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The 50 most-read singer-songwriter artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in singer-songwriter. The biggest move was Francesco Guccini, up 697 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Glen HansardBallymun · Ireland | 881,524 | 0 |
02 | Phoebe BridgersPasadena · United States | 498,508 | +4 |
03 | Kris KristoffersonBrownsville · United States | 220,837 | +1 |
04 | Neil DiamondBrooklyn · United States | 189,599 | -2 |
05 | Hayes WarnerNew York · United States | 161,547 | +35 |
06 | Bob MarleyNine Mile · Jamaica | 148,862 | -3 |
07 | Nick CaveWarracknabeal · Australia | 124,941 | +6 |
08 | Michelle PhillipsLong Beach · United States | 121,805 | -1 |
09 | Mark KnopflerGlasgow · United Kingdom | 118,907 | +1 |
10 | Tom T. HallOlive Hill · United States | 117,797 | +46 |
11 | Carole KingManhattan · United States | 92,293 | -3 |
12 | LaufeyReykjavík · Iceland | 87,208 | +2 |
13 | Lewis CapaldiGlasgow · United Kingdom | 78,579 | -1 |
14 | Karen BlackPark Ridge · United States | 72,799 | +10 |
15 | Grian ChattenBarrow-in-Furness · United Kingdom | 66,412 | +67 |
16 | FINNEASLos Angeles · United States | 66,094 | +6 |
17 | David CrosbyLos Angeles · United States | 62,730 | +2 |
18 | Gordon LightfootOrillia · Canada | 60,682 | +3 |
19 | Rolf HarrisBassendean · Australia | 60,029 | -14 |
20 | Cameron WinterBrooklyn · United States | 55,601 | +19 |
21 | AJ McLeanWest Palm Beach · United States | 53,509 | +10 |
22 | Dwight YoakamPikeville · United States | 51,450 | +1 |
23 | David Allan CoeAkron · United States | 51,255 | -7 |
24 | Eric NamAtlanta · United States | 48,997 | -15 |
25 | Shel SilversteinChicago · United States | 48,765 | -10 |
26 | Dave MatthewsJohannesburg · South Africa | 46,153 | -8 |
27 | Pete SeegerManhattan · United States | 43,540 | -10 |
28 | 박진영Seoul · South Korea | 41,915 | 0 |
29 | Townes Van ZandtFort Worth · United States | 39,814 | -2 |
30 | Robbie RobertsonToronto · Canada | 38,881 | -5 |
31 | Lucy DacusRichmond · United States | 38,017 | +7 |
32 | Steve EarleHampton · United States | 36,782 | -3 |
33 | Jerry ReedAtlanta · United States | 34,723 | -1 |
34 | Jesse WellesOzark · United States | 31,358 | +3 |
35 | Ben HarperPomona · United States | 30,735 | -5 |
36 | Molly TuttlePalo Alto · United States | 26,622 | +14 |
37 | Francesco GucciniModena · Italy | 26,586 | +697 |
38 | Nick LoweWalton-on-Thames · United Kingdom | 26,221 | +24 |
39 | Howard JonesSouthampton · United Kingdom | 24,969 | +4 |
40 | David GatesTulsa · United States | 23,688 | +1 |
41 | Jim HendricksAtkinson · United States | 23,438 | +3 |
42 | IndilaParis · France | 23,192 | +3 |
43 | Asher BookArlington County · United States | 23,143 | +284 |
44 | Judith DurhamMelbourne · Australia | 22,446 | +5 |
45 | Christina PerriPhiladelphia · United States | 22,091 | +1 |
46 | Kate NashHarrow · United Kingdom | 21,783 | +28 |
47 | Judee SillOakland · United States | 21,755 | -11 |
48 | Laura NyroThe Bronx · United States | 21,346 | 0 |
49 | Paris PalomaAshbourne · United Kingdom | 21,136 | +26 |
50 | Chelsea WolfeRoseville · United States | 20,995 | +39 |
195 | ကိုင်ဇာMyanmar | 4,881 | +1085 |
176 | Damien JuradoSeattle · United States | 5,731 | +150 |
198 | Holly DunnSan Antonio · United States | 4,691 | +133 |
187 | Laura VeirsColorado Springs · United States | 5,290 | +130 |
121 | Anupam RoyKolkata · India | 9,273 | +117 |
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.