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The 16 most-read artists based in Richmond, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are ranked in Richmond. The biggest move was Felice Taylor, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Les Claypoolalternative rock, funk | 46,605 | 0 |
02 | Exodusthrash metal, metal | 15,172 | 0 |
03 | Larry LaLondeheavy metal | 14,917 | 0 |
04 | Gary Holtthrash metal | 5,615 | 0 |
05 | Blind Illusionhard rock, metal | 2,501 | 0 |
06 | TRUhip hop, gangsta rap | 1,531 | +1 |
07 | Iamsu!hip hop, west coast hip hop | 1,398 | +1 |
08 | Tom Huntingthrash metal | 1,342 | -2 |
09 | Big Edhip hop | 1,189 | 0 |
10 | Locksmithhip hop | 729 | 0 |
11 | Felice Taylorpop | 263 | +3 |
12 | Savage Resurrectionpsychedelic rock | 262 | -1 |
13 | Jerry Dodgionjazz | 235 | -1 |
14 | Ron Corneliuscountry | 225 | -1 |
15 | The Frontlinewest coast hip hop | 183 | +1 |
16 | Lil’ Richip hop, west coast hip hop | 134 | -1 |
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.