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The 47 most-read vallenato artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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47 artists are ranked in vallenato. The biggest move was Egidio Cuadrado, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Diomedes DíazLa Guajira · Colombia | 4,150 | 0 |
02 | FonsecaBogotá · Colombia | 1,730 | +1 |
03 | Rafael OrozcoColombia | 1,189 | +2 |
04 | Aniceto MolinaCórdoba · Colombia | 1,120 | 0 |
05 | Patricia TeheránCartagena · Colombia | 931 | +2 |
06 | Kaleth MoralesValledupar · Colombia | 792 | +4 |
07 | Silvestre DangondLa Guajira · Colombia | 751 | -1 |
08 | Lisandro MezaSucre · Colombia | 745 | 0 |
09 | Binomio de Oro de AméricaColombia | 578 | 0 |
10 | Náfer DuránMagdalena · Colombia | 556 | -8 |
11 | Omar GelesBolívar · Colombia | 414 | +3 |
12 | Jorge CeledónVillanueva · Colombia | 400 | +3 |
13 | El Gran Martín ElíasValledupar · Colombia | 391 | -1 |
14 | Jean Carlos CentenoZulia · Venezuela | 367 | -1 |
15 | Alfredo de la FéLa Habana · Cuba | 328 | -4 |
16 | Alfredo GutiérrezColombia | 280 | +2 |
17 | Jorge OñateCesar · Colombia | 260 | +4 |
18 | Alejandro DuránCesar · Colombia | 248 | -2 |
19 | Rafael EscalonaColombia | 234 | +1 |
20 | Juancho RoisLa Guajira · Colombia | 233 | +4 |
21 | Israel RomeroLa Guajira · Colombia | 215 | +2 |
22 | Leandro DíazLa Guajira · Colombia | 208 | -5 |
23 | Egidio CuadradoVillanueva · Colombia | 205 | +11 |
24 | Los Corraleros de MajagualColombia | 203 | -2 |
25 | Francisco el HombreLa Guajira · Colombia | 181 | -6 |
26 | Emiliano Zuleta BaqueroLa Guajira · Colombia | 179 | +2 |
27 | Guillermo BuitragoMagdalena · Colombia | 174 | -1 |
28 | Karoll MárquezCartagena · Colombia | 170 | +2 |
29 | Aníbal VelásquezBarranquilla · Colombia | 169 | 0 |
30 | Adriana LucíaCórdoba · Colombia | 144 | -5 |
31 | Calixto OchoaCesar · Colombia | 129 | -4 |
32 | Juancho de la EspriellaColombia | 104 | -1 |
33 | Los Hermanos ZuletaColombia | 103 | +3 |
34 | Gustavo GutiérrezValledupar · Colombia | 86 | -2 |
35 | Iván VillazónValledupar · Colombia | 75 | -2 |
36 | El Cocha MolinaCesar · Colombia | 70 | -1 |
37 | Juan PiñaSucre · Colombia | 67 | +1 |
38 | Iván ZuletaLa Guajira · Colombia | 58 | +4 |
39 | Beto VillaPivijay · Colombia | 56 | +4 |
40 | Jimmy ZambranoColombia | 54 | -3 |
40 | JulioCartagena · Colombia | 54 | +6 |
42 | Alejandro PalacioSanta Marta · Colombia | 52 | -1 |
43 | Colacho MendozaLa Guajira · Colombia | 45 | -3 |
44 | Julio RojasColombia | 37 | +1 |
45 | Antonio Rivas— | 31 | -1 |
46 | Adolfo PachecoSan Jacinto · Colombia | 26 | -7 |
47 | ChabucoColombia | 13 | 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.