SoundTally

Genre

Folk artists

The 50 most-read folk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

200

Readers August

6,307,140

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

200 artists are ranked in folk. The biggest move was Clare Bowen, up 135 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Glen HansardBallymun · Ireland
881,524
0
02
Kris KristoffersonBrownsville · United States
220,837
+1
03
John DenverRoswell · United States
132,836
-1
04
Emmylou HarrisBirmingham · United States
116,824
+25
05
Mickie JamesRichmond · United States
102,858
+14
06
Michael CeraBrampton · Canada
98,709
+2
07
Leonard CohenWestmount · Canada
94,385
+2
08
Carole KingManhattan · United States
92,293
-4
09
Julianne HoughOrem · United States
87,746
+1
10
Sondra LockeShelbyville · United States
87,648
+2
11
Joan BaezStaten Island · United States
85,817
-5
12
Chynna PhillipsLos Angeles · United States
81,689
-1
13
Jim CrocePhiladelphia · United States
77,702
-8
14
Jamie Lynn SpearsMcComb · United States
74,735
+1
15
Naomi JuddAshland · United States
66,756
+15
16
David CrosbyLos Angeles · United States
62,730
+2
17
Simon & GarfunkelKew Gardens Hills · United States
61,303
-3
18
Gordon LightfootOrillia · Canada
60,682
+4
19
Tyler HiltonPalm Springs · United States
60,315
+72
20
Benny AnderssonVällingby · Sweden
59,659
+4
21
Nick DrakeYangon · Myanmar
59,102
+6
22
Woody GuthrieOkemah · United States
58,112
-15
23
Jack JohnsonHauʻula · United States
56,529
-10
24
Johnny FlynnJohannesburg · South Africa
53,500
+17
25
Ann WilsonSan Diego · United States
52,415
-8
26
Lyle Lovett and His Large BandUnited States
49,458
-6
27
Clare BowenNew South Wales · Australia
49,249
+135
28
DonovanMaryhill · United Kingdom
47,363
0
29
Graham NashBlackpool · United Kingdom
46,726
-4
30
Maureen McCormickUnited States
46,695
+15
31
Диана АнкудиноваRussia
46,463
+4
32
E.G. DailyLos Angeles · United States
46,083
-1
33
Joanna NewsomNevada City · United States
45,842
0
34
Peter, Paul and MaryNew York · United States
44,989
+13
35
Donna DouglasEast Baton Rouge Parish · United States
44,976
+4
36
Natalie MerchantJamestown · United States
43,849
+4
37
Jakob DylanNew York · United States
43,771
-14
38
Pete SeegerManhattan · United States
43,540
-22
39
Townes Van ZandtFort Worth · United States
39,814
-1
40
Levon HelmElaine · United States
39,803
-14
41
Lorne GreeneOttawa · Canada
39,159
+5
42
Rosanne CashMemphis · United States
39,040
+9
43
Christian Lee HutsonKansas City · United States
38,882
+17
44
Lucy DacusRichmond · United States
38,017
+12
45
Denny DohertyCanada
37,652
+3
46
Steve EarleHampton · United States
36,782
-4
47
Shawnee SmithUnited States
36,307
-3
48
Laura BenantiNew York · United States
35,291
-14
49
Eva CassidyWashington, D.C. · United States
33,712
+16
50
Tim BuckleyWashington, D.C. · United States
33,163
-14

Rising outside the top 50this month

64
Francesco GucciniModena · Italy
26,586
+823
125
Damien DempseyDonaghmede · Ireland
14,239
+242
86
Dónal LunnyTullamore · Ireland
20,627
+231
187
Elizabeth CookWildwood · United States
8,825
+217
190
I’m With HerUnited States
8,569
+160

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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.