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The 50 most-read chanson française artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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168 artists are ranked in chanson française. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was Dave, up 22 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | DalidaCairo · Egypt | 23,984 | +1 |
02 | 美輪明宏Nagasaki · Japan | 14,887 | -1 |
03 | Jacques BrelSchaerbeek / Schaarbeek · Belgium | 12,018 | 0 |
04 | Claude FrançoisAl Ismā‘īlīyah · Egypt | 6,455 | 0 |
05 | Juliette GrécoMontpellier · France | 5,171 | +2 |
06 | Clara LucianiMartigues · France | 4,668 | -1 |
07 | PommeDécines-Charpieu · France | 3,940 | +2 |
08 | AliochaParis · France | 3,867 | +3 |
09 | Benjamin BiolayVillefranche-sur-Saône · France | 3,740 | +3 |
10 | Patrick FioriMarseille · France | 3,691 | +4 |
11 | Enrico MaciasConstantine · Algeria | 3,688 | +2 |
12 | BarbaraParis · France | 3,647 | -4 |
13 | Nolwenn LeroySaint-Renan · France | 3,353 | -7 |
14 | DaveAmsterdam · Netherlands | 3,180 | +22 |
15 | Michel SardouParis · France | 3,069 | +2 |
16 | Riccardo CoccianteHo Chi Minh · Vietnam | 2,641 | +10 |
17 | CamilleParis · France | 2,617 | +1 |
18 | Line RenaudNieppe · France | 2,604 | +7 |
19 | MistinguettEnghien-les-Bains · France | 2,316 | 0 |
20 | Julien ClercParis · France | 2,233 | -5 |
21 | Ingrid CavenSaarbrücken · Germany | 2,115 | +7 |
22 | RenaudParis · France | 2,113 | +1 |
23 | MilvaGoro · Italy | 2,011 | +1 |
24 | Francis CabrelAgen · France | 2,007 | -4 |
25 | Georges GuétaryAlexandria · Egypt | 1,965 | -9 |
26 | Marc LavoineLongjumeau · France | 1,947 | -5 |
27 | Joyce JonathanLevallois-Perret · France | 1,909 | -5 |
28 | Amel BentParis · France | 1,632 | -1 |
29 | Hugues AufrayNeuilly-sur-Seine · France | 1,593 | +3 |
30 | Guy BéartAl Qāhirah · Egypt | 1,552 | +4 |
31 | Michel FugainGrenoble · France | 1,451 | +10 |
32 | Brigitte FontaineMorlaix · France | 1,433 | +3 |
33 | ChristopheJuvisy-sur-Orge · France | 1,409 | -4 |
34 | Tino RossiAjaccio · France | 1,302 | +5 |
35 | K.MaroBeirut · Lebanon | 1,291 | +3 |
36 | Jeane MansonCleveland · United States | 1,219 | +4 |
37 | Henri SalvadorCayenne · French Guiana | 1,155 | -4 |
38 | HoshiSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · France | 1,106 | +10 |
38 | Laurent VoulzyParis · France | 1,106 | -8 |
40 | Claude AntoniniBelfort · France | 1,099 | NEW |
41 | Annie CordyBrussels · Belgium | 1,093 | +1 |
42 | VianneyPau · France | 1,085 | +2 |
43 | Serge LamaBordeaux · France | 1,070 | -6 |
44 | RégineAnderlecht · Belgium | 1,027 | +9 |
45 | SuzaneAvignon · France | 1,005 | -14 |
46 | Pierre BarouhParis · France | 949 | -1 |
47 | CalogeroÉchirolles · France | 936 | -1 |
48 | Barbara WeldensVitry-le-François · France | 913 | +20 |
49 | Pascal ObispoBergerac · France | 894 | +6 |
50 | Juliette ArmanetLille · France | 860 | -7 |
88 | Philippe ClayParis · France | 392 | +18 |
72 | Didier BarbelivienParis · France | 537 | +17 |
101 | Gloria LassoVilafranca del Penedès · Spain | 309 | +13 |
58 | Diane DufresneMontréal · Canada | 736 | +13 |
134 | Georges ChelonMarseille · France | 111 | +12 |
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.