Genre in a city
The 17 most-read country artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged country in New York. The biggest move was John Leventhal, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | George Burnscountry | 44,350 | 0 |
02 | Barbi Bentoncountry, pop | 21,581 | 0 |
03 | Caroline Jonescountry, singer-songwriter | 6,166 | 0 |
04 | John Leventhalcountry | 6,012 | +2 |
05 | Harper Simoncountry, indie pop | 4,072 | 0 |
06 | Steve Dorffcountry | 3,951 | -2 |
07 | Blanco Browncountry pop, country | 1,671 | +1 |
08 | Larry Campbellcountry, folk rock | 1,615 | -1 |
09 | The Little Williesalternative country, country | 1,428 | 0 |
10 | Ryan Adams & The Cardinalscountry | 913 | 0 |
11 | Clem Snidecountry | 692 | 0 |
12 | Peter Grudziencountry | 402 | 0 |
13 | John Scott Sherrillcountry | 292 | 0 |
14 | Vince Melamedcountry | 152 | +1 |
15 | The Blind Owl Bandcountry | 88 | +1 |
16 | JD & The Straight Shotblues, country | 83 | -2 |
17 | Liz Hengbercountry | 68 | 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.