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The 36 most-read soca artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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36 artists are ranked in soca. The biggest move was Olatunji, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Mighty SparrowGrand Roy · Grenada | 27,855 | 0 |
02 | Lord KitchenerArima · Trinidad and Tobago | 4,165 | +1 |
03 | Kevin LyttleSaint Vincent and The Grenadines | 3,364 | -1 |
04 | Calypso RoseWestern Tobago · Trinidad and Tobago | 3,118 | +2 |
05 | Kes the BandTrinidad and Tobago | 2,244 | -1 |
06 | Machel MontanoTrinidad and Tobago | 1,614 | -1 |
07 | Byron Lee and the DragonairesKingston · Jamaica | 1,546 | +3 |
08 | ArrowMontserrat | 1,454 | 0 |
09 | Alison HindsLondon · United Kingdom | 1,405 | -2 |
10 | OlatunjiTrinidad and Tobago | 1,026 | +12 |
11 | RupeeGermany | 956 | -2 |
12 | Patrice RobertsTrinidad and Tobago | 899 | 0 |
13 | Charly BlackRio Bueno · Jamaica | 867 | -2 |
14 | Lord ShortyTrinidad and Tobago | 700 | -1 |
15 | BaronSan Fernando · Trinidad and Tobago | 698 | +4 |
16 | Destra GarciaPort of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago | 610 | -2 |
17 | Nailah BlackmanTrinidad and Tobago | 598 | -1 |
18 | Bunji GarlinArima · Trinidad and Tobago | 524 | -3 |
19 | Denyse PlummerSaint James · Trinidad and Tobago | 513 | -1 |
20 | SadBoiToronto · Canada | 490 | -3 |
21 | CrazyPort of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago | 413 | +2 |
22 | Shurwayne WinchesterTrinidad and Tobago | 409 | +7 |
23 | Glen WashingtonMay Pen · Jamaica | 371 | -3 |
24 | Kenny JSan Fernando · Trinidad and Tobago | 349 | +2 |
25 | Drupatee RamgoonaiPenal-Debe · Trinidad and Tobago | 343 | 0 |
26 | Fay‐Ann LyonsPoint Fortin · Trinidad and Tobago | 302 | -2 |
27 | KrosfyahBarbados | 244 | -6 |
28 | Roy CapePort of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago | 151 | +6 |
29 | Square OneBarbados | 143 | -2 |
30 | Claudette PetersAntigua and Barbuda | 118 | -2 |
31 | Erphaan AlvesTrinidad and Tobago | 110 | 0 |
32 | XtatikTrinidad and Tobago | 92 | -2 |
33 | Maximus DanDiego Martin · Trinidad and Tobago | 83 | +3 |
34 | GrynnerBarbados | 63 | +1 |
35 | HypasoundsBarbados | 61 | -3 |
36 | KMC— | 60 | -3 |
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.