Genre in a city
The 20 most-read rock artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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20 artists are tagged rock in Memphis. The biggest move was JoJo Billingsley, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lisa Marie Presleypop, rock | 243,927 | 0 |
02 | Alex Chiltonrock, pop rock | 19,882 | 0 |
03 | Big Starpop rock, rock | 12,367 | 0 |
04 | Sleep Theoryalternative metal, hard rock | 8,295 | 0 |
05 | Eric Galesblues rock, rock | 6,584 | 0 |
06 | Bobby Whitlockrock, blues rock | 5,744 | 0 |
07 | Shawn Lanejazz fusion, instrumental rock | 4,596 | +1 |
08 | Chris Bellrock | 3,983 | -1 |
09 | JoJo Billingsleyrock | 3,044 | +3 |
10 | Billy Burnettecountry, rock | 2,838 | 0 |
11 | Johnny Echolsrock | 2,240 | 0 |
12 | The Gentryspop, garage rock | 1,870 | -3 |
13 | Rocky Burnetterock | 1,807 | +1 |
14 | John Kahnrock | 1,659 | -1 |
15 | Luther Dickinsonblues, rock | 1,151 | 0 |
16 | Bruce Bouilletrock | 950 | 0 |
17 | Garrison Starrrock, americana | 916 | 0 |
18 | Reigning Soundgarage punk, indie rock | 476 | 0 |
19 | Matthew Meltonrock | 330 | 0 |
20 | Alicja Troutrock | 236 | 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.