Genre in a city
The 14 most-read folk artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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14 artists are tagged folk in Chicago. The biggest move was Liz Carroll, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Michael Flatleyfolk | 116,786 | 0 |
02 | Roger McGuinnfolk, rock | 20,590 | 0 |
03 | Rickie Lee Jonesfolk | 15,327 | 0 |
04 | Steve Goodmanfolk, blues | 8,323 | 0 |
05 | Tom Paxtonfolk, singer-songwriter | 5,493 | 0 |
06 | Lucy Kaplanskyfolk, singer-songwriter | 987 | +1 |
07 | Jon Bodenfolk | 935 | -1 |
08 | Liz Carrollfolk | 445 | +3 |
09 | Tashafolk, singer-songwriter | 415 | -1 |
10 | Nora O’Connorcountry, folk | 392 | -1 |
11 | Free Rangealternative country, folk | 239 | +1 |
12 | Rachel Baimanfolk | 235 | -2 |
13 | Devil in a Woodpilefolk | 115 | +1 |
14 | Rue Royalefolk, pop | 93 | -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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.