Genre in a city
The 26 most-read soul artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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26 artists are tagged soul in Memphis. The biggest move was The Dixie Nightingales, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Aretha Franklinsoul, gospel | 135,162 | 0 |
02 | Maurice Whitesoul, disco | 30,705 | 0 |
03 | K. Michellesoul, contemporary r&b | 30,650 | 0 |
04 | Booker T. & the MG’sfunk, soul | 19,909 | 0 |
05 | Booker T. Joneselectric blues, instrumental rock | 13,346 | 0 |
06 | Anita Warddisco, soul | 7,325 | 0 |
07 | Bobby Whitlockrock, blues rock | 6,970 | 0 |
08 | Al Jackson, Jr.soul | 5,504 | 0 |
09 | Carolyn Franklinsoul | 4,969 | 0 |
10 | Ben Cauleysoul | 3,564 | 0 |
11 | Carla Thomassoul, r&b | 2,846 | +1 |
12 | Wendy Motensoul, contemporary r&b | 2,757 | +1 |
13 | William Bellsoul, r&b | 2,310 | -2 |
14 | Lewie Steinbergsoul | 2,237 | 0 |
15 | The Mar‐Keyssoul | 1,637 | 0 |
16 | Vaneese Thomassoul | 1,312 | 0 |
17 | Wendy Renesoul | 778 | 0 |
18 | Don Bryantr&b, soul | 592 | 0 |
19 | The Mad Ladsfunk, soul | 570 | +1 |
20 | The Soul Childrenjazz, soul | 492 | -1 |
21 | Homer Bankssoul | 450 | 0 |
22 | Richard "Pistol" Allensoul | 292 | +1 |
23 | The Dixie Nightingalessoul | 210 | +2 |
24 | The Ovationssoul | 184 | -2 |
25 | Randy Brownr&b, smooth soul | 153 | -1 |
26 | Spencer Wigginsr&b, soul | 111 | 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.