Genre in a city
The 20 most-read r&b artists based in Detroit, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 artists are tagged r&b in Detroit. The biggest move was Alicia Myers, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lizzohip hop, r&b | 35,448 | 0 |
02 | Ryan Destinyalternative r&b, contemporary r&b | 27,550 | 0 |
03 | James DeBargesoul, hip hop | 16,900 | 0 |
04 | Mary Wellssoul, motown | 10,094 | +1 |
05 | Queen Naijacontemporary r&b, r&b | 7,342 | -1 |
06 | Lamont Doziermotown, r&b | 7,262 | 0 |
07 | The Dramaticssoul, pop | 4,339 | 0 |
08 | The Jones Girlsr&b, soul | 3,755 | +1 |
09 | Eddie Hollandmotown, r&b | 3,591 | -1 |
10 | The Contoursdoo-wop, motown | 2,561 | 0 |
11 | The New Birthfunk, r&b | 2,002 | 0 |
12 | Alicia Myersdisco, r&b | 1,530 | +2 |
13 | Dennis Coffeyr&b, soul | 1,437 | 0 |
14 | Curtis Hardingr&b, singer-songwriter | 1,356 | -2 |
15 | Oliver Cheathamboogie, contemporary r&b | 1,252 | 0 |
16 | Sugar Chile Robinsonboogie-woogie, jump blues | 1,117 | +1 |
17 | Marv Johnsonmotown, r&b | 1,065 | +1 |
18 | Carolyn Crawfordmotown, r&b | 1,052 | -2 |
19 | Brainstormdisco, funk | 536 | 0 |
20 | Elijah Connorcontemporary r&b, r&b | 214 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.