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The 20 most-read artists based in Winston-Salem, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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20 artists are ranked in Winston-Salem. The biggest move was Curtis Hairston, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ben Foldspiano rock, alternative rock | 18,611 | 0 |
02 | B.o.Bhip hop, pop rap | 18,463 | 0 |
03 | Kathryn Graysontraditional pop | 5,453 | 0 |
04 | 9th Wonderhip hop, instrumental hip hop | 4,984 | 0 |
05 | George Hamilton IVcountry | 2,005 | 0 |
06 | Mitch Easterpower pop | 1,383 | 0 |
07 | Let's Activealternative rock | 1,289 | 0 |
08 | Curtis Hairstonsoul | 1,059 | +2 |
09 | Glass Casketdeath metal, deathcore | 905 | 0 |
10 | Becca Stevensjazz, pop | 801 | -2 |
11 | Clarence Paulmotown | 439 | 0 |
12 | Byron Hillcountry | 266 | +1 |
13 | Majoshaalternative rock | 217 | -1 |
14 | Codesevenalternative rock, space rock | 211 | 0 |
15 | Will Rigbyjangle pop | 142 | +1 |
16 | Tim Sparksjazz | 123 | -1 |
17 | Michael Crawfordhip hop | 110 | 0 |
18 | Boyd Lee Dunlopjazz | 50 | +2 |
19 | Minasbossa nova | 41 | -1 |
19 | Ernest Thompsoncountry | 41 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.