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The 50 most-read soul artists based in United States, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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129 artists are tagged soul in United States. The biggest move was Malina Moye, up 14 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Luke Boydsoul | 26,796 | +1 |
02 | Womack & Womackfunk, r&b | 24,635 | -1 |
03 | Silk Sonicfunk, r&b | 12,683 | 0 |
04 | All‐4‐Onecontemporary r&b, soul | 10,307 | 0 |
05 | Hokueuropop, soul | 9,306 | +2 |
06 | Holland–Dozier–Hollandsoul | 8,746 | -1 |
07 | Doyle Bramhall IIblues, blues rock | 8,091 | -1 |
08 | Odysseydisco, funk | 6,141 | 0 |
09 | Gamble & Huffsoul | 5,092 | 0 |
10 | Durand Jones & The Indicationssoul, funk | 4,791 | 0 |
11 | Liv Warfieldsoul | 4,166 | 0 |
12 | Renaldo Bensonsoul | 3,921 | +1 |
13 | The Ikettespop, r&b | 3,771 | -1 |
14 | Indiasoul | 3,255 | +1 |
15 | Annette Beardsoul | 3,163 | +12 |
16 | The Friends of Distinctionr&b, soul | 2,942 | -2 |
17 | Betty Kellysoul | 2,878 | +13 |
18 | The Derek Trucks Bandblues rock, blues | 2,518 | +3 |
19 | Sunshine Andersonsoul | 2,444 | +3 |
20 | Changing Facesr&b, soul | 2,353 | -4 |
21 | Love Unlimiteddisco, pop soul | 2,177 | -1 |
22 | The American Breedpop, bubblegum pop | 1,751 | +2 |
23 | Rahsaan Pattersonfunk, contemporary r&b | 1,711 | -4 |
24 | Carolyn Griffeysoul | 1,683 | -6 |
25 | Jasmine Triasopm, pop | 1,634 | +12 |
26 | Viola Willssoul | 1,573 | +6 |
27 | INOJsoul | 1,451 | +2 |
28 | Malina Moyesoul | 1,436 | +14 |
29 | Joyce Wricer&b, soul | 1,421 | -6 |
30 | The Memphis Hornssoul | 1,300 | +6 |
31 | Bridget Kellycontemporary r&b, pop | 1,241 | -5 |
32 | Keith Barrowdisco, soul | 1,197 | -1 |
33 | Merebacontemporary r&b, r&b | 1,118 | -8 |
34 | Sy Smithfunk, electronica | 1,103 | -6 |
35 | Ray Whiteblues, soul | 1,044 | +3 |
36 | Larry Williamssoul | 1,041 | -1 |
37 | Kenya Hathawaysoul | 1,024 | -4 |
38 | Yaya Beyhip hop, r&b | 1,006 | +2 |
39 | C. P. Spencersoul | 1,003 | -5 |
40 | James Kingsoul | 966 | -23 |
41 | Rustic Overtonesjazz, funk | 887 | +12 |
42 | Your Smithfolk, pop | 806 | +13 |
43 | Marcus Cantysoul | 744 | +3 |
44 | Eric Lindellblues rock, pop rock | 694 | -5 |
45 | Jeff Bernatsoul | 687 | -2 |
46 | Unspokencontemporary christian, soul | 682 | -1 |
47 | Donnie Elbertsoul, r&b | 679 | 0 |
48 | LeRoy Bellpop, soul | 671 | +4 |
49 | Sandy Bhouse, soul | 644 | -1 |
50 | Lillo Thomascontemporary r&b, soul | 615 | -9 |
97 | Johnny Dayesoul | 95 | +16 |
53 | Ramiele Malubaysoul | 540 | +14 |
78 | Wayne Bennettblues, soul | 230 | +12 |
84 | The Girlfriendsr&b, soul | 193 | +12 |
61 | Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagonsoul | 444 | +10 |
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.