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The 18 most-read artists based in Portsmouth, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are ranked in Portsmouth. The biggest move was Neil Fallon, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Missy Elliotthip hop, pop rap | 38,708 | 0 |
02 | Chad Hugorock | 16,840 | 0 |
03 | Mike Wattrock | 9,780 | 0 |
04 | Neil Fallonrock | 8,594 | +2 |
05 | Ruth Brownblues, jazz | 5,784 | -1 |
06 | Swamp Doggcountry soul, r&b | 3,277 | -1 |
07 | James Murphyheavy metal, death metal | 2,473 | +1 |
08 | Tommy Newsomjazz | 2,378 | -1 |
09 | Jayo Felonyhip hop | 1,290 | 0 |
10 | Tim Nicholscountry | 742 | 0 |
11 | Matty Lewispunk rock | 452 | +1 |
12 | Dave Baileyjazz | 413 | -1 |
13 | Deborah Colemanblues, electric blues | 236 | 0 |
14 | Ken Hatfieldjazz | 209 | 0 |
15 | Cee Cee Chapmancountry | 114 | 0 |
16 | Prince Robinsonjazz | 67 | 0 |
17 | Wayman Carverjazz | 54 | 0 |
18 | Skip Halljazz | 18 | 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.