Genre in a city
The 14 most-read folk artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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14 artists are tagged folk in Chicago. The biggest move was Michael Flatley, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Michael Flatleyfolk | 20,829 | +1 |
02 | Roger McGuinnfolk, rock | 19,034 | -1 |
03 | Rickie Lee Jonesfolk | 16,311 | 0 |
04 | Steve Goodmanfolk, blues | 10,893 | 0 |
05 | Tom Paxtonfolk, singer-songwriter | 7,297 | 0 |
06 | Jon Bodenfolk | 906 | 0 |
07 | Lucy Kaplanskyfolk, singer-songwriter | 844 | +1 |
08 | Tashafolk, singer-songwriter | 601 | -1 |
09 | Nora O’Connorcountry, folk | 376 | 0 |
10 | Liz Carrollfolk | 321 | 0 |
11 | Rachel Baimanfolk | 186 | +1 |
12 | Free Rangealternative country, folk | 158 | +1 |
13 | Devil in a Woodpilefolk | 98 | -2 |
14 | Rue Royalefolk, pop | 82 | 0 |
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.