Genre in a city
The 20 most-read rock artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 artists are tagged rock in Memphis. The biggest move was John Kahn, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lisa Marie Presleypop, rock | 369,879 | 0 |
02 | Alex Chiltonrock, pop rock | 19,529 | 0 |
03 | Big Starpop rock, rock | 12,522 | +1 |
04 | Sleep Theoryalternative metal, hard rock | 9,571 | -1 |
05 | Eric Galesblues rock, rock | 8,231 | 0 |
06 | Bobby Whitlockrock, blues rock | 6,970 | 0 |
07 | Shawn Lanejazz fusion, instrumental rock | 4,973 | +1 |
08 | Chris Bellrock | 4,227 | -1 |
09 | The Gentryspop, garage rock | 3,930 | 0 |
10 | Billy Burnettecountry, rock | 3,854 | +1 |
11 | JoJo Billingsleyrock | 3,119 | -1 |
12 | John Kahnrock | 2,596 | +2 |
13 | Rocky Burnetterock | 2,211 | 0 |
14 | Johnny Echolsrock | 2,135 | -2 |
15 | Luther Dickinsonblues, rock | 1,508 | 0 |
16 | Bruce Bouilletrock | 751 | 0 |
17 | Garrison Starrrock, americana | 731 | +1 |
18 | Reigning Soundgarage punk, indie rock | 517 | -1 |
19 | Alicja Troutrock | 380 | +1 |
20 | Matthew Meltonrock | 345 | -1 |
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.