Genre in a city
The 31 most-read pop artists based in Tokyo, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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31 artists are tagged pop in Tokyo. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was 佐久間レイ, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 木村拓哉pop | 15,413 | 0 |
02 | MISAMOj-pop, pop | 4,736 | 0 |
03 | 赤西仁pop | 3,154 | 0 |
04 | 川澄綾子pop | 2,485 | 0 |
05 | 坂本美雨j-pop, pop | 2,265 | +1 |
06 | VERBALhip hop, pop | 2,113 | -1 |
07 | 秋山莉奈pop | 1,467 | +1 |
08 | 佐久間レイpop | 1,250 | +2 |
09 | 高垣彩陽pop | 968 | 0 |
10 | 古川毅contemporary classical, pop | 929 | -3 |
11 | KOKIAj-pop, pop | 915 | 0 |
12 | 仲川遥香pop | 844 | 0 |
13 | 平原綾香pop, singer-songwriter | 741 | 0 |
14 | 秋元薫ballad, pop | 688 | 0 |
15 | NOAj-pop, pop | 620 | NEW |
16 | 小林明子ballad, nyū myūjikku | 602 | +1 |
17 | 石田ひかりidol kayō, pop | 549 | -2 |
18 | 平野文pop | 443 | -2 |
19 | 河辺千恵子pop | 354 | -1 |
20 | 佐武宇綺pop | 329 | -1 |
21 | 清水香里pop | 275 | -1 |
22 | 大杉久美子pop | 266 | +1 |
23 | EAST END×YURIpop | 265 | +1 |
24 | 太田貴子idol kayō, pop | 241 | -3 |
25 | フィロソフィーのダンスj-pop, pop | 175 | -3 |
26 | Fayraypop | 164 | -1 |
27 | 上野洋子pop | 130 | -1 |
28 | Petty Bookapop | 99 | +2 |
29 | Bluem of Youthpop | 98 | -2 |
30 | ベイビーレイズ JAPANj-pop, pop | 75 | -2 |
31 | Steady&Co.pop | 63 | -2 |
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.