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The 50 most-read kayōkyoku artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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94 artists are ranked in kayōkyoku. The biggest move was 小林亜星, up 22 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 千葉真一Hakata-ku · Japan | 16,626 | 0 |
02 | 坂本九Kawasaki-ku · Japan | 12,964 | 0 |
03 | 高倉健Nakama · Japan | 8,202 | 0 |
04 | 梶芽衣子Chiyoda · Japan | 6,473 | +2 |
05 | 布施明Mitaka · Japan | 5,507 | -1 |
06 | 中森明菜Ōta · Japan | 4,815 | -1 |
07 | 岡田有希子Ichinomiya · Japan | 3,288 | 0 |
08 | 勝新太郎Koto · Japan | 2,543 | 0 |
09 | 美空ひばりIsogo-ku · Japan | 2,133 | +2 |
10 | ザ・ピーナッツNagoya · Japan | 2,083 | +2 |
11 | 倍賞美津子Ibaraki · Japan | 1,976 | -2 |
12 | 藤圭子Ichinoseki · Japan | 1,763 | +1 |
13 | 若山富三郎Japan | 1,667 | -3 |
14 | 松坂慶子Ōta · Japan | 1,586 | 0 |
15 | 堺正章Setagaya · Japan | 1,562 | +5 |
16 | 夏木マリTokyo · Japan | 1,478 | +6 |
17 | 和田アキ子Ikuno-ku · Japan | 1,363 | +1 |
18 | 陳美齡Hong Kong · China | 1,304 | +1 |
19 | 西城秀樹Hiroshima · Japan | 1,250 | -2 |
20 | 翁倩玉Taipei · Taiwan | 1,222 | -5 |
21 | 島倉千代子Tokyo · Japan | 1,050 | -5 |
22 | 池玲子Tokyo · Japan | 1,016 | +1 |
23 | 歐陽菲菲Taipei · Taiwan | 934 | +3 |
24 | 吉永小百合Shibuya · Japan | 827 | 0 |
25 | 石原裕次郎Suma-ku · Japan | 814 | 0 |
26 | 志穂美悦子Higashi-ku · Japan | 775 | -5 |
27 | 小林旭Setagaya · Japan | 763 | +2 |
28 | 吉木りさFunabashi · Japan | 692 | +15 |
29 | 田中好子Adachi · Japan | 679 | +1 |
30 | いしだあゆみSasebo · Japan | 651 | +2 |
31 | 南野陽子Itami · Japan | 645 | -4 |
32 | 岩崎宏美Koto · Japan | 636 | -1 |
33 | 麻丘めぐみOita · Japan | 611 | +1 |
34 | 風吹ジュンToyama · Japan | 575 | -1 |
35 | 研ナオコIzu · Japan | 561 | -7 |
36 | 小林亜星Suginami · Japan | 549 | +22 |
37 | 大竹しのぶShinagawa · Japan | 545 | -1 |
38 | 萬田久子Osaka · Japan | 510 | +1 |
39 | 八代亜紀Yatsushiro · Japan | 505 | -1 |
40 | アン・ルイスTakarazuka · Japan | 484 | -5 |
41 | 谷村新司Kawachinagano · Japan | 471 | -4 |
42 | 石野真子Hyogo · Japan | 433 | 0 |
43 | 浅丘ルリ子Changchun · China | 401 | -3 |
44 | ちあきなおみKanagawa · Japan | 379 | +3 |
45 | 松崎しげるEdogawa · Japan | 329 | +3 |
46 | 美川憲一Suwa · Japan | 328 | -5 |
47 | 松本伊代Ōta · Japan | 321 | +1 |
48 | 小柳ルミ子Sawara-ku · Japan | 319 | 0 |
49 | 岸本加世子Shimada · Japan | 305 | -3 |
50 | 三田村邦彦Shibata · Japan | 285 | +11 |
58 | 古賀政男Ōkawa · Japan | 211 | +10 |
71 | 中村晃子Narashino · Japan | 141 | +8 |
59 | 朝丘雪路Tsukiji · Japan | 208 | +7 |
75 | ペギー葉山Yotsuya · Japan | 122 | +7 |
64 | 中山千夏Yamaga · Japan | 176 | +7 |
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.