Genre in a city
The 18 most-read pop artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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18 artists are tagged pop in Boston. The biggest move was Danny Wood, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Leonard Nimoypop, spoken word | 141,351 | 0 |
02 | Bobby Browncontemporary r&b, new jack swing | 91,239 | 0 |
03 | New Kids on the Blockpop, teen pop | 70,174 | 0 |
04 | New Editionpop, new jack swing | 21,370 | 0 |
05 | Jamie Walterspop, pop rock | 19,584 | +1 |
06 | Danny Woodindie rock, pop | 13,198 | +4 |
07 | Rich Croninpop | 11,457 | -2 |
08 | Genevieve Hanneliuspop | 9,533 | -1 |
09 | Marcia Hinespop | 5,198 | -1 |
10 | Karminhip hop, pop | 4,026 | -1 |
11 | Harvey Mason, Jr.pop | 3,072 | 0 |
12 | Timeflieselectro, hip hop | 1,111 | 0 |
13 | Iyeokaneo soul, pop | 553 | +1 |
14 | Paula Kelleypop | 443 | -1 |
15 | Will Daileypop, rock | 301 | 0 |
16 | Joanie Bartelspop | 224 | 0 |
17 | Teddi Kingpop | 125 | 0 |
18 | Michael Africkpop | 82 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.