Genre in a city
The 19 most-read contemporary r&b artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are tagged contemporary r&b in Philadelphia. The biggest move was The Stylistics, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Boyz II Mencontemporary r&b, pop | 41,848 | 0 |
02 | Jill Scottcontemporary r&b, neo soul | 35,775 | 0 |
03 | Wanya Morriscontemporary r&b | 17,470 | +1 |
04 | The Stylisticsfunk, contemporary r&b | 13,325 | +4 |
05 | Michael McCarycontemporary r&b | 12,851 | -2 |
06 | Gerald Levertcontemporary r&b, soul | 11,865 | 0 |
07 | Nathan Morriscontemporary r&b | 8,767 | -2 |
08 | Musiq Soulchildcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 8,538 | +3 |
09 | Shawn Stockmancontemporary r&b | 8,495 | -2 |
10 | Jazmine Sullivancontemporary r&b, soul | 8,145 | 0 |
11 | Kathy Sledgecontemporary r&b | 6,290 | -2 |
12 | Marc Nelsoncontemporary r&b, quiet storm | 5,369 | 0 |
13 | Jaguar Wrightcontemporary r&b, neo soul | 4,043 | +1 |
14 | Zhanécontemporary r&b | 3,344 | -1 |
15 | Kindred the Family Soulcontemporary r&b | 1,642 | +1 |
16 | Vivian Greencontemporary r&b, neo soul | 1,621 | -1 |
17 | Danny Sembellocontemporary r&b | 817 | 0 |
18 | Vikter Duplaixcontemporary r&b | 257 | +1 |
19 | Cashmerecontemporary r&b, funk | 232 | -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.