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R&B Artists from Detroit

The 20 most-read r&b artists based in Detroit, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

20

Readers October

104,928

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

20 artists are tagged r&b in Detroit. The biggest move was Carolyn Crawford, up 4 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Lizzohip hop, r&b
33,337
0
02
Ryan Destinyalternative r&b, contemporary r&b
13,622
+1
03
James DeBargesoul, hip hop
11,049
-1
04
Queen Naijacontemporary r&b, r&b
7,241
+2
05
Mary Wellssoul, motown
6,623
-1
06
Carolyn Crawfordmotown, r&b
5,719
+4
07
Lamont Doziermotown, r&b
5,056
-2
08
The Dramaticssoul, pop
3,996
-1
09
The Jones Girlsr&b, soul
3,304
-1
10
Eddie Hollandmotown, r&b
3,062
-1
11
The Contoursdoo-wop, motown
1,938
0
12
The New Birthfunk, r&b
1,641
0
13
Dennis Coffeyr&b, soul
1,429
+1
14
Alicia Myersdisco, r&b
1,371
-1
15
Curtis Hardingr&b, singer-songwriter
1,246
0
16
Oliver Cheathamboogie, contemporary r&b
1,202
0
17
Sugar Chile Robinsonboogie-woogie, jump blues
999
0
18
Marv Johnsonmotown, r&b
998
0
19
Elijah Connorcontemporary r&b, r&b
637
+1
20
Brainstormdisco, funk
458
-1

Adjacent scenes

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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.