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The 50 most-read celtic artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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142 artists are ranked in celtic. The biggest move was Mánus Lunny, up 38 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The CorrsDundalk · Ireland | 43,956 | 0 |
02 | ClannadGweedore · Ireland | 16,250 | 0 |
03 | Moya BrennanDublin · Ireland | 14,343 | 0 |
04 | Celtic ThunderIreland | 9,936 | +3 |
05 | Martin O’MalleyWashington, D.C. · United States | 9,861 | -1 |
06 | Loreena McKennittMorden · Canada | 8,660 | 0 |
07 | Wolfe TonesDublin · Ireland | 7,251 | -2 |
08 | The ChieftainsDublin · Ireland | 6,588 | +1 |
09 | Celtic WomanIreland | 6,371 | -1 |
10 | Ashley MacIsaacCreignish · Canada | 6,298 | +6 |
11 | Alan DoylePetty Harbour-Maddox Cove · Canada | 6,017 | -1 |
12 | Natalie MacMasterTroy · Canada | 4,591 | -1 |
13 | Gaelic StormCalifornia · United States | 4,582 | +6 |
14 | Dolores KeaneCounty Galway · Ireland | 4,451 | +4 |
15 | Paddy ReillyDublin · Ireland | 4,322 | +2 |
16 | The Irish RoversCanada | 4,244 | -3 |
17 | The High Kings— | 3,935 | -3 |
18 | Colm Keegan— | 3,772 | +2 |
19 | Rita MacNeilBig Pond · Canada | 3,661 | -7 |
20 | AltanGweedore · Ireland | 2,836 | +3 |
21 | Susan McFaddenDublin · Ireland | 2,229 | 0 |
22 | MéavDublin · Ireland | 2,205 | +2 |
23 | LúnasaIreland | 2,020 | +16 |
24 | CapercaillieOban · United Kingdom | 1,872 | +2 |
25 | Máiréad NesbittLoughmore · Ireland | 1,783 | +2 |
26 | TaliskScotland · United Kingdom | 1,773 | +5 |
27 | Alan StivellRiom · France | 1,766 | -5 |
28 | Lisa KellyDublin · Ireland | 1,736 | -3 |
29 | Mairéad CarlinDerry · United Kingdom | 1,635 | -1 |
30 | ValtosSkye · United Kingdom | 1,554 | -15 |
31 | Seán KeaneIreland | 1,292 | +13 |
32 | Órla FallonCounty Wicklow · Ireland | 1,282 | 0 |
33 | Rolf LøvlandKristiansand · Norway | 1,275 | -4 |
34 | Bill WhelanLimerick · Ireland | 1,265 | +2 |
35 | John McDermottGlasgow · United Kingdom | 1,215 | 0 |
36 | Cécile CorbelPont-Croix · France | 1,144 | +4 |
37 | Mánus LunnyGweedore · Ireland | 1,118 | +38 |
38 | Davy SpillaneDublin · Ireland | 1,086 | +3 |
39 | Silly WizardScotland · United Kingdom | 1,057 | -2 |
40 | J. P. CormierLondon · Canada | 971 | +7 |
41 | Eleanor ShanleyCounty Leitrim · Ireland | 940 | -8 |
42 | Phil CunninghamEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 918 | -12 |
43 | Stockton’s WingIreland | 897 | -5 |
44 | SolasPhiladelphia · United States | 892 | -10 |
45 | AVA— | 858 | 0 |
46 | Adrian von ZieglerZurich · Switzerland | 856 | -4 |
47 | Lisa LambeDublin · Ireland | 848 | -4 |
48 | Maartin AllcockRochdale · United Kingdom | 835 | 0 |
49 | Clann An DrummaGlasgow · United Kingdom | 828 | +1 |
50 | DéantaCounty Antrim · United Kingdom | 795 | +37 |
51 | Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe BandWest Lothian · United Kingdom | 753 | +48 |
74 | The Celtic Social ClubFrance | 327 | +33 |
77 | The FeniansOrange County · United States | 283 | +25 |
92 | Sir RegKöping · Sweden | 184 | +21 |
95 | CrownsLaunceston · United Kingdom | 176 | +20 |
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.