Genre in a city
The 18 most-read contemporary r&b artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged contemporary r&b in Chicago. The biggest move was Donell Jones, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Donell Jonescontemporary r&b, r&b | 44,183 | +5 |
02 | Ravyn Lenaecontemporary r&b, alternative r&b | 25,850 | +2 |
03 | Drew Sidoracontemporary r&b | 20,423 | -1 |
04 | Rufusfunk, contemporary r&b | 16,280 | -1 |
05 | Jason Weavercontemporary r&b | 16,084 | -4 |
06 | Danny Boycontemporary r&b, r&b | 7,148 | +3 |
07 | Jeremihcontemporary r&b, pop rap | 6,834 | -2 |
08 | Lalah Hathawaysoul, jazz | 6,268 | -1 |
09 | Miki Howardcontemporary r&b, pop soul | 5,701 | -1 |
10 | Jewellcontemporary r&b | 4,961 | 0 |
11 | The Black Angelcontemporary r&b | 4,493 | 0 |
12 | Teddy Campbellcontemporary r&b, pop | 2,748 | 0 |
13 | Isaiah Sharkeycontemporary r&b | 1,290 | 0 |
14 | Sparklecontemporary r&b | 1,194 | 0 |
15 | Gavin Christophercontemporary r&b | 661 | +1 |
16 | Chantay Savagecontemporary r&b, dance-pop | 658 | -1 |
17 | DRAMAelectronic, contemporary r&b | 559 | 0 |
18 | Jean Deauxcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 499 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.