Genre in a city
The 17 most-read country artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged country in New York. The biggest move was John Scott Sherrill, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | George Burnscountry | 52,883 | 0 |
02 | Barbi Bentoncountry, pop | 20,873 | 0 |
03 | Caroline Jonescountry, singer-songwriter | 4,269 | +2 |
04 | John Leventhalcountry | 4,034 | -1 |
05 | Steve Dorffcountry | 3,515 | +1 |
06 | Harper Simoncountry, indie pop | 3,269 | +1 |
07 | Larry Campbellcountry, folk rock | 2,479 | -3 |
08 | Blanco Browncountry pop, country | 1,270 | 0 |
09 | The Little Williesalternative country, country | 1,230 | 0 |
10 | John Scott Sherrillcountry | 1,021 | +3 |
11 | Clem Snidecountry | 574 | -1 |
12 | Ryan Adams & The Cardinalscountry | 535 | -1 |
13 | Peter Grudziencountry | 360 | -1 |
14 | Vince Melamedcountry | 156 | 0 |
15 | JD & The Straight Shotblues, country | 130 | +2 |
16 | The Blind Owl Bandcountry | 66 | 0 |
17 | Liz Hengbercountry | 64 | -2 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.