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The 50 most-read contemporary r&b artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in contemporary r&b. The biggest move was P-Square, up 178 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Whitney HoustonNewark · United States | 347,341 | +2 |
02 | AaliyahBrooklyn · United States | 243,540 | +2 |
03 | Amy WinehouseSouthgate · United Kingdom | 231,874 | -1 |
04 | d4vdQueens · United States | 178,465 | -3 |
05 | Mariah CareyHuntington · United States | 170,373 | +3 |
06 | Chris BrownTappahannock · United States | 148,673 | 0 |
07 | Lionel RichieTuskegee · United States | 121,733 | +6 |
08 | UsherDallas · United States | 120,627 | +3 |
09 | Rita OraPristina · Kosovo | 119,821 | -4 |
10 | Naya RiveraValencia, Santa Clarita · United States | 98,726 | 0 |
11 | Bobby BrownBoston · United States | 97,291 | +6 |
12 | AkonSt. Louis · United States | 92,571 | -3 |
13 | Frank OceanLong Beach · United States | 86,544 | +7 |
14 | Destiny’s ChildHouston · United States | 81,127 | -2 |
15 | Pharrell WilliamsVirginia Beach · United States | 76,646 | -1 |
16 | Erykah BaduDallas · United States | 75,475 | +10 |
17 | TLCAtlanta · United States | 71,281 | +7 |
18 | SZASt. Louis · United States | 64,407 | +1 |
19 | Ansel ElgortManhattan · United States | 63,145 | +4 |
20 | Van HuntDayton · United States | 60,799 | +33 |
21 | Mary J. BligeThe Bronx · United States | 57,056 | +9 |
22 | Ray JMcComb · United States | 56,971 | +6 |
23 | Raleigh RitchieBristol · United Kingdom | 55,610 | -7 |
24 | SolangeHouston · United States | 54,250 | +11 |
25 | Jussie SmollettSanta Rosa · United States | 52,348 | -10 |
26 | D’AngeloRichmond · United States | 50,534 | -1 |
27 | Tatyana AliNorth Bellmore · United States | 49,638 | +14 |
28 | Faith EvansLakeland · United States | 46,243 | +16 |
29 | TimbalandNorfolk · United States | 45,420 | +3 |
30 | Ne‐YoCamden · United States | 45,182 | -8 |
31 | Donell JonesChicago · United States | 44,183 | +156 |
32 | Jhené AikoLos Angeles · United States | 44,158 | +6 |
33 | TinasheLexington · United States | 44,050 | -4 |
34 | Orlando BrownLos Angeles · United States | 42,951 | +11 |
35 | Boyz II MenPhiladelphia · United States | 41,848 | -14 |
36 | Daniel CaesarToronto · Canada | 41,501 | +6 |
37 | Cody SimpsonGold Coast · Australia | 39,608 | +11 |
38 | Gregory HinesNew York · United States | 39,118 | +9 |
39 | Jill ScottPhiladelphia · United States | 35,775 | -6 |
40 | ChlöeMableton · United States | 35,656 | -13 |
41 | Billy OceanSiparia · Trinidad and Tobago | 34,262 | -7 |
42 | BabyfaceIndianapolis · United States | 32,907 | -3 |
43 | Color Me BaddUnited States | 32,542 | +114 |
44 | Leona LewisIslington · United Kingdom | 31,624 | +8 |
45 | VanityNiagara Falls · Canada | 31,055 | -5 |
46 | K. MichelleMemphis · United States | 30,650 | +25 |
47 | Jordin SparksPhoenix · United States | 29,121 | -4 |
48 | P-SquareNigeria | 28,576 | +178 |
49 | Michelle WilliamsRockford · United States | 28,410 | -18 |
50 | Eric BenétMilwaukee · United States | 28,246 | +13 |
156 | Jacob LuskUnited States | 9,634 | +159 |
106 | Full ForceBrooklyn · United States | 14,198 | +108 |
149 | Gwen DickeyBiloxi · United States | 10,118 | +108 |
183 | Danny BoyChicago · United States | 7,148 | +87 |
179 | ShontelleSaint James · Barbados | 7,327 | +86 |
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.