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The 20 most-read artists based in Winston-Salem, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 artists are ranked in Winston-Salem. The biggest move was Ernest Thompson, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ben Foldspiano rock, alternative rock | 19,955 | 0 |
02 | B.o.Bhip hop, pop rap | 19,371 | 0 |
03 | Kathryn Graysontraditional pop | 6,115 | 0 |
04 | 9th Wonderhip hop, instrumental hip hop | 4,800 | 0 |
05 | George Hamilton IVcountry | 2,847 | 0 |
06 | Mitch Easterpower pop | 1,649 | 0 |
07 | Let's Activealternative rock | 1,451 | 0 |
08 | Becca Stevensjazz, pop | 878 | 0 |
09 | Curtis Hairstonsoul | 651 | 0 |
10 | Glass Casketdeath metal, deathcore | 605 | 0 |
11 | Clarence Paulmotown | 425 | 0 |
12 | Majoshaalternative rock | 274 | 0 |
13 | Byron Hillcountry | 237 | 0 |
14 | Codesevenalternative rock, space rock | 210 | +1 |
15 | Tim Sparksjazz | 191 | +1 |
16 | Will Rigbyjangle pop | 179 | +1 |
17 | Michael Crawfordhip hop | 152 | -4 |
18 | Ernest Thompsoncountry | 123 | +2 |
19 | Minasbossa nova | 46 | 0 |
20 | Boyd Lee Dunlopjazz | 37 | -2 |
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.