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The 50 most-read electric blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in electric blues. The biggest move was GA‐20, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Buddy GuyLettsworth · United States | 35,833 | +1 |
02 | Mick TaylorWelwyn Garden City · United Kingdom | 32,589 | -1 |
03 | Muddy WatersIssaquena County · United States | 26,486 | 0 |
04 | Canned HeatLos Angeles · United States | 21,075 | 0 |
05 | Steve CropperDora · United States | 19,162 | 0 |
06 | Johnny WinterBeaumont · United States | 18,396 | +1 |
07 | Howlin’ WolfWhite Station · United States | 17,418 | +2 |
08 | John Lee HookerCoahoma County · United States | 15,224 | 0 |
09 | Jimmie VaughanOak Cliff · United States | 14,173 | -3 |
10 | Booker T. JonesMemphis · United States | 12,274 | 0 |
11 | Roy BuchananOzark · United States | 10,665 | +1 |
12 | Albert KingIndianola · United States | 10,641 | -1 |
13 | Big Mama ThorntonAriton · United States | 9,361 | +1 |
14 | Mike BloomfieldChicago · United States | 9,147 | +1 |
15 | Freddie KingGilmer · United States | 8,332 | -2 |
16 | T‐Bone WalkerLinden · United States | 7,070 | +2 |
17 | Robert CrayColumbus · United States | 6,680 | 0 |
18 | Albert CollinsLeona · United States | 6,617 | +4 |
19 | Robben FordUkiah · United States | 5,263 | -3 |
20 | Walter TroutOcean City · United States | 4,897 | +8 |
21 | Delbert McClintonLubbock · United States | 4,640 | +4 |
22 | Elmore JamesRichland · United States | 4,514 | +1 |
23 | Jimmy ReedDunleith · United States | 4,379 | -4 |
24 | Danny GattonWashington, D.C. · United States | 4,233 | -4 |
25 | Sonny LandrethCanton · United States | 4,231 | -4 |
26 | Bobby RushHomer · United States | 4,138 | +3 |
27 | Bernie MarsdenBuckingham · United Kingdom | 4,020 | -3 |
28 | Charlie MusselwhiteKosciusko · United States | 3,182 | -1 |
29 | Junior WellsMemphis · United States | 2,689 | +3 |
30 | Jimmy RogersRuleville · United States | 2,604 | 0 |
31 | Sue FoleyOttawa · Canada | 2,550 | +2 |
32 | Arthur “Big Boy” CrudupForest · United States | 2,439 | -1 |
33 | Magic SamGrenada · United States | 2,372 | +7 |
34 | The Electric FlagChicago · United States | 2,326 | +1 |
35 | Otis RushPhiladelphia · United States | 2,237 | -1 |
36 | GA‐20Boston · United States | 2,063 | +12 |
37 | Slim HarpoLobdell · United States | 2,062 | -1 |
38 | Vieux Farka TouréMali | 1,965 | -12 |
39 | Nick GravenitesChicago · United States | 1,947 | -1 |
40 | Eugene "Hideaway" BridgesNew Orleans · United States | 1,894 | -3 |
41 | Barbara LynnBeaumont · United States | 1,772 | +2 |
42 | Hound Dog TaylorNatchez · United States | 1,691 | -1 |
43 | Cornell DupreeFort Worth · United States | 1,687 | +3 |
44 | Hubert SumlinGreenwood · United States | 1,659 | -2 |
45 | Scott HendersonWest Palm Beach · United States | 1,639 | -6 |
46 | Randall BramblettUnited States | 1,586 | +9 |
47 | Shemekia CopelandHarlem · United States | 1,555 | -3 |
48 | Duke GarwoodUnited Kingdom | 1,553 | +12 |
49 | Luther AllisonWidener · United States | 1,508 | -4 |
50 | Pete CoseyChicago · United States | 1,360 | +3 |
107 | Brewer PhillipsCarroll County · United States | 363 | +60 |
167 | Roy RobertsUnited States | 139 | +40 |
133 | Carol FranLafayette · United States | 244 | +38 |
164 | Long John HunterBienville Parish · United States | 148 | +29 |
155 | Ironing Board SamRock Hill · United States | 178 | +29 |
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.