Genre in a city
The 37 most-read soul artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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37 artists are tagged soul in Chicago. The biggest move was The Chi‐Lites, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Minnie Ripertonsoul, r&b | 90,212 | +1 |
02 | Earth, Wind & Firefunk, soul | 66,785 | -1 |
03 | Curtis Mayfieldsoul, funk | 27,647 | 0 |
04 | Lou Rawlsgospel, blues | 22,806 | +1 |
05 | Donny Hathawaysoul | 20,515 | -1 |
06 | Mavis Staplessoul, gospel | 16,554 | 0 |
07 | Jody Watleysoul, dance | 13,748 | 0 |
08 | The Staple Singerssoul, gospel | 9,228 | 0 |
09 | The Chi‐Litessoul, contemporary r&b | 7,817 | +2 |
10 | Jeremihcontemporary r&b, pop rap | 6,834 | -1 |
11 | Lalah Hathawaysoul, jazz | 6,268 | -1 |
12 | Rhona Bennettsoul | 5,121 | 0 |
13 | Loleatta Hollowaydisco, r&b | 4,724 | 0 |
14 | Timi Yurosoul | 4,411 | 0 |
15 | Terry Calliersoul, jazz | 3,553 | +1 |
16 | Eugene Recordsoul | 2,226 | +1 |
17 | Charles Stepneysoul | 2,125 | -2 |
18 | Kym Simssoul, vocal house | 1,967 | +1 |
19 | Jamila Woodsr&b, singer-songwriter | 1,370 | -1 |
20 | Evelyn Thomassoul, disco | 1,033 | 0 |
21 | Sonia Dadarock, roots rock | 968 | 0 |
22 | Robert Owenssoul, vocal house | 746 | 0 |
23 | Byron Stingilydeep house, chicago house | 632 | 0 |
24 | Laura Leesoul | 596 | 0 |
25 | DRAMAelectronic, contemporary r&b | 559 | 0 |
26 | CHAIsoul | 480 | 0 |
27 | Jesse Boykins IIIsoul, electronic | 326 | +1 |
28 | Billy Butlersoul | 310 | -1 |
29 | JC Brooks & The Uptown Soundsoul | 200 | +1 |
30 | Melvin Blisssoul | 185 | +1 |
31 | Deal’s Gone Badreggae, ska | 153 | -2 |
32 | Barbara Penningtondisco, hi-nrg | 144 | 0 |
33 | Lowrell Simonfunk, smooth soul | 135 | 0 |
34 | Harold Burragesoul, blues | 125 | 0 |
35 | Bobby McCluresoul | 100 | +1 |
36 | L.V. Johnsonblues, chicago blues | 93 | -1 |
37 | Lou Prideblues, soul | 62 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.