Genre in a city
The 19 most-read r&b artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are tagged r&b in New York. The biggest move was Leroy Burgess, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Driftersdoo-wop, pop | 14,617 | +1 |
02 | SWVcontemporary r&b, new jack swing | 14,041 | +1 |
03 | Steve Jordanr&b | 11,691 | -2 |
04 | Blackstreetcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 8,786 | 0 |
05 | Princess Nokiahip hop, r&b | 7,340 | +1 |
06 | Lawrencefunk, r&b | 6,459 | -1 |
07 | The Crestsdoo-wop, r&b | 2,019 | 0 |
08 | Leroy Burgessdisco, r&b | 748 | +2 |
09 | Kassa Overallhip hop, jazz | 747 | -1 |
10 | Capella Greyr&b, hip hop | 734 | -1 |
11 | Unlimited Touchdisco, funk | 574 | +1 |
12 | Inner Lifeboogie, disco | 529 | -1 |
13 | Brasstrackselectronic, hip hop | 441 | 0 |
14 | Big Dee Irwinr&b, soul | 301 | 0 |
15 | The Jimmy Castor Bunchr&b | 146 | 0 |
16 | Vernon Harrellr&b | 113 | +2 |
17 | Gary Toms Empiredisco, funk | 93 | 0 |
18 | Kieranr&b | 90 | -2 |
19 | The Laddersdoo-wop, r&b | 24 | 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.