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The 50 most-read bebop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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146 artists are ranked in bebop. The biggest move was Gene Bertoncini, up 64 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Charlie ParkerKansas City · United States | 31,219 | 0 |
02 | Thelonious MonkRocky Mount · United States | 28,893 | 0 |
03 | Dizzy GillespieCheraw · United States | 23,139 | 0 |
04 | Joe PassNew Brunswick · United States | 6,654 | +1 |
05 | Ray BrownPittsburgh · United States | 6,524 | +2 |
06 | Dexter GordonLos Angeles · United States | 6,519 | 0 |
07 | Clifford BrownWilmington · United States | 5,235 | +2 |
08 | Bud PowellHarlem · United States | 5,219 | 0 |
09 | Scott LaFaroNewark · United States | 5,111 | +2 |
10 | Coleman HawkinsMissouri · United States | 4,881 | +2 |
11 | Benny GolsonPhiladelphia · United States | 4,223 | +2 |
12 | Abdullah IbrahimCape Town · South Africa | 4,154 | -8 |
13 | Mary Lou WilliamsAtlanta · United States | 4,136 | +3 |
14 | Billy EckstinePittsburgh · United States | 4,069 | -4 |
15 | Philly Joe JonesPhiladelphia · United States | 3,578 | 0 |
16 | Pannonica de KoenigswarterLondon · United Kingdom | 3,577 | -2 |
17 | Jack SheldonJacksonville · United States | 2,805 | 0 |
18 | Kenny ClarkePittsburgh · United States | 2,735 | +3 |
19 | Marty PaichOakland · United States | 2,582 | 0 |
20 | Gene BertonciniNew York · United States | 2,560 | +64 |
21 | 穐吉敏子Liaoyang · China | 2,444 | +1 |
22 | J.J. JohnsonIndianapolis · United States | 2,423 | +3 |
23 | Tommy FlanaganDetroit · United States | 2,397 | -3 |
24 | Betty CarterFlint · United States | 2,334 | -1 |
25 | Veronica SwiftUnited States | 2,260 | -7 |
26 | Herb EllisFarmersville · United States | 2,249 | +2 |
27 | Clark TerrySt. Louis · United States | 2,198 | -3 |
28 | Marian McPartlandSlough · United Kingdom | 1,986 | +2 |
29 | John LewisLa Grange · United States | 1,941 | 0 |
30 | Alan PaulNewark · United States | 1,872 | -4 |
31 | Ike QuebecNewark · United States | 1,685 | +7 |
32 | Kai WindingAarhus · Denmark | 1,518 | +1 |
33 | Tal FarlowGreensboro · United States | 1,503 | -6 |
34 | Oscar PettifordOkmulgee · United States | 1,476 | +1 |
35 | Percy HeathNorth Carolina · United States | 1,355 | +1 |
36 | Illinois JacquetBroussard · United States | 1,336 | -4 |
37 | Tadd DameronCleveland · United States | 1,286 | -3 |
38 | Frank MorganMinneapolis · United States | 1,254 | +4 |
39 | Gigi GrycePensacola · United States | 1,227 | +5 |
40 | Charlie RouseWashington, D.C. · United States | 1,226 | -1 |
41 | Wardell GrayDetroit · United States | 1,167 | +22 |
42 | Terry GibbsBrooklyn · United States | 1,126 | -5 |
43 | Red NorvoBeardstown · United States | 1,071 | -3 |
44 | Tubby HayesSt Pancras · United Kingdom | 1,044 | -1 |
45 | Paul GonsalvesBoston · United States | 986 | -14 |
46 | Shorty RogersGreat Barrington · United States | 924 | -5 |
47 | Serge ChaloffBoston · United States | 863 | +18 |
48 | Jeff HamiltonRichmond · United States | 836 | +3 |
49 | Lucky ThompsonColumbia · United States | 801 | -2 |
50 | Richard TwardzikDanvers · United States | 786 | -5 |
75 | Addison FarmerCouncil Bluffs · United States | 529 | +24 |
114 | Sonny BermanNew Haven · United States | 146 | +12 |
65 | Alvin BatisteNew Orleans · United States | 630 | +11 |
56 | Mundell LoweLaurel · United States | 708 | +11 |
96 | Chubby JacksonNew York · United States | 303 | +10 |
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.