Genre in a city
The 24 most-read r&b artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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24 artists are tagged r&b in Philadelphia. The biggest move was Barbara Mason, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jill Scottcontemporary r&b, neo soul | 36,617 | 0 |
02 | Boyz II Mencontemporary r&b, pop | 35,131 | 0 |
03 | Teddy Pendergrassr&b, soul | 26,567 | +1 |
04 | Evehip hop, r&b | 26,363 | -1 |
05 | Phyllis Hymandisco, quiet storm | 12,480 | 0 |
06 | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notesphilly soul, r&b | 9,441 | 0 |
07 | Solomon Burkesoul, ballad | 7,379 | 0 |
08 | Marc Nelsoncontemporary r&b, quiet storm | 4,665 | +1 |
09 | Barbara Masonsoul, philly soul | 3,951 | +3 |
10 | Mazer&b, funk | 3,799 | -2 |
11 | DJ Dramahip hop, r&b | 3,680 | -1 |
12 | McFadden & Whiteheaddisco, r&b | 2,833 | -1 |
13 | Fat Larry’s Bandfunk, jazz | 2,103 | +1 |
14 | Blue Magicphilly soul, r&b | 1,986 | -1 |
15 | Vivian Greencontemporary r&b, neo soul | 1,300 | +1 |
16 | Rudy Lewisr&b, soul | 1,139 | -1 |
17 | First Choicedisco, r&b | 956 | 0 |
18 | Bill Doggettjazz, r&b | 788 | +2 |
19 | Breakwaterfunk, r&b | 780 | +2 |
20 | Orion Sunindie pop, neo soul | 729 | +2 |
21 | Kevin Cossomr&b | 539 | -3 |
22 | Lee Andrews & the Heartsdoo-wop, r&b | 514 | +1 |
23 | Son Littleblues, indie rock | 501 | -4 |
24 | Russell Taylorr&b | 71 | 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.