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The 22 most-read russian chanson artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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22 artists are ranked in russian chanson. The biggest move was Михаил Гулько, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Владимир ВысоцкийMoscow · Russia | 4,942 | 0 |
02 | Михаил ГулькоKharkiv · Ukraine | 4,784 | +12 |
03 | ЛюбэLyubertsy · Russia | 1,600 | 0 |
03 | Михаил КругTver · Russia | 1,600 | -1 |
05 | Михаил ШуфутинскийMoscow · Russia | 1,233 | -1 |
06 | Александр РозенбаумSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 914 | -1 |
07 | Любовь УспенскаяKyïv · Ukraine | 638 | -1 |
08 | Никита ДжигурдаRussia | 594 | 0 |
09 | Вилли ТокаревRespublika Adygeya · Russia | 561 | -2 |
10 | БутыркаVoronezh · Russia | 532 | -1 |
11 | Сергей НаговицынPerm · Russia | 429 | -1 |
12 | Ирина КругChelyabinsk · Russia | 372 | -1 |
13 | Аркадий СеверныйIvanovo · Russia | 290 | 0 |
14 | Вика ЦыгановаKhabarovsk · Russia | 239 | +1 |
15 | Ефрем АмирамовNalchik · Russia | 178 | +2 |
16 | ЛесоповалRussia | 167 | 0 |
17 | Александр НовиковSakhalinskaya oblast' · Russia | 145 | +2 |
18 | Виктор КоролёвTayshet · Russia | 124 | -6 |
19 | Анатолий ДнепровDnipro · Ukraine | 112 | -1 |
20 | Сергей КрыловTula · Russia | 101 | 0 |
21 | Сергей КоржуковSoviet Union | 69 | +1 |
22 | Вячеслав ВоронMariupol · Ukraine | 31 | -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.