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The 50 most-read city pop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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51 artists are ranked in city pop. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was 鮎川麻弥, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 松原みきKishiwada · Japan | 28,114 | 0 |
02 | 笠井紀美子Kyoto · Japan | 20,651 | 0 |
03 | 山下達郎Toshima · Japan | 9,698 | 0 |
04 | 竹内まりやIzumo · Japan | 8,121 | 0 |
05 | 杏里Yamato · Japan | 5,675 | +1 |
06 | 矢野顕子Tokyo · Japan | 4,338 | +2 |
07 | Ginger RootHuntington Beach · United States | 4,290 | 0 |
08 | 하슬Suncheon · South Korea | 3,033 | +3 |
09 | LampTokyo · Japan | 2,752 | 0 |
10 | 大貫妙子Suginami · Japan | 2,521 | 0 |
11 | 亜蘭知子Hirosaki · Japan | 2,451 | +3 |
12 | 八神純子Chikusa-ku · Japan | 2,306 | +8 |
13 | 中原めいこYotsukaidō · Japan | 2,051 | -1 |
14 | 泰葉Taitō · Japan | 1,888 | +1 |
15 | 角松敏生Shibuya · Japan | 1,881 | -2 |
16 | 鈴木雅之Ōta · Japan | 1,696 | 0 |
17 | 大橋純子Yūbari · Japan | 1,642 | +1 |
18 | 山根麻以Izumo · Japan | 1,543 | +1 |
19 | 西城秀樹Hiroshima · Japan | 1,497 | -2 |
20 | 大滝詠一Ōshū · Japan | 1,409 | +1 |
21 | 菊池桃子Shinagawa · Japan | 1,343 | +1 |
22 | 濱田金吾Shinjuku · Japan | 1,338 | +1 |
23 | オメガトライブJapan | 1,120 | +2 |
24 | 吉田美奈子Ōmiya-ku · Japan | 1,093 | 0 |
25 | YUKIKAShizuoka · Japan | 931 | +1 |
26 | 鮎川麻弥Shinjuku · Japan | 752 | +11 |
27 | 今井美樹Takanabe · Japan | 719 | +1 |
28 | 杉山清貴Isogo-ku · Japan | 540 | -1 |
29 | 国分友里恵Japan | 505 | +6 |
30 | 久保田早紀Kunitachi · Japan | 466 | 0 |
31 | クリスタルキングJapan | 457 | -2 |
32 | 研ナオコIzu · Japan | 439 | -1 |
33 | 大地真央Sumoto · Japan | 405 | -1 |
34 | EPOSetagaya · Japan | 371 | NEW |
35 | りりィFukuoka · Japan | 346 | -2 |
36 | 当山ひとみOkinawa · Japan | 319 | -2 |
37 | 和田加奈子Japan | 301 | -32 |
38 | 小比類巻かほるJapan | 275 | +1 |
39 | 秋本奈緒美Matsumoto · Japan | 254 | -3 |
40 | 麗美Ginowan · Japan | 253 | -2 |
41 | 尾崎亜美Kita-ku · Japan | 227 | 0 |
42 | EyediSeoul · South Korea | 190 | -2 |
43 | 太田裕美Arakawa · Japan | 162 | 0 |
44 | 山口美央子Tokyo · Japan | 139 | 0 |
45 | 池田政典Kyoto · Japan | 128 | -3 |
46 | 惣領智子Shibuya · Japan | 97 | 0 |
46 | 広谷順子Tokyo · Japan | 97 | -1 |
48 | 原田真二Hiroshima · Japan | 94 | -1 |
49 | 刀根麻理子Kawasaki · Japan | 87 | -1 |
50 | MAYUMIGinowan · Japan | 62 | -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.