colleyalternative rock | 1,592 | 0 |
05 | Cruel Handhardcore punk | 1,407 | +4 |
06 | Sposehip hop | 1,008 | -1 |
07 | Jason Ricciblues | 438 | -1 |
08 | John Knowles Paineclassical | 427 | -1 |
09 | Soleboom bap, abstract hip hop | 390 | -1 |
10 | Kalie Shorrcountry, folk | 197 | 0 |
11 | Kurt Bakeralternative rock | 194 | 0 |
12 | William Vacchianoclassical | 161 | +1 |
13 | The Leftoverspop punk | 153 | -1 |
14 | The Stainspunk | 48 | 0 |
15 | Cliff Leemanjazz, swing | 34 | 0 |
16 | Seekonkindie rock | 29 | 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.