Genre in a city
The 16 most-read country artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged country in Memphis. The biggest move was Dorsey Burnette, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rosanne Cashcountry, folk | 39,040 | 0 |
02 | Billy Burnettecountry, rock | 3,854 | +1 |
03 | Luther Perkinscountry | 3,847 | -1 |
04 | Charly McClaincountry | 2,152 | 0 |
05 | Anita Kerrcountry, nashville sound | 1,643 | 0 |
06 | Dorsey Burnettecountry | 1,519 | +2 |
07 | Dickey Leecountry | 1,510 | 0 |
08 | Deborah Allencountry, singer-songwriter | 1,401 | -2 |
09 | Joanna Cottencountry, folk | 521 | 0 |
10 | Paul Craftcountry | 324 | 0 |
11 | Trey Brucecountry | 297 | +1 |
12 | Gary Harrisoncountry | 258 | -1 |
13 | Barbara Pittmancountry | 172 | 0 |
14 | Bob Frankcountry | 102 | 0 |
15 | Steven Wayne Hortoncountry | 42 | 0 |
16 | Jason Whitehorncountry | 36 | 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.