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The 50 most-read celtic artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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142 artists are ranked in celtic. The biggest move was Mánus Lunny, up 61 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The CorrsDundalk · Ireland | 29,692 | 0 |
02 | Loreena McKennittMorden · Canada | 16,463 | +3 |
03 | ClannadGweedore · Ireland | 14,373 | -1 |
04 | Moya BrennanDublin · Ireland | 10,805 | 0 |
05 | Martin O’MalleyWashington, D.C. · United States | 9,920 | +1 |
06 | Celtic ThunderIreland | 9,825 | -3 |
07 | Celtic WomanIreland | 6,337 | +1 |
08 | The ChieftainsDublin · Ireland | 5,663 | -1 |
09 | The High Kings— | 4,645 | +4 |
10 | Wolfe TonesDublin · Ireland | 4,629 | 0 |
11 | Alan DoylePetty Harbour-Maddox Cove · Canada | 4,601 | -2 |
12 | The Irish RoversCanada | 4,069 | -1 |
13 | Mánus LunnyGweedore · Ireland | 3,700 | +61 |
14 | Rita MacNeilBig Pond · Canada | 3,501 | -2 |
15 | Natalie MacMasterTroy · Canada | 3,427 | 0 |
16 | Susan McFaddenDublin · Ireland | 3,168 | +3 |
17 | Paddy ReillyDublin · Ireland | 2,938 | +3 |
18 | Colm Keegan— | 2,908 | -4 |
18 | Gaelic StormCalifornia · United States | 2,908 | -1 |
20 | Ashley MacIsaacCreignish · Canada | 2,655 | -4 |
21 | Dolores KeaneCounty Galway · Ireland | 2,641 | -3 |
22 | Lisa KellyDublin · Ireland | 2,502 | +1 |
23 | AltanGweedore · Ireland | 2,311 | -2 |
24 | MéavDublin · Ireland | 1,891 | +1 |
25 | Máiréad NesbittLoughmore · Ireland | 1,725 | 0 |
26 | Bill WhelanLimerick · Ireland | 1,490 | +4 |
27 | Alan StivellRiom · France | 1,459 | 0 |
28 | CapercaillieOban · United Kingdom | 1,429 | 0 |
29 | Davy SpillaneDublin · Ireland | 1,425 | +3 |
30 | Rolf LøvlandKristiansand · Norway | 1,326 | -6 |
31 | John McDermottGlasgow · United Kingdom | 1,133 | +5 |
32 | Órla FallonCounty Wicklow · Ireland | 1,075 | -1 |
33 | Silly WizardScotland · United Kingdom | 1,048 | +4 |
34 | Mairéad CarlinDerry · United Kingdom | 1,016 | -5 |
35 | Cécile CorbelPont-Croix · France | 997 | 0 |
36 | Phil CunninghamEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 931 | -3 |
37 | Adrian von ZieglerZurich · Switzerland | 899 | +2 |
38 | SolasPhiladelphia · United States | 855 | +1 |
39 | TaliskScotland · United Kingdom | 804 | +3 |
40 | AVA— | 800 | +1 |
41 | Lisa LambeDublin · Ireland | 797 | -7 |
42 | LúnasaIreland | 729 | -4 |
43 | J. P. CormierLondon · Canada | 693 | +14 |
44 | Maartin AllcockRochdale · United Kingdom | 664 | +1 |
45 | ShoogleniftyScotland · United Kingdom | 651 | -2 |
46 | Stockton’s WingIreland | 636 | 0 |
47 | Alasdair FraserClackmannanshire · United Kingdom | 624 | +5 |
48 | The Barra MacNeilsSydney Mines · Canada | 623 | +7 |
49 | Seán KeaneIreland | 592 | -5 |
50 | Patrick StreetIreland | 569 | +13 |
80 | Mouth MusicUnited Kingdom | 205 | +15 |
78 | Katie McMahonIreland | 217 | +15 |
85 | The Celtic Social ClubFrance | 185 | +14 |
104 | Ian CarrUnited Kingdom | 115 | +14 |
90 | Dave GoulderDerbyshire · United Kingdom | 169 | +11 |
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.