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The 36 most-read highlife artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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36 artists are ranked in highlife. The biggest move was Akwaboah, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | OsibisaLondon · United Kingdom | 4,408 | 0 |
02 | Flavour N'abaniaNigeria | 3,321 | 0 |
03 | Ebo TaylorCape Coast · Ghana | 1,946 | +1 |
04 | Daddy LumbaAshanti · Ghana | 1,793 | -1 |
05 | ChikeNigeria | 1,303 | 0 |
06 | Victor UwaifoEdo · Nigeria | 1,216 | 0 |
07 | Gyedu-Blay AmbolleyGhana | 1,117 | +1 |
08 | Kuami EugeneAkim Oda · Ghana | 1,059 | +3 |
09 | The Cavemen.Lagos · Nigeria | 974 | +1 |
10 | Pat ThomasAshanti · Ghana | 941 | +5 |
11 | GyakieKumasi · Ghana | 912 | -2 |
12 | Kofi KinaataGhana | 775 | -5 |
13 | Dr. Orlando OwohLagos · Nigeria | 718 | -1 |
14 | George DarkoAkropong · Ghana | 648 | +3 |
15 | Amakye DedeGhana | 487 | -1 |
16 | Orlando JuliusEkiti · Nigeria | 468 | 0 |
17 | FameyeAccra · Ghana | 381 | +3 |
18 | Kwabena KwabenaGreater Accra · Ghana | 320 | +4 |
19 | Barbara KanamDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 311 | -6 |
20 | Mike EjeaghaEnugu · Nigeria | 307 | +1 |
21 | Bisa KdeiAccra · Ghana | 289 | -2 |
22 | AssagaiLondon · United Kingdom | 279 | -4 |
23 | MonomonoLagos · Nigeria | 236 | +1 |
24 | AkwaboahGhana | 218 | +6 |
25 | Rex OmarKumasi · Ghana | 200 | 0 |
26 | A.B. CrentsilWestern · Ghana | 195 | -3 |
27 | Ambrose CampbellLagos · Nigeria | 194 | +4 |
28 | C.K. MannGhana | 160 | -1 |
28 | AyisiGhana | 160 | +6 |
30 | Ayinde Bakare— | 147 | -2 |
30 | Nana TuffourGhana | 147 | -1 |
32 | Paa KowCentral · Ghana | 120 | 0 |
32 | África NegraSao Tome and Principe | 120 | -6 |
34 | John CollinsUnited Kingdom | 108 | -1 |
35 | Joe MensahGhana | 52 | 0 |
36 | Daasebre GyamenahGhana | 8 | 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.