Genre in a city
The 29 most-read soul artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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29 artists are tagged soul in New York. The biggest move was Melba Moore, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Huey Lewisrock, blue-eyed soul | 44,914 | 0 |
02 | Terence Trent D’Arbyfunk, soul | 28,841 | +1 |
03 | Blues Brothersblues, soul | 25,877 | -1 |
04 | Melba Mooresoul | 13,456 | +4 |
05 | The Driftersdoo-wop, pop | 12,834 | -1 |
06 | Cameofunk, soul | 12,469 | +1 |
07 | Ashford & Simpsonfunk, soul | 12,291 | -2 |
08 | Cuba Goodingsoul | 11,354 | -2 |
09 | Gregory Abbottpop soul, singer-songwriter | 6,182 | 0 |
10 | The Sweet Inspirationssoul | 3,946 | 0 |
11 | Emily Kingjazz, soul | 1,643 | 0 |
12 | Homer Steinweissfunk, soul | 1,064 | +1 |
13 | Jeff Reddnew jack swing, contemporary r&b | 940 | +1 |
14 | Kim Hillsoul | 897 | +1 |
15 | The Persuaderssoul | 786 | +1 |
16 | Annie Anxietysoul | 731 | -4 |
17 | Leroy Burgessdisco, r&b | 679 | +1 |
18 | Patrick Adamsboogie, disco | 672 | -1 |
19 | Capella Greyr&b, hip hop | 552 | 0 |
20 | New York Citysoul | 426 | 0 |
21 | Joi Cardwellsoul | 335 | +4 |
22 | Tony Clarkesoul | 263 | -1 |
23 | Dean Parrishsoul | 242 | -1 |
24 | Jocelyn B. Smithsoul | 220 | +3 |
25 | Jeff Kazeejazz, rock | 211 | -1 |
26 | Big Dee Irwinr&b, soul | 208 | -3 |
27 | The Soul Clansoul | 187 | -1 |
28 | Uniquedisco, funk | 76 | 0 |
29 | Miles Bonnysoul | 60 | 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.