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The 36 most-read highlife artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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36 artists are ranked in highlife. The biggest move was Kwabena Kwabena, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | OsibisaLondon · United Kingdom | 4,043 | 0 |
02 | Ebo TaylorCape Coast · Ghana | 2,508 | 0 |
03 | Flavour N'abaniaNigeria | 2,077 | 0 |
04 | Daddy LumbaAshanti · Ghana | 1,365 | 0 |
05 | Pat ThomasAshanti · Ghana | 1,220 | 0 |
06 | Kuami EugeneAkim Oda · Ghana | 991 | +1 |
07 | GyakieKumasi · Ghana | 939 | +1 |
08 | Victor UwaifoEdo · Nigeria | 790 | +4 |
09 | Gyedu-Blay AmbolleyGhana | 747 | 0 |
10 | ChikeNigeria | 734 | -4 |
11 | Kofi KinaataGhana | 667 | 0 |
12 | FameyeAccra · Ghana | 636 | -2 |
13 | Dr. Orlando OwohLagos · Nigeria | 562 | +1 |
14 | The Cavemen.Lagos · Nigeria | 518 | -1 |
15 | Amakye DedeGhana | 486 | +1 |
16 | AssagaiLondon · United Kingdom | 360 | +2 |
17 | Orlando JuliusEkiti · Nigeria | 349 | 0 |
18 | Kwabena KwabenaGreater Accra · Ghana | 340 | +6 |
19 | Bisa KdeiAccra · Ghana | 305 | +1 |
20 | George DarkoAkropong · Ghana | 297 | -5 |
21 | Barbara KanamDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 272 | -2 |
22 | A.B. CrentsilWestern · Ghana | 246 | +3 |
23 | Rex OmarKumasi · Ghana | 222 | -1 |
24 | Mike EjeaghaEnugu · Nigeria | 206 | -3 |
25 | MonomonoLagos · Nigeria | 171 | +3 |
26 | AkwaboahGhana | 154 | +1 |
27 | Nana TuffourGhana | 148 | -1 |
28 | C.K. MannGhana | 146 | +5 |
29 | Ambrose CampbellLagos · Nigeria | 111 | +5 |
30 | John CollinsUnited Kingdom | 102 | -1 |
31 | África NegraSao Tome and Principe | 100 | 0 |
32 | Paa KowCentral · Ghana | 89 | 0 |
33 | Ayinde Bakare— | 87 | -3 |
34 | AyisiGhana | 75 | -11 |
35 | Joe MensahGhana | 70 | 0 |
36 | Daasebre GyamenahGhana | 16 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.