Genre in a city
The 18 most-read contemporary r&b artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are tagged contemporary r&b in Chicago. The biggest move was Lalah Hathaway, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jason Weavercontemporary r&b | 41,698 | +1 |
02 | Drew Sidoracontemporary r&b | 10,325 | +1 |
03 | Lalah Hathawaysoul, jazz | 9,779 | +2 |
04 | Rufusfunk, contemporary r&b | 9,362 | -3 |
05 | Ravyn Lenaecontemporary r&b, alternative r&b | 8,939 | -1 |
06 | Jeremihcontemporary r&b, pop rap | 6,212 | +1 |
07 | Donell Jonescontemporary r&b, r&b | 4,339 | -1 |
08 | Jewellcontemporary r&b | 3,960 | 0 |
09 | Miki Howardcontemporary r&b, pop soul | 3,935 | +1 |
10 | The Black Angelcontemporary r&b | 3,722 | +1 |
11 | Danny Boycontemporary r&b, r&b | 3,614 | -2 |
12 | Isaiah Sharkeycontemporary r&b | 1,440 | 0 |
13 | Teddy Campbellcontemporary r&b, pop | 1,345 | 0 |
14 | Sparklecontemporary r&b | 933 | 0 |
15 | DRAMAelectronic, contemporary r&b | 835 | 0 |
16 | Chantay Savagecontemporary r&b, dance-pop | 567 | 0 |
17 | Gavin Christophercontemporary r&b | 479 | +1 |
18 | Jean Deauxcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 440 | -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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.