1900s2020s

Data covers 1904–2025

Showing all 5,670 researched artists.

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Researched artists

5,670

Artists with cited research findings

On the map

88.99%

Of researched artists, 5,046 of 5,670

Researched so far

3.57%

Of all 158,986 artists in the database

Where musicians grew up, began and live now

Where did the most musicians grow up?

Level: Most detailed

  1. 1LOS ANGELES163
  2. 2Central London115
  3. 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area93
  4. 4San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area92
  5. 5Île-de-France, France87
  6. 6Manhattan82
  7. 7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area76
  8. 8Seoul, Republic of Korea65
  9. 9Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area63
  10. 10São Paulo58
Top 20 genres
Where did the most careers begin?

Level: Most detailed

  1. 1LOS ANGELES357
  2. 2Central London172
  3. 3Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area146
  4. 4Manhattan145
  5. 5Île-de-France, France100
  6. 6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area91
  7. 7San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area85
  8. 8Seoul, Republic of Korea82
  9. 9New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area79
  10. 10Mumbai Suburban77
Where do the most musicians live now?

Level: Most detailed

  1. 1LOS ANGELES537
  2. 2Central London173
  3. 3Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area155
  4. 4Manhattan134
  5. 5Île-de-France, France97
  6. 6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area92
  7. 7Berlin, Germany85
  8. 7Seoul, Republic of Korea85
  9. 9Mumbai Suburban83
  10. 10São Paulo81

302 more people live somewhere we know, but aren't counted because where they grew up is unknown.