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The 50 most-read r&b artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in r&b. The biggest move was Latimore, up 359 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ariana GrandeBoca Raton · United States | 797,938 | 0 |
02 | AGNEZ MOJakarta · Indonesia | 453,941 | +99 |
03 | Jermaine JacksonGary · United States | 252,384 | -1 |
04 | AaliyahBrooklyn · United States | 243,540 | 0 |
05 | Jelly RollAntioch · United States | 224,921 | +4 |
06 | The WeekndScarborough · Canada | 199,341 | 0 |
07 | Malcolm ToddLos Angeles · United States | 180,694 | +7 |
08 | FergieHacienda Heights · United States | 133,897 | -1 |
09 | ZAYNBradford · United Kingdom | 123,014 | +2 |
10 | Malcolm-Jamal WarnerJersey City · United States | 116,387 | -7 |
11 | Jung KookBusan · South Korea | 106,474 | -3 |
12 | AkonSt. Louis · United States | 92,571 | -2 |
13 | Coco JonesColumbia · United States | 90,751 | +26 |
14 | Frank OceanLong Beach · United States | 86,544 | +1 |
15 | KehlaniOakland · United States | 75,243 | -3 |
16 | Jennifer HudsonChicago · United States | 74,184 | -11 |
17 | Luther VandrossManhattan · United States | 66,121 | +2 |
18 | RMGoyang · South Korea | 63,019 | -5 |
19 | HalleMableton · United States | 61,604 | +5 |
20 | Van HuntDayton · United States | 60,799 | +31 |
21 | FLOLondon · United Kingdom | 58,903 | +15 |
22 | Anderson .PaakOxnard · United States | 57,616 | 0 |
23 | j‐hopeGwangju · South Korea | 52,476 | -6 |
24 | AshantiGlen Cove · United States | 51,625 | -1 |
25 | Jessie JLondon · United Kingdom | 50,895 | +4 |
26 | Toni BraxtonAtlanta · United States | 50,486 | +4 |
27 | Kali UchisAlexandria · United States | 50,103 | +1 |
28 | The Righteous BrothersLos Angeles · United States | 45,801 | +9 |
29 | LatimoreCharleston · United States | 45,563 | +359 |
30 | Tory LanezBrampton · Canada | 45,118 | -9 |
31 | Wyclef JeanCroix-des-Bouquets · Haiti | 44,546 | -4 |
32 | Donell JonesChicago · United States | 44,183 | +120 |
33 | Jhené AikoLos Angeles · United States | 44,158 | +8 |
34 | H.E.R.Vallejo · United States | 43,619 | 0 |
35 | Jason DeruloMiami · United States | 42,200 | -17 |
36 | Boyz II MenPhiladelphia · United States | 41,848 | -20 |
37 | Daniel CaesarToronto · Canada | 41,501 | +10 |
38 | CeeLo GreenAtlanta · United States | 40,889 | -6 |
39 | KandiAtlanta · United States | 38,941 | +3 |
40 | Saint LevantJerusalem · Palestine | 38,915 | -14 |
41 | Christina MilianJersey City · United States | 38,854 | -16 |
42 | Jill ScottPhiladelphia · United States | 35,775 | -7 |
43 | LizzoDetroit · United States | 35,448 | -23 |
44 | Aya NakamuraBamako · Mali | 33,564 | -11 |
45 | Pixie LottBromley · United Kingdom | 33,063 | +43 |
46 | Natalie ColeLos Angeles · United States | 33,047 | -3 |
47 | Alesha DixonWelwyn Garden City · United Kingdom | 31,812 | +1 |
48 | EvePhiladelphia · United States | 31,680 | -17 |
49 | Bobby WomackCleveland · United States | 31,568 | -4 |
50 | The Isley BrothersCincinnati · United States | 31,565 | -1 |
169 | Laura MvulaBirmingham · United Kingdom | 6,298 | +133 |
154 | Danny BoyChicago · United States | 7,148 | +69 |
172 | Barbara MasonPhiladelphia · United States | 6,202 | +67 |
118 | JidennaWisconsin Rapids · United States | 11,013 | +62 |
180 | Truth HurtsSt. Louis · United States | 5,675 | +61 |
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.