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The 50 most-read kayōkyoku artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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94 artists are ranked in kayōkyoku. The biggest move was 九重佑三子, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 坂本九Kawasaki-ku · Japan | 22,869 | +1 |
02 | 千葉真一Hakata-ku · Japan | 21,197 | -1 |
03 | 高倉健Nakama · Japan | 7,864 | +1 |
04 | 布施明Mitaka · Japan | 5,721 | +1 |
05 | 中森明菜Ōta · Japan | 5,478 | -2 |
06 | 梶芽衣子Chiyoda · Japan | 5,408 | 0 |
07 | 倍賞美津子Ibaraki · Japan | 3,530 | +5 |
08 | 岡田有希子Ichinomiya · Japan | 3,505 | 0 |
09 | 勝新太郎Koto · Japan | 2,981 | 0 |
10 | 島倉千代子Tokyo · Japan | 2,951 | -3 |
11 | 松坂慶子Ōta · Japan | 2,569 | 0 |
12 | 翁倩玉Taipei · Taiwan | 2,421 | +11 |
13 | 美空ひばりIsogo-ku · Japan | 2,418 | -3 |
14 | 藤圭子Ichinoseki · Japan | 2,129 | -1 |
15 | 堺正章Setagaya · Japan | 1,933 | -1 |
16 | 陳美齡Hong Kong · China | 1,911 | +3 |
17 | 和田アキ子Ikuno-ku · Japan | 1,874 | +1 |
18 | 若山富三郎Japan | 1,863 | -1 |
19 | ザ・ピーナッツNagoya · Japan | 1,796 | -3 |
20 | 夏木マリTokyo · Japan | 1,536 | +1 |
21 | 西城秀樹Hiroshima · Japan | 1,497 | -6 |
22 | 石原裕次郎Suma-ku · Japan | 1,424 | +4 |
23 | 池玲子Tokyo · Japan | 1,015 | -1 |
24 | 吉永小百合Shibuya · Japan | 982 | +1 |
25 | 志穂美悦子Higashi-ku · Japan | 960 | -5 |
26 | 南野陽子Itami · Japan | 852 | +1 |
27 | 大竹しのぶShinagawa · Japan | 802 | +1 |
28 | 歐陽菲菲Taipei · Taiwan | 714 | +2 |
29 | 田中好子Adachi · Japan | 696 | 0 |
30 | 萬田久子Osaka · Japan | 682 | -6 |
31 | アン・ルイスTakarazuka · Japan | 677 | +5 |
32 | 麻丘めぐみOita · Japan | 663 | +5 |
33 | 岩崎宏美Koto · Japan | 656 | -2 |
34 | 小林旭Setagaya · Japan | 650 | -2 |
35 | いしだあゆみSasebo · Japan | 648 | -1 |
36 | 風吹ジュンToyama · Japan | 630 | -2 |
37 | 谷村新司Kawachinagano · Japan | 625 | -4 |
38 | 八代亜紀Yatsushiro · Japan | 551 | +1 |
39 | 浅丘ルリ子Changchun · China | 532 | -1 |
40 | 岸本加世子Shimada · Japan | 468 | 0 |
41 | 研ナオコIzu · Japan | 439 | +3 |
42 | 吉木りさFunabashi · Japan | 429 | -1 |
43 | 石野真子Hyogo · Japan | 420 | 0 |
44 | 松本伊代Ōta · Japan | 407 | +1 |
45 | 九重佑三子Taitō · Japan | 404 | +12 |
46 | 美川憲一Suwa · Japan | 386 | 0 |
47 | ちあきなおみKanagawa · Japan | 363 | -5 |
48 | 小柳ルミ子Sawara-ku · Japan | 361 | 0 |
49 | 野口五郎Mino · Japan | 355 | +1 |
50 | 松崎しげるEdogawa · Japan | 338 | -1 |
53 | 橋幸夫Arakawa · Japan | 298 | +12 |
60 | 奥村チヨIkeda · Japan | 213 | +11 |
63 | 阿久悠Sumoto · Japan | 193 | +10 |
69 | やしきたかじんNishinari-ku · Japan | 176 | +8 |
79 | 山田参助Japan | 138 | +8 |
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.