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The 22 most-read russian chanson artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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22 artists are ranked in russian chanson. The biggest move was Виктор Королёв, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Владимир ВысоцкийMoscow · Russia | 5,675 | 0 |
02 | Михаил КругTver · Russia | 1,421 | +1 |
03 | ЛюбэLyubertsy · Russia | 1,340 | +1 |
04 | Михаил ШуфутинскийMoscow · Russia | 993 | -2 |
05 | Александр РозенбаумSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 877 | 0 |
06 | Никита ДжигурдаRussia | 600 | +1 |
07 | Любовь УспенскаяKyïv · Ukraine | 537 | -1 |
08 | БутыркаVoronezh · Russia | 533 | 0 |
09 | Ирина КругChelyabinsk · Russia | 420 | +3 |
10 | Вилли ТокаревRespublika Adygeya · Russia | 415 | -1 |
11 | Сергей НаговицынPerm · Russia | 371 | -1 |
12 | Михаил ГулькоKharkiv · Ukraine | 308 | -1 |
13 | Виктор КоролёвTayshet · Russia | 286 | +7 |
14 | Аркадий СеверныйIvanovo · Russia | 243 | -1 |
15 | Ефрем АмирамовNalchik · Russia | 218 | -1 |
16 | Сергей КрыловTula · Russia | 192 | 0 |
17 | Александр НовиковSakhalinskaya oblast' · Russia | 182 | +1 |
18 | ЛесоповалRussia | 170 | -1 |
19 | Вика ЦыгановаKhabarovsk · Russia | 153 | -4 |
20 | Анатолий ДнепровDnipro · Ukraine | 135 | -1 |
21 | Сергей КоржуковSoviet Union | 62 | 0 |
22 | Вячеслав ВоронMariupol · Ukraine | 28 | 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.