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The 50 most-read country blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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104 artists are ranked in country blues. The biggest move was Muireann Bradley, up 10 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Robert JohnsonHazlehurst · United States | 52,523 | 0 |
02 | Lead BellyMooringsport · United States | 26,254 | 0 |
03 | Karen DaltonEnid · United States | 10,521 | 0 |
04 | Blind BlakeNewport News · United States | 8,417 | +6 |
05 | Charley PattonEdwards · United States | 7,556 | -1 |
06 | Seasick SteveOakland · United States | 5,993 | -1 |
07 | Double TroubleUnited States | 5,403 | +2 |
08 | Blind Lemon JeffersonCoutchman · United States | 5,286 | 0 |
09 | Mississippi John HurtMississippi · United States | 5,074 | -2 |
10 | Big Bill BroonzyJefferson County · United States | 4,117 | +1 |
11 | The Notting HillbilliesUnited States | 3,841 | +2 |
12 | Blind Willie McTellThomson · United States | 3,654 | 0 |
13 | Memphis MinnieAlgiers · United States | 3,497 | +1 |
14 | Chris Thomas KingBaton Rouge · United States | 3,011 | -8 |
15 | Reverend Gary DavisLaurens · United States | 2,929 | 0 |
16 | Bukka WhiteHouston · United States | 2,305 | 0 |
17 | Pink AndersonLaurens · United States | 2,140 | +3 |
18 | Blind Boy FullerWadesboro · United States | 1,611 | -1 |
19 | The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn BandBrown County · United States | 1,596 | +2 |
20 | DeFord BaileySmith County · United States | 1,577 | +3 |
21 | Henry ThomasBig Sandy · United States | 1,570 | -2 |
22 | Floyd CouncilChapel Hill · United States | 1,381 | +5 |
23 | Muireann BradleyBallybofey · Ireland | 1,374 | +10 |
24 | Sleepy John EstesRipley · United States | 1,242 | +2 |
25 | Gus CannonMississippi · United States | 1,228 | 0 |
26 | Kansas Joe McCoyRaymond · United States | 1,221 | +3 |
27 | Etta BakerCaldwell County · United States | 1,193 | +10 |
28 | Furry LewisGreenwood · United States | 1,177 | -4 |
29 | Dock BoggsUnited States | 1,146 | -11 |
30 | Jesse FullerJonesboro · United States | 1,098 | 0 |
31 | Mississippi SheiksBolton · United States | 1,075 | 0 |
32 | Rory BlockPrinceton · United States | 986 | 0 |
33 | Geeshie WileyUnited States | 910 | +5 |
34 | “Spider” John KoernerRochester · United States | 902 | 0 |
35 | Robert Pete WilliamsZachary · United States | 890 | +9 |
36 | Amythyst KiahChattanooga · United States | 869 | 0 |
37 | Kokomo ArnoldLovejoy · United States | 825 | -2 |
38 | Bo CarterBolton · United States | 794 | -16 |
39 | Peg Leg SamJonesville · United States | 754 | -11 |
40 | Barbecue BobWalnut Grove · United States | 714 | +2 |
41 | Buddy MossWarren County · United States | 700 | -1 |
42 | Sam ChatmonBolton · United States | 679 | +4 |
43 | Abner JayFitzgerald · United States | 678 | -2 |
44 | Papa Charlie JacksonNew Orleans · United States | 644 | +1 |
45 | Jessie Mae HemphillSenatobia · United States | 635 | -6 |
46 | Robert WilkinsHernando · United States | 541 | -3 |
47 | Yank RachellBrownsville · United States | 414 | +2 |
48 | Henry TownsendShelby · United States | 370 | +3 |
49 | Sylvester WeaverLouisville · United States | 367 | +1 |
50 | Louie BluieDayton · United States | 365 | +4 |
83 | Dan PickettPike County · United States | 108 | +9 |
64 | Mississippi Joe CallicottDeSoto County · United States | 208 | +7 |
81 | Napoleon StricklandComo · United States | 115 | +7 |
61 | Jack OwensYazoo County · United States | 226 | +7 |
95 | Dan SaneHernando · United States | 59 | +6 |
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.