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The 50 most-read enka artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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54 artists are ranked in enka. The biggest move was 김연자, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 梶芽衣子Chiyoda · Japan | 6,473 | 0 |
02 | 美空ひばりIsogo-ku · Japan | 2,133 | +1 |
03 | 氷川きよしMinami-ku · Japan | 1,922 | +4 |
04 | 藤圭子Ichinoseki · Japan | 1,763 | 0 |
05 | 石川さゆりKumamoto · Japan | 1,096 | +3 |
06 | 島倉千代子Tokyo · Japan | 1,050 | -1 |
07 | 森昌子Utsunomiya · Japan | 913 | -5 |
08 | ジェロPittsburgh · United States | 879 | +1 |
09 | 渡哲也Yasugi · Japan | 787 | -3 |
10 | 小林幸子Chūō-ku · Japan | 711 | 0 |
11 | 김연자Seoul · South Korea | 558 | +13 |
12 | 北島三郎Shiriuchi · Japan | 551 | 0 |
13 | 八代亜紀Yatsushiro · Japan | 505 | 0 |
14 | 中澤裕子Fukuchiyama · Japan | 455 | +1 |
15 | 夏川りみIshigaki · Japan | 452 | +1 |
16 | 横山裕Konohana-ku · Japan | 427 | -5 |
16 | 五木ひろしKyoto · Japan | 427 | -2 |
18 | ちあきなおみKanagawa · Japan | 379 | +1 |
19 | 長山洋子Ōta · Japan | 330 | +4 |
20 | 美川憲一Suwa · Japan | 328 | -3 |
21 | チャダNew Delhi · India | 326 | -3 |
22 | 坂本冬美Kamitonda · Japan | 251 | 0 |
23 | 前川清Sasebo · Japan | 244 | -3 |
24 | 吉幾三Goshogawara · Japan | 236 | +4 |
25 | フランク永井Ōsaki · Japan | 235 | +2 |
26 | 細川たかしMakkari · Japan | 219 | 0 |
27 | 春日八郎Aizubange · Japan | 189 | +6 |
28 | 三波春夫Nagaoka · Japan | 187 | +4 |
29 | 三橋美智也Hokuto · Japan | 186 | 0 |
30 | 橋幸夫Arakawa · Japan | 182 | -5 |
31 | 岩佐美咲Chiba · Japan | 178 | -1 |
32 | 青江三奈Koto · Japan | 149 | -11 |
33 | 藤あや子Semboku · Japan | 147 | +1 |
33 | 千昌夫Rikuzentakata · Japan | 147 | -2 |
35 | 天童よしみTanabe · Japan | 140 | +1 |
36 | 村田英雄Ukiha · Japan | 139 | -2 |
37 | 伍代夏子Shibuya · Japan | 123 | +1 |
37 | 水森かおりKita · Japan | 123 | +9 |
39 | 前田有紀Ehime · Japan | 122 | +1 |
39 | 水前寺清子Chūō-ku · Japan | 122 | -2 |
41 | 詹雅雯Yuanlin · Taiwan | 113 | +3 |
42 | 舟木一夫Ichinomiya · Japan | 109 | 0 |
43 | 川中美幸Yonago · Japan | 107 | -5 |
44 | 堀内孝雄Abeno-ku · Japan | 106 | -3 |
45 | 瀬川瑛子Shibuya · Japan | 92 | 0 |
46 | 田端義夫Matsusaka · Japan | 79 | +2 |
47 | 三山ひろしNankoku · Japan | 75 | -4 |
48 | さくらまやObihiro · Japan | 72 | -1 |
49 | 竹島宏Fukui · Japan | 70 | +2 |
50 | 仁支川峰子Tagawa · Japan | 52 | +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.