Genre in a city
The 17 most-read r&b artists based in New Orleans, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged r&b in New Orleans. The biggest move was Robert Parker, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lloydcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 9,808 | 0 |
02 | Ledisir&b | 5,194 | 0 |
03 | Art Nevillefunk, r&b | 2,766 | 0 |
04 | Lee Dorseyfunk, new orleans r&b | 2,333 | 0 |
05 | Jean Knightr&b, soul | 1,624 | 0 |
06 | Shirley Goodmanr&b | 1,381 | +1 |
07 | Ernie K‐Doenew orleans r&b, r&b | 812 | -1 |
08 | Robert Parkernew orleans r&b, r&b | 663 | +2 |
09 | Joe Jonesr&b | 641 | 0 |
10 | Johnny Adamsr&b, soul | 527 | -2 |
11 | Jerry Petersfunk, r&b | 384 | +2 |
12 | Linda Hopkinsblues, r&b | 376 | -1 |
13 | Eddie Bojazz, funk | 360 | -1 |
14 | Tommy Ridgleynew orleans r&b, r&b | 313 | +2 |
15 | Alvin Robinsonnew orleans r&b, r&b | 231 | -1 |
16 | Alvin “Red” Tylerjazz, jazz blues | 136 | -1 |
17 | Mike Bleed Da BlockStarrhip hop, pop rap | 40 | 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.