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Russian Artists

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

200 artists are ranked in Russia. The biggest move was Пикник, up 63 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Пётр Ильич Чайковскийclassical, opera	58,290	0
02	Сергей Васильевич Рахманиновclassical, romantic classical	42,960	0
03	t.A.T.u.pop, pop rock	36,445	+1
04	Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостаковичclassical, opera	34,582	-1
05	Виктор Цойrock	32,607	+1
06	Игорь Фёдорович Стравинскийclassical, opera	26,751	+2
07	Oksana Grigorievaclassical, pop	26,217	-2
08	Киноpost-punk, new wave	25,816	-1
09	Диана Анкудиноваfolk, pop	19,633	+3
10	Zeddedm, electro house	19,450	0
11	Pussy Riotpunk, riot grrrl	19,154	-2
12	Regina Spektoranti-folk, chamber pop	16,634	+1
13	Slaughter to Prevaildeathcore, death metal	16,350	-2
14	Модест Петрович Мусоргскийclassical, romantic classical	12,581	+4
15	Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаковclassical, opera	10,702	+5
16	Алла Пугачёваestrada, pop	10,567	0
17	John Kayrock, blues	10,559	+2
18	Александр Николаевич Скрябинclassical	10,292	-3
19	Владимир Маяковскийfuturism	9,963	+4
20	Helene Fischerschlager, pop	9,648	+7
21	MORGENSHTERNhip hop, trap	8,609	-7
22	Даниил Трифоновclassical	8,224	+2
23	Little Bigrave, dance-pop	8,174	+3
24	Татьяна Куртуковаfolk pop	8,117	-2
25	Иосиф Бродскийpoetry	7,761	+3
26	Эдуард Хильestrada, pop	7,663	+3
27	MIA BOYKApop	7,365	-2
28	Александр Порфирьевич Бородинclassical, romantic classical	6,839	+3
29	Otykenfolk, folk pop	6,778	-8
30	Дмитрий Хворостовскийclassical	6,463	+15
31	Vladimir Ashkenazyclassical, western classical	6,450	+11
32	Aida Garifullinaopera	6,150	+1
33	София Асгатовна Губайдулинаclassical, contemporary classical	6,006	+46
34	Сергей Дягилевballet	5,954	+4
35	Анна Нетребкоclassical, opera	5,911	-5
36	Евгений Кисинclassical	5,825	+12
37	Владимир Высоцкийavtorskaya pesnya, russian chanson	5,675	-20
38	Егор Летовrock, post-punk	5,146	-2
39	Григорий Соколовclassical	5,053	-7
40	Мария Юдинаclassical	4,936	+10
41	Юрий Каспарянprogressive rock	4,754	-4
42	SEREBROdance-pop, electropop	4,537	+7
43	Nina Kravizelectronic, techno	4,479	+11
44	Альфред Гарриевич Шниткеclassical	4,288	-1
45	Пикникart rock, progressive rock	4,285	+63
46	Марина Цветаеваpoetry	4,213	-6
47	Владимир Ойунович Ойдупааavtorskaya pesnya, folk	4,209	-1
48	IC3PEAKindustrial, alternative metal	4,205	-7
49	Софья Таюрскаяrave	4,048	-5
50	Максим Галкинestrada	4,046	-11

Rising outside the top 50this month

75	Plohopost-punk, coldwave	2,391	+118
56	Shortparisavant-garde pop, experimental	3,146	+106
106	Юрий Егоровclassical	1,806	+93
82	Андрей Макаревичrock	2,201	+85
103	Николай Басковoperatic pop	1,826	+80

Adjacent scenes

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.