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The 50 most-read cabaret artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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53 artists are ranked in cabaret. The biggest move was Max Raabe, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Marlene DietrichSchöneberg · Germany | 57,699 | +1 |
02 | Joséphine BakerSt. Louis · United States | 55,831 | +1 |
03 | Édith PiafBelleville · France | 45,025 | -2 |
04 | Peter AllenTenterfield · Australia | 17,837 | 0 |
05 | Camille O’SullivanLondon · United Kingdom | 14,624 | +1 |
06 | Sophie TuckerTulchyn · Ukraine | 6,437 | +1 |
07 | Steam Powered GiraffeSan Diego · United States | 5,260 | -2 |
08 | Alberto SordiRoma · Italy | 3,750 | +1 |
09 | Max RaabeLünen · Germany | 3,118 | +7 |
10 | Meow MeowCanberra · Australia | 3,049 | -2 |
11 | Maude MaggartManhattan · United States | 2,728 | -1 |
12 | MistinguettEnghien-les-Bains · France | 2,316 | 0 |
13 | Georges GuétaryAlexandria · Egypt | 1,965 | -2 |
14 | Stolen BabiesCalifornia · United States | 1,677 | +1 |
15 | Fascinating AïdaUnited Kingdom | 1,365 | -1 |
16 | Tino RossiAjaccio · France | 1,302 | +2 |
17 | Slapp HappyHamburg · Germany | 1,279 | +2 |
18 | Lisa EckhartLeoben · Austria | 1,075 | -1 |
19 | Bodo WartkeHamburg · Germany | 1,011 | +7 |
20 | Harald SchmidtNeu-Ulm · Germany | 894 | +1 |
21 | Aristide BruantCourtenay · France | 812 | +2 |
22 | Marguerite MonnotDecize · France | 784 | 0 |
23 | Mabel MercerBurton upon Trent · United Kingdom | 724 | +1 |
24 | NataniëlGrahamstown · South Africa | 629 | -4 |
25 | Gerard CoxRotterdam · Netherlands | 529 | +3 |
26 | Nancy LaMottMidland · United States | 496 | +1 |
27 | Palast Orchester mit seinem Sänger Max RaabeGermany | 486 | +5 |
28 | Wim SonneveldUtrecht · Netherlands | 456 | -3 |
29 | Claire WaldoffGelsenkirchen · Germany | 429 | 0 |
30 | Godfried BomansDen Haag · Netherlands | 408 | +3 |
31 | Youp van ’t HekNaarden · Netherlands | 376 | -1 |
32 | Konrad BeikircherBruneck · Italy | 373 | -19 |
33 | Juana BacallaoLa Habana · Cuba | 334 | -2 |
34 | Toon HermansSittard · Netherlands | 319 | 0 |
35 | Tom Wilson Weinberg— | 282 | 0 |
36 | Freek de JongeWesternieland · Netherlands | 240 | +2 |
37 | Piwnica pod BaranamiPoland | 231 | -1 |
38 | Piet RömerAmsterdam · Netherlands | 192 | -1 |
38 | Joke BruijsRotterdam · Netherlands | 192 | +2 |
40 | Kabaret TEYPoland | 172 | +6 |
41 | Wesla WhitfieldSanta Maria · United States | 159 | 0 |
42 | Paul van VlietDen Haag · Netherlands | 131 | +1 |
43 | Kabaret Starszych PanówPoland | 129 | -4 |
44 | Lys GautyLevallois-Perret · France | 117 | +3 |
45 | Hagen RetherBucurești · Romania | 115 | -4 |
46 | Hetty BlokArnhem · Netherlands | 82 | +2 |
47 | Eugénie BuffetTlemcen · Algeria | 81 | -4 |
48 | Хамерман Знищує ВірусиUkraine | 79 | -3 |
49 | Kommil FooEssen · Belgium | 61 | +1 |
50 | MontéhusParis · France | 28 | -1 |
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.