Genre in a city
The 15 most-read folk artists based in Australia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are tagged folk in Australia. The biggest move was Hazlett, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Melinda Schneidercountry, folk | 2,890 | +2 |
02 | John Williamsoncountry, country folk | 2,612 | -1 |
03 | Molly Lewisfolk | 1,492 | -1 |
04 | Leah Seniorfolk | 1,043 | 0 |
05 | Mark Wilkinsonalternative rock, folk | 554 | 0 |
06 | Holy Holyfolk, indie rock | 505 | 0 |
07 | Tinpan Orangefolk | 349 | +1 |
08 | Kirsty Lee Akersfolk | 280 | +1 |
09 | Tiddasfolk | 252 | -2 |
10 | The Killjoysfolk | 128 | 0 |
11 | Hazlettfolk, folk pop | 105 | +4 |
12 | The Barkerscontemporary folk, folk | 102 | 0 |
13 | The Bootleg Family Bandfolk | 93 | -2 |
14 | Danny Spoonerfolk | 50 | -1 |
15 | The E.L.F.country, folk | 36 | -1 |
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.