Trending Composers — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed composers on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Dolly Parton. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
78,509,289
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
14,187,047
views
views
2
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
2,121,624
views
views
3
Alan Ritchson
American actor (born 1982)
1,690,539
views
views
4
Macklemore
American rapper (born 1983)
1,286,338
views
views
5
Céline Dion
French Canadian singer (born 1968)
1,191,959
views
views
6
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
1,161,191
views
views
7
Glen Hansard
Irish musician and songwriter (1970–2026)
1,138,895
views
views
8
Ed Sheeran
English singer-songwriter (born 1991)
1,069,950
views
views
9
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
1,026,870
views
views
10
Miley Cyrus
American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)
1,011,436
views
views
11
Henry VIII of England
King of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547)
998,209
views
views
12
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
993,661
views
views
13
Clint Eastwood
American actor and film director (born 1930)
974,105
views
views
14
Ella Langley
American country singer
971,206
views
views
15
Freddie Mercury
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
924,309
views
views
16
Florence Pugh
British actress (born 1996)
920,174
views
views
17
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996)
869,769
views
views
18
Dua Lipa
British singer-songwriter
850,437
views
views
19
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor (born 1980)
847,645
views
views
20
Ariana Grande
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
843,950
views
views
21
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
811,999
views
views
22
Chad Gilbert
American guitarist and record producer
744,017
views
views
23
Duncan Sheik
American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
740,381
views
views
24
Olivia Rodrigo
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2003)
730,131
views
views
25
Zach Cregger
American actor and film director (born 1981)
724,378
views
views
26
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Riley Green
American singer/songwriter
710,575
views
views
27
Robert Downey Jr.
American actor (born 1965)
695,924
views
views
28
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)
684,473
views
views
29
Shakira
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
679,154
views
views
30
Stella Parton
American country singer
668,623
views
views
31
Zara Larsson
Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1997)
666,409
views
views
32
Kenny Rogers
American country singer (1938–2020)
661,718
views
views
33
Harry Styles
English singer, songwriter and actor
660,613
views
views
34
Pink
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1979)
654,551
views
views
35
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
651,680
views
views
36
Prince
American musician (1958–2016)
641,543
views
views
37
Bruno Mars
American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1985)
641,014
views
views
38
Jermaine Jackson
American musician (born 1954)
632,392
views
views
39
George Michael
English singer (1963–2016)
627,916
views
views
40
Adam Sandler
American actor and comedian (born 1966)
617,132
views
views
41
Jared Leto
American actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
608,097
views
views
42
David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
607,872
views
views
43
Anne Boleyn
second wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
606,567
views
views
44
Joe Jackson
American music manager, father of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
602,527
views
views
45
Dove Cameron
American actress and singer-songwriter
591,262
views
views
46
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
590,995
views
views
47
Phoebe Bridgers
American musician (born 1994)
589,318
views
views
48
Adéla
Slovak singer, songwriter and dancer (born 2003)
588,457
views
views
49
Mark Wahlberg
American actor (born 1971)
586,378
views
views
50
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
572,157
views
views
51
Kanye West
American rapper and record producer (born 1977)
567,764
views
views
52
XXXTentacion
American rapper (1998–2018)
558,046
views
views
53
Milla Jovovich
American actress (born 1975)
556,968
views
views
54
Agnez Mo
Indonesian singer and actress
554,201
views
views
55
Kurt Cobain
American rock musician, singer and songwriter (1967–1994)
546,622
views
views
56
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
543,509
views
views
57
Hailee Steinfeld
American actress and singer (born 1996)
539,546
views
views
58
Cillian Murphy
Irish actor (born 1976)
539,164
views
views
59
Amanda Seyfried
American actress (born 1985)
538,686
views
views
60
Cher
American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
519,974
views
views
61
Janet Jackson
American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1966)
512,439
views
views
62
Elton John
British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)
509,661
views
views
63
Madison Beer
American singer (born 1999)
508,524
views
views
64
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
504,117
views
views
65
Paris Jackson
American model, actress, singer and musician
502,986
views
views
66
Hulk Hogan
American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
500,249
views
views
67
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
497,964
views
views
68
Hayley Williams
American singer
495,927
views
views
69
Chester Bennington
American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)
495,922
views
views
70
Randy Parton
American actor, musician and businessman (1953–2021)
495,861
views
views
71
Sabrina Carpenter
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1999)
493,668
views
views
72
Alan Cumming
British actor (born 1965)
489,950
views
views
73
Eminem
American rapper, record producer and actor
488,458
views
views
74
Amy Winehouse
English singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
488,058
views
views
75
Patrick Swayze
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
484,198
views
views
76
Sombr
American singer-songwriter
481,254
views
views
77
Will Smith
American actor, film producer and rapper (born 1968)
479,959
views
views
78
Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
477,111
views
views
79
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
473,023
views
views
80
Fred Chichin
French musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1954–2007)
467,568
views
views
81
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
465,591
views
views
82
Oliver Tree
American singer, record producer, and comedian (1993–2026)
461,342
views
views
83
Willie Nelson
American country musician (born 1933)
461,282
views
views
84
Justin Bieber
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
460,389
views
views
85
Demi Moore
American actress and producer (born 1962)
457,753
views
views
86
Ozzy Osbourne
English musician and television personality (1948–2025)
457,144
views
views
87
Britney Spears
American singer, songwriter, actress and model (born 1981)
455,915
views
views
88
Charli XCX
British singer (born 1992)
452,745
views
views
89
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
449,063
views
views
90
Beyoncé
American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
444,965
views
views
91
Hilary Duff
American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and writer (born 1987)
444,759
views
views
92
Selena Gomez
American singer and actress (born 1992)
443,917
views
views
93
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Porter Wagoner
American country singer (1927–2007)
443,866
views
views
94
Lisa
Thai rapper, singer-songwriter, model, dancer and actress (born 1997)
443,599
views
views
95
Chris Cornell
American musician (1964–2017)
442,078
views
views
96
River Phoenix
American actor and musician (1970–2026
441,667
views
views
97
Billie Eilish
American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
435,324
views
views
98
Mel Brooks
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
434,780
views
views
99
Dolores O'Riordan
Irish musician (1971–2018)
434,166
views
views
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