Genre in a city
The 16 most-read hard bop artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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16 artists are tagged hard bop in Chicago. The biggest move was Von Freeman, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tony Williamsjazz, hard bop | 8,368 | 0 |
02 | Eddie Harrisjazz, hard bop | 2,924 | 0 |
03 | Gene Ammonshard bop, jazz | 1,926 | 0 |
04 | Johnny Griffinhard bop, jazz | 1,669 | 0 |
05 | Clifford Jordanhard bop, jazz | 1,507 | 0 |
06 | Richard Davishard bop, jazz | 1,244 | 0 |
07 | Ed Thigpenjazz, hard bop | 873 | 0 |
08 | Wilbur Warehard bop, jazz | 478 | 0 |
09 | Von Freemanhard bop, jazz | 415 | +2 |
10 | Bennie Greenjazz, hard bop | 377 | -1 |
11 | Al McKibbonhard bop, jazz | 350 | -1 |
12 | Walter Perkinshard bop, jazz | 246 | +1 |
13 | Jack Wilsonhard bop, jazz | 223 | -1 |
14 | Norman Simmonshard bop, jazz | 177 | +2 |
15 | John Jenkinshard bop, jazz | 149 | -1 |
16 | Ronald Muldrowhard bop, jazz | 129 | -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.