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The 50 most-read blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in blues. The biggest move was Bernard Fanning, up 140 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Eric ClaptonRipley · United Kingdom | 164,086 | 0 |
02 | SlashHampstead · United Kingdom | 117,952 | 0 |
03 | Lindsey BuckinghamPalo Alto · United States | 92,757 | +1 |
04 | Ray CharlesAlbany · United States | 75,557 | -1 |
05 | Tito JacksonGary · United States | 59,423 | 0 |
06 | Ronnie WoodHillingdon · United Kingdom | 48,967 | 0 |
07 | Eric BurdonWalker · United Kingdom | 48,400 | 0 |
08 | Robert JohnsonHazlehurst · United States | 47,428 | 0 |
09 | Peter GreenBethnal Green · United Kingdom | 46,129 | 0 |
10 | Ike TurnerClarksdale · United States | 36,762 | 0 |
11 | Buddy GuyLettsworth · United States | 35,833 | +4 |
12 | Etta JamesLos Angeles · United States | 34,508 | -1 |
13 | Mick TaylorWelwyn Garden City · United Kingdom | 32,589 | +1 |
14 | The Black KeysAkron · United States | 32,450 | +6 |
15 | B.B. KingBerclair · United States | 31,927 | -3 |
16 | Chris ReaMiddlesbrough · United Kingdom | 31,874 | +5 |
17 | Joe BonamassaUtica · United States | 31,497 | 0 |
18 | Elkie BrooksBroughton · United Kingdom | 27,964 | +42 |
19 | Myles KennedyBoston · United States | 27,807 | +23 |
20 | Muddy WatersIssaquena County · United States | 26,486 | -1 |
21 | Susan TedeschiBoston · United States | 26,264 | +1 |
22 | Blues BrothersNew York · United States | 25,877 | -6 |
23 | Chris JaggerDartford · United Kingdom | 25,123 | +35 |
24 | Lead BellyMooringsport · United States | 23,441 | +1 |
25 | Screamin’ Jay HawkinsCleveland · United States | 22,712 | +23 |
26 | Robin TrowerCatford · United Kingdom | 22,622 | -13 |
27 | Canned HeatLos Angeles · United States | 21,075 | -4 |
28 | Steve GainesSeneca · United States | 21,001 | +8 |
29 | George EzraBristol · United Kingdom | 19,948 | +9 |
30 | Steve CropperDora · United States | 19,162 | -6 |
31 | J.J. CaleOklahoma City · United States | 18,829 | -1 |
32 | Buster PoindexterStaten Island · United States | 18,621 | -3 |
33 | George ThorogoodWilmington · United States | 17,853 | -7 |
34 | Howlin’ WolfWhite Station · United States | 17,418 | +3 |
35 | Mahalia JacksonNew Orleans · United States | 17,195 | +4 |
36 | Bo DiddleyMcComb · United States | 17,135 | -3 |
37 | Alan WilsonArlington · United States | 17,093 | -19 |
38 | Bernard FanningBrisbane · Australia | 16,908 | +140 |
39 | Ma RaineyColumbus · United States | 16,869 | +8 |
40 | Lou RawlsChicago · United States | 16,670 | -5 |
41 | John Lee HookerCoahoma County · United States | 15,224 | -7 |
42 | Beth HartLos Angeles · United States | 14,627 | -15 |
43 | Grace PotterVermont · United States | 14,231 | -3 |
44 | Bessie SmithChattanooga · United States | 14,145 | -3 |
45 | Elvin BishopGlendale · United States | 13,495 | 0 |
46 | Stuart ZenderLondon · United Kingdom | 13,425 | +6 |
47 | Taj MahalHarlem · United States | 13,320 | -16 |
48 | Doyle Bramhall IIUnited States | 12,958 | -20 |
49 | Vika & Linda— | 12,941 | +69 |
50 | Jeremy SpencerHartlepool · United Kingdom | 12,825 | -7 |
135 | Peg Leg SamJonesville · United States | 3,528 | +251 |
174 | Ray WhiteUnited States | 2,387 | +152 |
149 | Jon ClearyKent · United Kingdom | 2,992 | +83 |
189 | GA‐20Boston · United States | 2,063 | +80 |
125 | JohnnyswimNashville · United States | 4,004 | +78 |
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.