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The 50 most-read jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in jazz. The biggest move was Romano Mussolini, up 29 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Frank SinatraHoboken · United States | 310,976 | +1 |
02 | Queen LatifahNewark · United States | 232,351 | -1 |
03 | Liza MinnelliHollywood · United States | 129,747 | +2 |
04 | Quincy JonesChicago · United States | 120,385 | 0 |
05 | Miles DavisAlton · United States | 89,482 | +5 |
06 | FridaBjørkåsen · Norway | 85,434 | +13 |
07 | Jon BatisteKenner · United States | 84,519 | +23 |
08 | Bing CrosbyTacoma · United States | 78,719 | +13 |
09 | Ray CharlesAlbany · United States | 75,557 | -3 |
10 | Sammy Davis Jr.Harlem · United States | 75,531 | +2 |
11 | Jacob CollierLondon · United Kingdom | 73,380 | +4 |
12 | Cybill ShepherdUnited Kingdom | 70,663 | +4 |
13 | Michelle DockeryUnited Kingdom | 68,807 | -4 |
14 | Norah JonesBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 66,892 | 0 |
15 | Harry Connick, Jr.New Orleans · United States | 65,278 | +19 |
16 | Paul AnkaOttawa · Canada | 64,886 | -3 |
17 | Yvonne de CarloVancouver · Canada | 62,485 | +12 |
18 | Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans · United States | 62,374 | 0 |
19 | Liz GilliesHaworth · United States | 60,279 | +3 |
20 | Debby RyanHuntsville · United States | 59,293 | -13 |
21 | John ColtraneHamlet · United States | 57,885 | -13 |
22 | Nina SimoneTryon · United States | 57,607 | +1 |
23 | Johnny MathisGilmer · United States | 54,466 | +19 |
24 | Don ShirleyPensacola · United States | 52,108 | -4 |
25 | Billie HolidayPhiladelphia · United States | 51,333 | 0 |
26 | Nat King ColeMontgomery · United States | 47,952 | +1 |
27 | Shirley BasseyCardiff · United Kingdom | 47,885 | +9 |
28 | Michael BubléBurnaby · Canada | 47,080 | -2 |
29 | Donald FagenPassaic · United States | 45,809 | +2 |
30 | Cindy Blackman SantanaOhio · United States | 43,629 | -2 |
31 | Charlie WattsKingsbury · United Kingdom | 42,846 | +9 |
32 | 松原みきKishiwada · Japan | 41,711 | +21 |
33 | Herb AlpertLos Angeles · United States | 38,650 | +11 |
34 | Charlie ParkerKansas City · United States | 37,392 | +17 |
35 | Herbie HancockChicago · United States | 36,585 | +2 |
36 | Tony BennettLong Island City · United States | 36,353 | -4 |
37 | Rhonda Ross KendrickLos Angeles · United States | 36,242 | +1 |
38 | Chet BakerYale · United States | 35,992 | +3 |
39 | Danny KayeBrooklyn · United States | 35,771 | +27 |
40 | Adnan SamiLondon · United Kingdom | 35,675 | -23 |
41 | Lena HorneBedford–Stuyvesant · United States | 34,776 | -2 |
42 | Robert DaviAstoria · United States | 34,740 | +21 |
43 | Danny CareyLawrence · United States | 34,523 | -8 |
44 | Bill EvansPlainfield · United States | 34,446 | -11 |
45 | Romano MussoliniForlì · Italy | 33,993 | +29 |
46 | Dorothy DandridgeCleveland · United States | 33,985 | +6 |
47 | Peter LawfordLondon · United Kingdom | 33,809 | +1 |
48 | Duke EllingtonWashington, D.C. · United States | 33,769 | -2 |
49 | Joe JacksonBurton upon Trent · United Kingdom | 32,878 | +5 |
50 | Julie LondonSanta Rosa · United States | 32,342 | -1 |
71 | Peggy KingGreensburg · United States | 22,815 | +1159 |
68 | Katie NoonanBrisbane · Australia | 24,020 | +811 |
126 | Trombone ShortyNew Orleans · United States | 12,465 | +245 |
81 | Michael RayEustis · United States | 20,119 | +147 |
157 | Juliette GrécoMontpellier · France | 10,159 | +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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.