Genre in a city
The 26 most-read soul artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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26 artists are tagged soul in Memphis. The biggest move was The Soul Children, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Aretha Franklinsoul, gospel | 132,605 | 0 |
02 | Maurice Whitesoul, disco | 21,292 | 0 |
03 | Booker T. & the MG’sfunk, soul | 17,039 | 0 |
04 | K. Michellesoul, contemporary r&b | 12,278 | 0 |
05 | Booker T. Joneselectric blues, instrumental rock | 12,274 | 0 |
06 | Anita Warddisco, soul | 6,186 | 0 |
07 | Bobby Whitlockrock, blues rock | 5,744 | 0 |
08 | Carolyn Franklinsoul | 5,662 | +1 |
09 | Al Jackson, Jr.soul | 4,844 | -1 |
10 | Ben Cauleysoul | 3,142 | 0 |
11 | Carla Thomassoul, r&b | 2,516 | 0 |
12 | William Bellsoul, r&b | 2,229 | 0 |
13 | Lewie Steinbergsoul | 1,784 | 0 |
14 | Wendy Motensoul, contemporary r&b | 1,739 | 0 |
15 | The Mar‐Keyssoul | 1,451 | 0 |
16 | The Soul Childrenjazz, soul | 1,292 | +3 |
17 | Vaneese Thomassoul | 1,141 | -1 |
18 | Wendy Renesoul | 1,102 | -1 |
19 | Don Bryantr&b, soul | 648 | -1 |
20 | The Mad Ladsfunk, soul | 502 | 0 |
21 | Homer Bankssoul | 346 | 0 |
22 | Richard "Pistol" Allensoul | 231 | 0 |
23 | The Ovationssoul | 175 | +1 |
24 | The Dixie Nightingalessoul | 155 | -1 |
25 | Randy Brownr&b, smooth soul | 136 | 0 |
26 | Spencer Wigginsr&b, soul | 98 | 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.