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The 18 most-read chazzanut artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in September 2026. Movement compares against August 2026.
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18 artists are ranked in chazzanut. The biggest move was נפתלי הרשטיק, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Yossele RosenblattBila Tserkva · Ukraine | 1,040 | 0 |
02 | Yitzchak Meir HelfgotBnei Brak · Israel | 717 | +1 |
03 | נפתלי הרשטיקSalgótarján · Hungary | 360 | +7 |
04 | Gershon SirotaPodolsk · Russia | 350 | +5 |
05 | Moishe OysherLipcani · Moldova | 349 | -2 |
06 | Yanky LemmerBrooklyn · United States | 293 | +1 |
07 | Zavel KwartinKropyvnytskyi · Ukraine | 292 | -1 |
08 | Moshe KoussevitzkyPoland | 276 | -3 |
09 | David WerdygerPoland | 249 | -7 |
10 | Benzion MillerFernwald · Germany | 246 | +1 |
11 | Ben Zion ShenkerLower East Side · United States | 231 | -3 |
12 | Mordechai HershmanChernihivs'ka Oblast' · Ukraine | 124 | +1 |
13 | Pierre PinchikKyïv · Ukraine | 105 | +2 |
14 | Leibele WaldmanNew York · United States | 101 | -2 |
15 | Shmuel BarzilaiJerusalem | 83 | +1 |
16 | David RoitmanLviv · Ukraine | 75 | -2 |
17 | Benzion WitlerUkraine | 65 | 0 |
18 | Berele ChagyDagdas novads · Latvia | 53 | 0 |
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 September 2026; movement compares that against August 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.