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The 50 most-read hard bop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in hard bop. The biggest move was Billy Higgins, up 20 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | John ColtraneHamlet · United States | 57,885 | 0 |
02 | Art BlakeyPittsburgh · United States | 10,822 | +3 |
03 | Sonny RollinsHarlem · United States | 10,774 | -1 |
04 | Branford MarsalisBreaux Bridge · United States | 10,095 | 0 |
05 | Wes MontgomeryIndianapolis · United States | 9,736 | +2 |
06 | Ron CarterFerndale · United States | 9,661 | -3 |
07 | Tony WilliamsChicago · United States | 8,368 | -1 |
08 | Roy HargroveWaco · United States | 7,952 | +7 |
09 | Ray BrownPittsburgh · United States | 7,109 | +8 |
10 | Lee MorganPhiladelphia · United States | 7,093 | +1 |
11 | Donald ByrdDetroit · United States | 7,015 | +1 |
12 | Joe ZawinulWien · Austria | 6,957 | -2 |
13 | Kate HigginsCharlottesville · United States | 6,939 | -4 |
14 | Freddie HubbardIndianapolis · United States | 6,904 | 0 |
14 | Niels Lan DokyCopenhagen · Denmark | 6,904 | +11 |
16 | Dexter GordonLos Angeles · United States | 6,477 | -3 |
17 | Elvin JonesPontiac · United States | 6,295 | -9 |
18 | Clifford BrownWilmington · United States | 6,294 | +3 |
19 | Yusef LateefChattanooga · United States | 5,883 | +5 |
20 | Horace SilverNorwalk · United States | 5,369 | 0 |
21 | Paul ChambersPittsburgh · United States | 5,185 | -3 |
22 | Jimmy SmithNorristown · United States | 4,635 | +1 |
23 | Grant GreenSt. Louis · United States | 4,429 | +3 |
24 | Joe HendersonLima · United States | 4,421 | +3 |
25 | Christian McBridePhiladelphia · United States | 4,385 | -3 |
26 | Maynard FergusonVerdun · Canada | 4,107 | +2 |
27 | 福居良Biratori · Japan | 4,099 | +3 |
28 | Jackie McLeanNew York · United States | 3,872 | +9 |
29 | Rahsaan Roland KirkColumbus · United States | 3,842 | +2 |
30 | Philly Joe JonesPhiladelphia · United States | 3,773 | +4 |
31 | Benny GolsonPhiladelphia · United States | 3,754 | +2 |
32 | Red GarlandDallas · United States | 3,639 | 0 |
33 | Hank MobleyEastman · United States | 3,626 | +3 |
34 | Terence BlanchardNew Orleans · United States | 3,451 | -5 |
35 | Wynton KellyBrooklyn · United States | 3,188 | +3 |
36 | Emily RemlerManhattan · United States | 3,079 | -17 |
37 | Phil WoodsSpringfield · United States | 2,939 | +9 |
38 | Kenny DorhamTexas · United States | 2,938 | +1 |
39 | Eddie HarrisChicago · United States | 2,924 | +11 |
40 | Barry HarrisDetroit · United States | 2,896 | +1 |
41 | Kenny ClarkePittsburgh · United States | 2,860 | +11 |
42 | Zoot SimsInglewood · United States | 2,812 | +12 |
43 | Pat MartinoPhiladelphia · United States | 2,760 | -3 |
44 | Milt JacksonDetroit · United States | 2,716 | -1 |
45 | Sonny ClarkHerminie · United States | 2,623 | +13 |
46 | Betty CarterFlint · United States | 2,598 | -4 |
47 | Billy HigginsLos Angeles · United States | 2,597 | +20 |
48 | Roy HaynesBoston · United States | 2,559 | -4 |
49 | J.J. JohnsonIndianapolis · United States | 2,501 | -1 |
50 | Tommy FlanaganDetroit · United States | 2,491 | +1 |
96 | Walter Bishop, Jr.New York · United States | 1,274 | +135 |
101 | Melvin SparksHouston · United States | 1,178 | +66 |
191 | Wayne EscofferyLondon · United Kingdom | 512 | +66 |
186 | Mike LeDonneBridgeport · United States | 518 | +59 |
169 | Freddie ReddNew York · United States | 659 | +50 |
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.