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The 47 most-read vallenato artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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47 artists are ranked in vallenato. The biggest move was Adriana Lucía, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Diomedes DíazLa Guajira · Colombia | 2,903 | 0 |
02 | Rafael OrozcoColombia | 2,041 | 0 |
03 | Aniceto MolinaCórdoba · Colombia | 1,279 | 0 |
04 | FonsecaBogotá · Colombia | 1,180 | +1 |
05 | Silvestre DangondLa Guajira · Colombia | 1,159 | +1 |
06 | Patricia TeheránCartagena · Colombia | 1,134 | -2 |
07 | Kaleth MoralesValledupar · Colombia | 839 | +3 |
08 | Lisandro MezaSucre · Colombia | 721 | -1 |
09 | Binomio de Oro de AméricaColombia | 699 | 0 |
10 | Leandro DíazLa Guajira · Colombia | 674 | -2 |
11 | Omar GelesBolívar · Colombia | 656 | +2 |
12 | Jorge CeledónVillanueva · Colombia | 470 | +2 |
13 | Jean Carlos CentenoZulia · Venezuela | 461 | -2 |
13 | El Gran Martín ElíasValledupar · Colombia | 461 | -1 |
15 | Alfredo GutiérrezColombia | 398 | +5 |
16 | Alejandro DuránCesar · Colombia | 318 | +1 |
17 | Adriana LucíaCórdoba · Colombia | 295 | +13 |
18 | Rafael EscalonaColombia | 289 | -2 |
19 | Israel RomeroLa Guajira · Colombia | 278 | +2 |
20 | Los Corraleros de MajagualColombia | 268 | -1 |
21 | Jorge OñateCesar · Colombia | 266 | -6 |
22 | Alfredo de la FéLa Habana · Cuba | 263 | -4 |
23 | Juancho RoisLa Guajira · Colombia | 244 | -1 |
24 | Francisco el HombreLa Guajira · Colombia | 211 | +2 |
25 | Karoll MárquezCartagena · Colombia | 184 | +3 |
26 | Juancho de la EspriellaColombia | 178 | +3 |
27 | Emiliano Zuleta BaqueroLa Guajira · Colombia | 163 | -2 |
28 | Calixto OchoaCesar · Colombia | 155 | -2 |
29 | Guillermo BuitragoMagdalena · Colombia | 148 | -5 |
30 | Iván VillazónValledupar · Colombia | 144 | +1 |
31 | Aníbal VelásquezBarranquilla · Colombia | 143 | -8 |
32 | Juan PiñaSucre · Colombia | 133 | 0 |
33 | Egidio CuadradoVillanueva · Colombia | 116 | 0 |
34 | Gustavo GutiérrezValledupar · Colombia | 97 | +4 |
35 | Náfer DuránMagdalena · Colombia | 80 | +4 |
36 | Jimmy ZambranoColombia | 73 | -1 |
37 | Los Hermanos ZuletaColombia | 72 | 0 |
38 | El Cocha MolinaCesar · Colombia | 66 | +2 |
39 | Alejandro PalacioSanta Marta · Colombia | 64 | +5 |
40 | Iván ZuletaLa Guajira · Colombia | 62 | +6 |
41 | Beto VillaPivijay · Colombia | 60 | +2 |
42 | Colacho MendozaLa Guajira · Colombia | 56 | -6 |
43 | Adolfo PachecoSan Jacinto · Colombia | 50 | +2 |
44 | Julio RojasColombia | 43 | -2 |
45 | JulioCartagena · Colombia | 37 | -12 |
46 | Antonio Rivas— | 33 | -5 |
47 | ChabucoColombia | 10 | 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.