Genre in a city
The 37 most-read soul artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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37 artists are tagged soul in Chicago. The biggest move was Melvin Bliss, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Minnie Ripertonsoul, r&b | 55,367 | +1 |
02 | Earth, Wind & Firefunk, soul | 48,380 | -1 |
03 | Donny Hathawaysoul | 25,043 | +1 |
04 | Curtis Mayfieldsoul, funk | 24,561 | -1 |
05 | Lou Rawlsgospel, blues | 16,670 | 0 |
06 | Jody Watleysoul, dance | 11,498 | +1 |
07 | Mavis Staplessoul, gospel | 11,385 | -1 |
08 | Lalah Hathawaysoul, jazz | 9,779 | 0 |
09 | The Staple Singerssoul, gospel | 7,347 | 0 |
10 | Jeremihcontemporary r&b, pop rap | 6,212 | 0 |
11 | Loleatta Hollowaydisco, r&b | 5,109 | +1 |
12 | Rhona Bennettsoul | 4,888 | +1 |
13 | The Chi‐Litessoul, contemporary r&b | 4,712 | -2 |
14 | Terry Calliersoul, jazz | 3,391 | +1 |
15 | Timi Yurosoul | 3,341 | -1 |
16 | Charles Stepneysoul | 1,686 | 0 |
17 | Eugene Recordsoul | 1,493 | 0 |
18 | Jamila Woodsr&b, singer-songwriter | 1,292 | 0 |
19 | Kym Simssoul, vocal house | 991 | +2 |
20 | Sonia Dadarock, roots rock | 908 | 0 |
21 | DRAMAelectronic, contemporary r&b | 835 | -2 |
22 | Byron Stingilydeep house, chicago house | 823 | +2 |
23 | Evelyn Thomassoul, disco | 805 | 0 |
24 | Laura Leesoul | 699 | +1 |
25 | Robert Owenssoul, vocal house | 608 | -3 |
26 | CHAIsoul | 430 | 0 |
27 | Billy Butlersoul | 302 | +1 |
28 | Jesse Boykins IIIsoul, electronic | 296 | -1 |
29 | Melvin Blisssoul | 159 | +3 |
30 | JC Brooks & The Uptown Soundsoul | 142 | 0 |
31 | Deal’s Gone Badreggae, ska | 124 | -1 |
32 | Lowrell Simonfunk, smooth soul | 119 | +1 |
33 | Barbara Penningtondisco, hi-nrg | 115 | -4 |
34 | L.V. Johnsonblues, chicago blues | 109 | +2 |
35 | Harold Burragesoul, blues | 81 | -1 |
36 | Bobby McCluresoul | 78 | -1 |
37 | Lou Prideblues, soul | 57 | 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.