Genre in a city
The 24 most-read r&b artists based in Philadelphia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are tagged r&b in Philadelphia. The biggest move was Barbara Mason, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Boyz II Mencontemporary r&b, pop | 41,848 | 0 |
02 | Jill Scottcontemporary r&b, neo soul | 35,775 | +1 |
03 | Evehip hop, r&b | 31,680 | -1 |
04 | Teddy Pendergrassr&b, soul | 30,658 | 0 |
05 | Phyllis Hymandisco, quiet storm | 11,591 | 0 |
06 | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notesphilly soul, r&b | 11,458 | 0 |
07 | Solomon Burkesoul, ballad | 10,132 | 0 |
08 | Barbara Masonsoul, philly soul | 6,202 | +4 |
09 | Marc Nelsoncontemporary r&b, quiet storm | 5,369 | -1 |
10 | Mazer&b, funk | 4,751 | 0 |
11 | DJ Dramahip hop, r&b | 4,375 | -2 |
12 | McFadden & Whiteheaddisco, r&b | 3,643 | -1 |
13 | Blue Magicphilly soul, r&b | 2,914 | +2 |
14 | Fat Larry’s Bandfunk, jazz | 2,076 | -1 |
15 | Rudy Lewisr&b, soul | 1,946 | +1 |
16 | Vivian Greencontemporary r&b, neo soul | 1,621 | -2 |
17 | First Choicedisco, r&b | 1,070 | 0 |
18 | Breakwaterfunk, r&b | 1,011 | +1 |
19 | Lee Andrews & the Heartsdoo-wop, r&b | 910 | +3 |
20 | Bill Doggettjazz, r&b | 866 | -2 |
21 | Orion Sunindie pop, neo soul | 798 | 0 |
22 | Son Littleblues, indie rock | 797 | -2 |
23 | Kevin Cossomr&b | 787 | 0 |
24 | Russell Taylorr&b | 63 | 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.