Genre in a city
The 19 most-read country artists based in Houston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are tagged country in Houston. The biggest move was Mitchell Torok, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kenny Rogerscountry, pop | 486,231 | 0 |
02 | Barbara Mandrellcountry | 34,725 | 0 |
03 | Robert Earl Keenamericana, country | 7,833 | 0 |
04 | Charlie Robisoncountry, singer-songwriter | 7,098 | 0 |
05 | Sunny Sweeneycountry, contemporary country | 4,786 | 0 |
06 | Mickey Newburycountry | 3,723 | +1 |
07 | Rick Treviñocountry | 2,776 | -1 |
08 | Frank Liddellcountry | 2,216 | +1 |
09 | Tift Merrittcountry, alternative country | 2,121 | -1 |
10 | Johnny Bushcountry, honky tonk | 1,281 | 0 |
11 | Eddie Noackcountry | 919 | 0 |
12 | Cory Morrowcountry, singer-songwriter | 652 | 0 |
13 | R.W. Hamptoncountry | 377 | 0 |
14 | Mitchell Torokcountry | 242 | +2 |
15 | Georgia Middlemancountry | 235 | -1 |
16 | David Rodriguezcountry, salsa | 198 | -1 |
17 | Clay Blakercountry | 159 | 0 |
18 | Carl T. Spraguecountry | 105 | 0 |
19 | Chancecountry | 88 | 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.