Genre in a city
The 22 most-read folk artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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22 artists are tagged folk in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Robert Francis, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Chynna Phillipsfolk | 81,689 | 0 |
02 | David Crosbycontemporary folk, folk | 62,730 | 0 |
03 | E.G. Dailyfolk, pop | 46,083 | 0 |
04 | Ry Cooderfolk, rock | 25,066 | 0 |
05 | Val McCallumamericana, folk | 11,769 | 0 |
06 | Chris Hillmanfolk, rock | 10,716 | 0 |
07 | John Craigieamericana, folk | 2,168 | 0 |
08 | Tom Russellfolk | 1,458 | 0 |
09 | The Young Dublinersceltic rock, folk | 1,100 | 0 |
10 | The Knitterscountry, folk | 785 | 0 |
11 | The Ditty Bopsfolk | 378 | 0 |
12 | Robert Francisfolk, rock | 332 | +3 |
13 | Lavender Diamondfolk | 330 | -1 |
14 | Cherryholmesbluegrass, folk | 287 | 0 |
15 | Human Dramafolk, gothic | 273 | -2 |
16 | MAGIC GIANTfolk | 213 | +1 |
17 | Whispertownfolk rock, folk | 175 | -1 |
18 | Works Progress Administrationfolk | 153 | +1 |
19 | The Pleasure Fairfolk | 134 | +1 |
20 | Chris and Thomasamericana, contemporary folk | 110 | -2 |
21 | Ferraby Lionheartfolk | 62 | 0 |
22 | Quincy Colemanfolk | 19 | 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.