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The 50 most-read jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in jazz. The biggest move was Romano Mussolini, up 52 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Frank SinatraHoboken · United States | 227,909 | 0 |
02 | Quincy JonesChicago · United States | 159,556 | 0 |
03 | Liza MinnelliHollywood · United States | 150,747 | +1 |
04 | Tony BennettLong Island City · United States | 102,935 | +25 |
05 | Queen LatifahNewark · United States | 102,104 | +3 |
06 | Jon BatisteKenner · United States | 98,986 | +6 |
07 | Ray CharlesAlbany · United States | 92,901 | -4 |
08 | FridaBjørkåsen · Norway | 92,069 | +3 |
09 | Miles DavisAlton · United States | 89,585 | -3 |
10 | Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans · United States | 86,985 | 0 |
11 | Sammy Davis Jr.Harlem · United States | 84,154 | -2 |
12 | Paul AnkaOttawa · Canada | 80,445 | +3 |
13 | Don ShirleyPensacola · United States | 77,686 | +11 |
14 | Michelle DockeryUnited Kingdom | 75,785 | +4 |
15 | Jacob CollierLondon · United Kingdom | 75,529 | -10 |
16 | Norah JonesBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 74,677 | -3 |
17 | Cybill ShepherdUnited Kingdom | 70,194 | 0 |
18 | Rhonda Ross KendrickLos Angeles · United States | 67,333 | +5 |
19 | Bing CrosbyTacoma · United States | 65,059 | -5 |
20 | Liz GilliesHaworth · United States | 64,781 | +14 |
21 | Debby RyanHuntsville · United States | 57,004 | +6 |
22 | Donald FagenPassaic · United States | 56,230 | +4 |
23 | Billie HolidayPhiladelphia · United States | 54,410 | -1 |
24 | Nina SimoneTryon · United States | 54,204 | -3 |
25 | Charlie WattsKingsbury · United Kingdom | 52,515 | -9 |
26 | John ColtraneHamlet · United States | 49,569 | +5 |
27 | Nat King ColeMontgomery · United States | 46,910 | +3 |
28 | Shirley BasseyCardiff · United Kingdom | 46,271 | +10 |
29 | Herbie HancockChicago · United States | 45,285 | +10 |
30 | Yvonne de CarloVancouver · Canada | 43,917 | -2 |
31 | Kyle EastwoodLos Angeles · United States | 43,891 | +22 |
32 | Michael BubléBurnaby · Canada | 42,686 | -12 |
33 | Lena HorneBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 40,680 | +3 |
34 | Chet BakerYale · United States | 40,149 | +3 |
35 | Herb AlpertLos Angeles · United States | 39,348 | -3 |
36 | Wynton MarsalisNew Orleans · United States | 38,096 | +35 |
37 | Harry Connick, Jr.New Orleans · United States | 38,090 | -18 |
38 | Dorothy DandridgeCleveland · United States | 38,036 | +27 |
39 | Julie LondonSanta Rosa · United States | 37,891 | -32 |
40 | Peter LawfordLondon · United Kingdom | 37,373 | 0 |
41 | Romano MussoliniForlì · Italy | 35,335 | +52 |
42 | Glenn MillerClarinda · United States | 34,372 | +2 |
43 | Joss StoneDover · United Kingdom | 33,587 | +17 |
44 | Duke EllingtonWashington, D.C. · United States | 32,083 | +17 |
45 | Cole PorterPeru · United States | 31,868 | +7 |
46 | Kenny GSeattle · United States | 31,824 | +2 |
47 | George GershwinBrooklyn · United States | 31,600 | -6 |
48 | Charlie ParkerKansas City · United States | 31,219 | +16 |
49 | Danny KayeBrooklyn · United States | 31,074 | +6 |
50 | Bill EvansPlainfield · United States | 31,023 | +8 |
116 | Rubén RadaMontevideo · Uruguay | 15,707 | +1457 |
181 | Jane HarveyJersey City · United States | 9,415 | +839 |
175 | Billy TiptonOklahoma City · United States | 9,599 | +213 |
57 | Renee OlsteadKingwood · United States | 29,480 | +168 |
79 | Angélique KidjoCotonou · Benin | 22,373 | +145 |
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.