Genre in a city
The 18 most-read pop artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged pop in Boston. The biggest move was Genevieve Hannelius, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Bobby Browncontemporary r&b, new jack swing | 97,291 | +1 |
02 | Leonard Nimoypop, spoken word | 85,277 | -1 |
03 | New Kids on the Blockpop, teen pop | 79,109 | 0 |
04 | New Editionpop, new jack swing | 26,591 | 0 |
05 | Genevieve Hanneliuspop | 22,702 | +3 |
06 | Rich Croninpop | 17,046 | +1 |
07 | Jamie Walterspop, pop rock | 16,284 | -2 |
08 | Danny Woodindie rock, pop | 13,758 | -2 |
09 | Harvey Mason, Jr.pop | 8,895 | +1 |
10 | Karminhip hop, pop | 6,345 | -1 |
11 | Marcia Hinespop | 5,403 | 0 |
12 | Timeflieselectro, hip hop | 1,296 | 0 |
13 | Iyeokaneo soul, pop | 539 | 0 |
14 | Paula Kelleypop | 514 | 0 |
15 | Will Daileypop, rock | 275 | +3 |
16 | Joanie Bartelspop | 241 | -1 |
17 | Teddi Kingpop | 209 | -1 |
18 | Michael Africkpop | 99 | -1 |
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.