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The 50 most-read singer-songwriter artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in singer-songwriter. The biggest move was Mimi Webb, up 282 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | John AndersonApopka · United States | 553,709 | +80 |
02 | Phoebe BridgersPasadena · United States | 235,722 | -1 |
03 | Bob MarleyNine Mile · Jamaica | 153,532 | -1 |
04 | Kris KristoffersonBrownsville · United States | 127,589 | -1 |
05 | Neil DiamondBrooklyn · United States | 117,990 | 0 |
06 | Cameron WinterBrooklyn · United States | 115,529 | +13 |
07 | Michelle PhillipsLong Beach · United States | 102,492 | -1 |
08 | Grian ChattenBarrow-in-Furness · United Kingdom | 102,398 | +10 |
09 | Mark KnopflerGlasgow · United Kingdom | 92,904 | -2 |
10 | Carole KingManhattan · United States | 71,462 | -1 |
11 | Gordon LightfootOrillia · Canada | 59,680 | +11 |
12 | Nick CaveWarracknabeal · Australia | 57,849 | +1 |
13 | LaufeyReykjavík · Iceland | 57,599 | -2 |
14 | David CrosbyLos Angeles · United States | 56,608 | +3 |
15 | Dwight YoakamPikeville · United States | 56,041 | +9 |
16 | Lewis CapaldiGlasgow · United Kingdom | 54,940 | -4 |
17 | FINNEASLos Angeles · United States | 53,246 | -13 |
18 | Karen BlackPark Ridge · United States | 53,164 | +10 |
19 | David Allan CoeAkron · United States | 48,899 | +6 |
20 | AJ McLeanWest Palm Beach · United States | 48,346 | +15 |
21 | Jerry ReedAtlanta · United States | 46,849 | +10 |
22 | Rolf HarrisBassendean · Australia | 45,216 | +1 |
23 | Glen HansardBallymun · Ireland | 42,654 | -8 |
24 | Shel SilversteinChicago · United States | 39,264 | -4 |
25 | Jesse WellesOzark · United States | 38,858 | +16 |
26 | Dave MatthewsJohannesburg · South Africa | 38,374 | -12 |
27 | Eric NamAtlanta · United States | 37,439 | +9 |
28 | Pete SeegerManhattan · United States | 36,751 | +6 |
29 | Townes Van ZandtFort Worth · United States | 35,935 | 0 |
30 | Robbie RobertsonToronto · Canada | 34,491 | +2 |
31 | LØLØToronto · Canada | 34,456 | +8 |
32 | Steve EarleHampton · United States | 33,431 | +5 |
33 | Charles KelleyAugusta · United States | 32,471 | +15 |
34 | Sharleen SpiteriBellshill · United Kingdom | 31,142 | -18 |
35 | Molly TuttlePalo Alto · United States | 26,966 | +14 |
36 | Lizzy McAlpinePhiladelphia · United States | 26,643 | -9 |
37 | Chelsea WolfeRoseville · United States | 26,040 | +31 |
38 | Ben HarperPomona · United States | 25,119 | +5 |
39 | IndilaParis · France | 24,767 | -9 |
40 | Paris PalomaAshbourne · United Kingdom | 24,724 | +5 |
41 | Jack SavorettiWestminster · United Kingdom | 23,956 | -1 |
42 | Todd SniderPortland · United States | 23,375 | +87 |
43 | Joan ArmatradingSaint Kitts · Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23,141 | +35 |
44 | Screamin’ Jay HawkinsCleveland · United States | 22,712 | +53 |
45 | Laura NyroThe Bronx · United States | 22,509 | +11 |
46 | Jimmy NailNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 21,663 | +14 |
47 | Christina PerriPhiladelphia · United States | 21,545 | +4 |
48 | Judith DurhamMelbourne · Australia | 20,489 | +14 |
49 | Mimi WebbUnited Kingdom | 20,369 | +282 |
50 | Jamie TWimbledon · United Kingdom | 20,095 | +57 |
139 | Benito di PaulaBrazil | 7,083 | +870 |
157 | Paul LaurenceHarlem · United States | 6,145 | +772 |
119 | Chloe SlaterBournemouth · United Kingdom | 8,188 | +250 |
106 | RêveMontréal · Canada | 9,298 | +229 |
151 | МедиSandanski · Bulgaria | 6,314 | +183 |
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.