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The 50 most-read dixieland artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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158 artists are ranked in dixieland. The biggest move was George Chisholm, up 17 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans · United States | 86,985 | 0 |
02 | Bix BeiderbeckeDavenport · United States | 13,287 | 0 |
03 | Leon RedboneNicosia · Cyprus | 8,094 | 0 |
04 | Big Bad Voodoo DaddyVentura · United States | 6,263 | +2 |
05 | Sidney BechetNew Orleans · United States | 5,620 | -1 |
06 | Bob CrosbySpokane · United States | 5,442 | -1 |
07 | Al HirtNew Orleans · United States | 3,614 | +1 |
08 | Tuba SkinnyNew Orleans · United States | 3,507 | +1 |
09 | King OliverAben · United States | 3,380 | -2 |
10 | Fletcher HendersonCuthbert · United States | 2,990 | 0 |
11 | Jack TeagardenVernon · United States | 2,360 | +2 |
12 | Original Dixieland Jazz BandUnited States | 2,235 | 0 |
13 | Clarence WilliamsPlaquemine · United States | 2,195 | +3 |
14 | Gunhild CarlingSweden | 2,090 | -3 |
15 | Kid OryLouisiana · United States | 1,654 | 0 |
16 | Preservation Hall Jazz BandNew Orleans · United States | 1,468 | -2 |
17 | Kermit RuffinsNew Orleans · United States | 1,379 | 0 |
18 | Mezz MezzrowChicago · United States | 999 | +2 |
19 | George WeinBoston · United States | 972 | 0 |
20 | Joe VenutiPhiladelphia · United States | 897 | +6 |
21 | Trummy YoungSavannah · United States | 874 | -3 |
22 | George ChisholmGlasgow · United Kingdom | 828 | +17 |
23 | Bobby HackettProvidence · United States | 813 | +1 |
24 | Frankie TrumbauerCarbondale · United States | 800 | +8 |
24 | Barney BigardNew Orleans · United States | 800 | -3 |
26 | Wycliffe GordonWaynesboro · United States | 761 | -4 |
27 | Eddie CondonIndiana · United States | 717 | -2 |
28 | Johnny DoddsWaveland · United States | 709 | -1 |
29 | Vince GiordanoBrooklyn · United States | 696 | +4 |
30 | Warren “Baby” DoddsNew Orleans · United States | 693 | -2 |
31 | Louis Armstrong and His Hot FiveNew Orleans · United States | 684 | -8 |
32 | Freddie KeppardNew Orleans · United States | 679 | +9 |
33 | Doc CheathamNashville · United States | 656 | +2 |
34 | Henry “Red” AllenNew Orleans · United States | 585 | +6 |
35 | Wingy ManoneNew Orleans · United States | 582 | +13 |
36 | Irvin MayfieldNew Orleans · United States | 560 | +1 |
37 | Bunk JohnsonNew Orleans · United States | 543 | -3 |
38 | Hot Lips PageDallas · United States | 533 | 0 |
39 | Ben PollackChicago · United States | 519 | +12 |
40 | Muggsy SpanierChicago · United States | 508 | +6 |
41 | Jonah JonesLouisville · United States | 503 | +9 |
42 | Max KaminskyBrockton · United States | 496 | +1 |
43 | George LewisNew Orleans · United States | 463 | -14 |
44 | Zutty SingletonBunkie · United States | 460 | -2 |
45 | Jimmie NooneNew Orleans · United States | 458 | +1 |
46 | Ken PeplowskiGarfield Heights · United States | 455 | -10 |
47 | Jimmy McPartlandChicago · United States | 435 | +5 |
47 | Bud FreemanChicago · United States | 435 | +2 |
49 | Rex StewartPhiladelphia · United States | 419 | +7 |
50 | Ruby BraffBoston · United States | 398 | +4 |
121 | Nelson WilliamsMontgomery · United States | 73 | +23 |
108 | Eddie MillerNew Orleans · United States | 96 | +19 |
57 | Vic DickensonXenia · United States | 331 | +18 |
56 | Jack LesbergBoston · United States | 350 | +16 |
74 | Graeme BellAustralia | 261 | +16 |
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.