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The 50 most-read rockabilly artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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190 artists are ranked in rockabilly. The biggest move was Sam Phillips, up 130 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Buddy HollyLubbock · United States | 110,319 | +1 |
02 | Roy OrbisonVernon · United States | 107,695 | -1 |
03 | Jerry Lee LewisFerriday · United States | 68,479 | 0 |
04 | Rick NelsonTeaneck · United States | 66,637 | 0 |
05 | Stray CatsMassapequa · United States | 36,417 | +2 |
06 | The Everly BrothersKnoxville · United States | 33,477 | 0 |
07 | Screaming Lord SutchHampstead · United Kingdom | 32,685 | -2 |
08 | Brian SetzerMassapequa · United States | 28,406 | +2 |
09 | Jimmy DeanPlainview · United States | 20,405 | 0 |
10 | Slim Jim PhantomBrooklyn · United States | 19,827 | +11 |
11 | Imelda MayDublin · Ireland | 19,556 | +6 |
12 | Carl PerkinsTiptonville · United States | 19,532 | -4 |
13 | Eddie CochranAlbert Lea · United States | 18,914 | -2 |
14 | Unknown HinsonUnited States | 17,282 | +17 |
15 | Ol’ 55Sydney · Australia | 13,124 | -1 |
16 | Link WrayDunn · United States | 12,745 | -4 |
17 | Sheb WooleyErick · United States | 12,729 | -2 |
18 | Gene VincentNorfolk · United States | 12,575 | -2 |
19 | The CricketsLubbock · United States | 11,773 | +4 |
20 | Duane EddyCorning · United States | 11,401 | -2 |
21 | Lee RockerNew York · United States | 11,354 | +11 |
22 | Tommy SandsChicago · United States | 11,217 | -2 |
23 | Charlie RichColt · United States | 11,181 | -10 |
24 | Wanda JacksonMaud · United States | 9,966 | 0 |
25 | Billy FuryLiverpool · United Kingdom | 9,226 | -6 |
26 | The Million Dollar QuartetUnited States | 9,115 | -4 |
27 | Reverend Horton HeatDallas · United States | 7,559 | +2 |
28 | Eddie MeduzaGothenburg · Sweden | 6,913 | +13 |
29 | Sam PhillipsFlorence · United States | 6,912 | +130 |
30 | Bill Haley and His CometsChester · United States | 6,856 | -3 |
31 | Joe SouthAtlanta · United States | 6,348 | -1 |
32 | Danny GattonWashington, D.C. · United States | 5,938 | -4 |
33 | Johnny BurnetteMemphis · United States | 5,327 | +1 |
34 | Jerry AllisonHillsboro · United States | 5,236 | +3 |
35 | Carl SmithMaynardville · United States | 5,122 | -2 |
36 | The 5.6.7.8’sTokyo · Japan | 4,212 | -1 |
37 | The BoxmastersUnited States | 4,193 | -11 |
38 | Bill BlackMemphis · United States | 4,028 | +1 |
39 | Billy BurnetteMemphis · United States | 3,854 | +1 |
40 | Cordell JacksonPontotoc · United States | 3,792 | +2 |
41 | The BlastersDowney · United States | 3,337 | -5 |
42 | Tiger ArmyBerkeley · United States | 3,259 | -4 |
43 | The Brian Setzer OrchestraLos Angeles · United States | 3,255 | 0 |
44 | The Collins KidsUnited States | 2,817 | +5 |
45 | Hasil AdkinsMadison · United States | 2,811 | 0 |
46 | Southern Culture on the SkidsChapel Hill · United States | 2,731 | 0 |
47 | Bobby HelmsHelmsburg · United States | 2,307 | +6 |
48 | The Blue Moon BoysMemphis · United States | 2,298 | +6 |
49 | Billy ZoomUnited States | 2,171 | -2 |
50 | Darrel HighamBedford · United Kingdom | 2,048 | +9 |
129 | Slim RhodesPocahontas · United States | 241 | +32 |
138 | Ray CondoHull · Canada | 192 | +19 |
84 | Ronnie DawsonDallas · United States | 814 | +15 |
116 | Hayden ThompsonBooneville · United States | 307 | +15 |
114 | Autry InmanFlorence · United States | 312 | +14 |
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.