Genre in a city
The 19 most-read r&b artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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19 artists are tagged r&b in New York. The biggest move was Brasstracks, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Driftersdoo-wop, pop | 12,834 | 0 |
02 | Steve Jordanr&b | 11,678 | +1 |
03 | SWVcontemporary r&b, new jack swing | 11,445 | -1 |
04 | Blackstreetcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 7,746 | 0 |
05 | Lawrencefunk, r&b | 6,792 | 0 |
06 | Princess Nokiahip hop, r&b | 5,128 | 0 |
07 | The Crestsdoo-wop, r&b | 1,561 | 0 |
08 | Brasstrackselectronic, hip hop | 879 | +4 |
09 | Leroy Burgessdisco, r&b | 679 | -1 |
10 | Capella Greyr&b, hip hop | 552 | +1 |
11 | Unlimited Touchdisco, funk | 532 | -1 |
12 | Kassa Overallhip hop, jazz | 514 | -3 |
13 | Inner Lifeboogie, disco | 480 | 0 |
14 | Kieranr&b | 332 | +3 |
15 | Big Dee Irwinr&b, soul | 208 | -1 |
16 | Vernon Harrellr&b | 107 | 0 |
17 | The Jimmy Castor Bunchr&b | 87 | +1 |
18 | Gary Toms Empiredisco, funk | 77 | -3 |
19 | The Laddersdoo-wop, r&b | 22 | 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.