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The 50 most-read hard bop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in hard bop. The biggest move was Art Farmer, up 29 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | John ColtraneHamlet · United States | 49,569 | 0 |
02 | Ron CarterFerndale · United States | 16,324 | +8 |
03 | Sonny RollinsHarlem · United States | 13,084 | -1 |
04 | Kate HigginsCharlottesville · United States | 10,044 | 0 |
05 | Branford MarsalisBreaux Bridge · United States | 9,821 | 0 |
06 | Wes MontgomeryIndianapolis · United States | 9,485 | -3 |
07 | Tony WilliamsChicago · United States | 8,841 | -1 |
08 | Art BlakeyPittsburgh · United States | 8,666 | 0 |
09 | Joe ZawinulWien · Austria | 7,760 | -3 |
10 | Lee MorganPhiladelphia · United States | 7,044 | -1 |
11 | Donald ByrdDetroit · United States | 6,896 | +1 |
12 | Freddie HubbardIndianapolis · United States | 6,707 | +2 |
13 | Roy HargroveWaco · United States | 6,604 | -2 |
14 | Ray BrownPittsburgh · United States | 6,524 | +2 |
15 | Dexter GordonLos Angeles · United States | 6,519 | -2 |
16 | Elvin JonesPontiac · United States | 6,356 | +2 |
17 | Terence BlanchardNew Orleans · United States | 5,893 | -2 |
18 | Jimmy SmithNorristown · United States | 5,442 | +2 |
19 | Paul ChambersPittsburgh · United States | 5,417 | +2 |
20 | Horace SilverNorwalk · United States | 5,392 | -3 |
21 | Yusef LateefChattanooga · United States | 5,314 | +2 |
22 | Clifford BrownWilmington · United States | 5,235 | -3 |
23 | Grant GreenSt. Louis · United States | 4,822 | +1 |
24 | Maynard FergusonVerdun · Canada | 4,741 | -2 |
25 | Christian McBridePhiladelphia · United States | 4,662 | +8 |
26 | Rahsaan Roland KirkColumbus · United States | 4,490 | +1 |
27 | Benny GolsonPhiladelphia · United States | 4,223 | +2 |
28 | 福居良Biratori · Japan | 4,208 | +2 |
29 | Joe HendersonLima · United States | 4,173 | -1 |
30 | Jackie McLeanNew York · United States | 3,730 | +4 |
31 | Philly Joe JonesPhiladelphia · United States | 3,578 | +1 |
32 | Pat MartinoPhiladelphia · United States | 3,498 | -1 |
33 | Hank MobleyEastman · United States | 3,460 | -8 |
34 | Kenny DorhamTexas · United States | 3,432 | +5 |
35 | Red GarlandDallas · United States | 3,377 | +1 |
36 | Wynton KellyBrooklyn · United States | 3,291 | +1 |
37 | Phil WoodsSpringfield · United States | 3,164 | -11 |
38 | Milt JacksonDetroit · United States | 2,925 | +4 |
39 | Art FarmerCouncil Bluffs · United States | 2,870 | +29 |
40 | Chico HamiltonLos Angeles · United States | 2,781 | +12 |
41 | Emily RemlerManhattan · United States | 2,742 | -6 |
42 | Victor FeldmanEdgware · United Kingdom | 2,737 | -1 |
43 | Kenny ClarkePittsburgh · United States | 2,735 | +3 |
44 | Roy HaynesBoston · United States | 2,554 | +4 |
45 | Barry HarrisDetroit · United States | 2,552 | +5 |
46 | Niels Lan DokyCopenhagen · Denmark | 2,545 | +11 |
47 | Nat AdderleyTampa · United States | 2,532 | +14 |
48 | Hank JonesVicksburg · United States | 2,495 | -4 |
49 | J.J. JohnsonIndianapolis · United States | 2,423 | +10 |
50 | Mal WaldronNew York · United States | 2,399 | +22 |
187 | Addison FarmerCouncil Bluffs · United States | 529 | +84 |
68 | Marcus RobertsJacksonville · United States | 1,990 | +70 |
171 | Ron HollowayWashington, D.C. · United States | 618 | +68 |
194 | Bill HardmanCleveland · United States | 500 | +58 |
156 | Joe LaBarberaMount Morris · United States | 711 | +51 |
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.