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The 31 most-read dancehall artists based in Jamaica, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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31 artists are tagged dancehall in Jamaica. The biggest move was Wayne Marshall, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Sister Nancydancehall | 8,393 | 0 |
02 | Original Koffeedancehall, reggae | 5,035 | 0 |
03 | Chaka Demus & Pliersdancehall, ragga | 2,678 | +3 |
04 | Mavadodancehall, hip hop | 2,588 | -1 |
05 | Alkalineafrobeat, dancehall | 2,557 | 0 |
06 | Gyptiandancehall, reggae | 1,726 | +1 |
07 | Chaka Demusdancehall, reggae | 1,241 | +1 |
08 | Christopher Martindancehall, reggae | 1,072 | +1 |
09 | Ewart Browndancehall | 945 | +1 |
10 | Queen Ifricadancehall, reggae | 904 | +1 |
11 | Seranidancehall | 813 | +1 |
12 | Demarcodancehall | 564 | +1 |
13 | Lady Gdancehall | 542 | -9 |
14 | Early Bdancehall | 541 | +2 |
15 | Wayne Marshalldancehall, reggae | 538 | +4 |
16 | Brigadier Jerryreggae, dancehall | 501 | -1 |
17 | Tanto Metro & Devontedancehall | 494 | -3 |
18 | Nicodemusdancehall, reggae | 447 | -1 |
19 | Admiral Baileydancehall, reggae | 378 | +1 |
20 | Lt. Stitchiedancehall | 377 | -2 |
21 | Tony Tuffdancehall, reggae | 333 | +4 |
22 | Dirtsmandancehall | 317 | +1 |
23 | Dave Kellydancehall | 312 | -2 |
24 | Macka Diamonddancehall | 308 | -2 |
25 | Everton Blenderdancehall, reggae | 294 | -1 |
26 | Michigan & Smileydancehall, reggae | 252 | +1 |
27 | Mega Bantondancehall | 237 | -1 |
28 | Don Yutedancehall | 219 | +1 |
29 | Lukie Ddancehall, reggae | 204 | 0 |
30 | Arif Cooperdancehall, reggae | 139 | -2 |
31 | Merchantdancehall, reggae | 123 | 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.