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The 28 most-read levenslied artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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28 artists are ranked in levenslied. The biggest move was Ben Cramer, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Henk WijngaardStadskanaal · Netherlands | 7,618 | 0 |
02 | Jan SmitEdam-Volendam · Netherlands | 2,068 | +1 |
03 | André HazesAmsterdam · Netherlands | 1,746 | -1 |
04 | HeintjeKerkrade · Netherlands | 1,545 | +1 |
05 | Dries RoelvinkAmsterdam · Netherlands | 1,494 | -1 |
06 | Eddy WallyZelzate · Belgium | 1,143 | +1 |
07 | Willeke AlbertiAmsterdam · Netherlands | 1,122 | +2 |
08 | Pierre KartnerElst · Netherlands | 1,110 | -2 |
09 | GordonAmsterdam · Netherlands | 828 | -1 |
10 | Wieteke van DortSurabaya · Indonesia | 661 | 0 |
11 | Anny SchilderNetherlands | 588 | 0 |
12 | Ben CramerAmsterdam · Netherlands | 428 | +12 |
13 | Will TuraVeurne · Belgium | 421 | +1 |
14 | Frans BauerRoosendaal · Netherlands | 412 | +1 |
15 | Benny NeymanMaastricht · Netherlands | 390 | -3 |
16 | Danny de MunkAmsterdam · Netherlands | 389 | +4 |
17 | Johnny JordaanAmsterdam · Netherlands | 320 | +2 |
18 | Carel VerbruggeAmsterdam · Netherlands | 315 | -2 |
19 | Barbara DexTurnhout · Belgium | 314 | -2 |
19 | Zangeres Zonder NaamLeiden · Netherlands | 314 | -6 |
21 | Lisa del BoBilzen · Belgium | 285 | -3 |
22 | Conny VandenbosDen Haag · Netherlands | 208 | -1 |
23 | SienekeNijmegen · Netherlands | 200 | -1 |
24 | ChristoffNinove · Belgium | 195 | -1 |
25 | WilmaEnschede · Netherlands | 159 | 0 |
26 | Manke NelisAmsterdam · Netherlands | 109 | 0 |
27 | De HavenzangersApeldoorn · Netherlands | 70 | 0 |
28 | HenkieElst · Netherlands | 35 | 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.