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The 50 most-read electric blues artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in electric blues. The biggest move was GA‐20, up 30 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Mick TaylorWelwyn Garden City · United Kingdom | 37,217 | 0 |
02 | Buddy GuyLettsworth · United States | 37,183 | 0 |
03 | Muddy WatersIssaquena County · United States | 29,787 | 0 |
04 | Canned HeatLos Angeles · United States | 28,733 | 0 |
05 | Johnny WinterBeaumont · United States | 22,294 | 0 |
06 | Steve CropperDora · United States | 21,696 | +2 |
07 | Jimmie VaughanOak Cliff · United States | 20,729 | -1 |
08 | John Lee HookerCoahoma County · United States | 20,213 | +1 |
09 | Howlin’ WolfWhite Station · United States | 19,959 | -2 |
10 | Booker T. JonesMemphis · United States | 13,346 | +1 |
11 | Albert KingIndianola · United States | 13,115 | +2 |
12 | Big Mama ThorntonAriton · United States | 12,434 | 0 |
13 | Mike BloomfieldChicago · United States | 12,007 | -3 |
14 | Roy BuchananOzark · United States | 10,577 | 0 |
15 | Freddie KingGilmer · United States | 9,578 | 0 |
16 | Charlie MusselwhiteKosciusko · United States | 8,661 | +11 |
17 | Robben FordUkiah · United States | 8,416 | +1 |
18 | Robert CrayColumbus · United States | 7,486 | +1 |
19 | T‐Bone WalkerLinden · United States | 6,786 | -2 |
20 | Albert CollinsLeona · United States | 5,989 | +3 |
21 | Danny GattonWashington, D.C. · United States | 5,938 | -5 |
22 | Jimmy ReedDunleith · United States | 5,804 | +3 |
23 | Bernie MarsdenBuckingham · United Kingdom | 5,462 | -3 |
24 | Delbert McClintonLubbock · United States | 5,243 | -2 |
25 | Elmore JamesRichland · United States | 5,074 | -1 |
26 | Bobby RushHomer · United States | 4,333 | -5 |
27 | GA‐20Boston · United States | 3,727 | +30 |
28 | Arthur “Big Boy” CrudupForest · United States | 3,194 | +2 |
29 | Walter TroutOcean City · United States | 3,103 | +2 |
30 | Junior WellsMemphis · United States | 2,863 | -1 |
31 | The Electric FlagChicago · United States | 2,754 | -3 |
32 | Eugene "Hideaway" BridgesNew Orleans · United States | 2,602 | +7 |
33 | Sonny LandrethCanton · United States | 2,548 | +5 |
34 | Otis RushPhiladelphia · United States | 2,467 | -1 |
35 | Slim HarpoLobdell · United States | 2,454 | -3 |
36 | Jimmy RogersRuleville · United States | 2,427 | -2 |
37 | Vieux Farka TouréMali | 2,120 | +10 |
38 | Sue FoleyOttawa · Canada | 2,046 | -12 |
39 | Hound Dog TaylorNatchez · United States | 2,033 | -4 |
40 | Joanna ConnorNew York · United States | 2,032 | +9 |
41 | Hubert SumlinGreenwood · United States | 2,009 | -5 |
42 | Luther AllisonWidener · United States | 1,989 | +6 |
43 | Magic SamGrenada · United States | 1,977 | +2 |
44 | Barbara LynnBeaumont · United States | 1,864 | -1 |
45 | Nick GravenitesChicago · United States | 1,822 | -4 |
46 | Scott HendersonWest Palm Beach · United States | 1,781 | -2 |
47 | Lowell FulsonTulsa · United States | 1,575 | +2 |
48 | Cornell DupreeFort Worth · United States | 1,569 | -2 |
49 | Shemekia CopelandHarlem · United States | 1,568 | -12 |
50 | Mike ZitoUnited States | 1,428 | +3 |
122 | Peter ParcekMiddletown · United States | 326 | +43 |
85 | Rick HolmstromFairbanks · United States | 591 | +37 |
83 | Jimmy BurnsCoahoma County · United States | 618 | +36 |
157 | Cool John FergusonBeaufort County · United States | 172 | +32 |
153 | Trudy LynnHouston · United States | 183 | +30 |
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.