Top 50 Folks in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest folks in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 231 folks tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Bob Dylan, Nino D'Angelo and Mario Biondi lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,409,779 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 138,113, and the largest, Bob Dylan, reaches around 2,194,610 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each folk, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Dylan |
2,194,610 | 5.2% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  Nino D'Angelo |
1,834,764 | 90.2% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Mario Biondi |
380,405 | 89.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  Ceca (singer) |
287,150 | 13.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Cocco |
210,362 | 9.7% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Cat Stevens |
190,595 | 5.2% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Emilia (Bulgarian singer) |
173,455 | 4.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  Crisis |
166,745 | 6.5% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  Mark Schultz (musician) |
136,482 | 2.7% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Hector (musician) |
129,413 | 12.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Paul Simon |
118,008 | 1.9% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  Ney Matogrosso |
95,687 | 1.0% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Tiny Tim (musician) |
87,801 | 1.7% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Pete Seeger |
74,968 | 2.0% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  Idir |
68,694 | 39.7% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Clannad |
65,799 | 1.9% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Julion Alvarez |
64,278 | 3.6% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  The Band |
57,246 | 3.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  Fela Kuti |
49,165 | 6.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Sufjan Stevens |
48,536 | 3.5% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Gilbert Bécaud |
38,558 | 3.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  John Phillips (musician) |
33,557 | 4.0% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Galena (singer) |
30,950 | 3.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Heilung |
30,537 | 3.6% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  Crosby, Stills & Nash |
30,110 | 0.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Volkan Konak |
23,301 | 0.2% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Mercedes Sosa |
22,779 | 4.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Burl Ives |
19,572 | 2.5% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Jorma Kaukonen |
18,936 | 8.7% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  Anna von Hausswolff |
18,606 | 7.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Corvus Corax |
15,273 | 3.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Vicente Fernández |
14,309 | 0.5% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  Hugues Aufray |
13,614 | 0.2% | Folk | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Roy Harper |
13,090 | 2.6% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Ferdi Tayfur |
13,049 | 0.1% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Dragana Mirković |
12,637 | 5.9% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  Jelena Rozga |
12,306 | 6.0% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Omara Portuondo |
12,155 | 7.1% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Hakim (Egyptian singer) |
11,687 | 1.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Dara Bubamara |
10,066 | 2.9% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  Oumou Sangaré |
9,710 | 9.6% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Reinhard Mey |
8,714 | 0.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Ceca Raznatovic |
8,611 | 7.3% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  Soledad Pastorutti |
8,518 | 0.8% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Haris Alexiou |
7,538 | 12.9% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Lili Refrain |
6,803 | 52.0% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Phil Wickham |
6,718 | 0.5% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Lingua Ignota |
6,702 | 4.6% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  Halid Bešlić |
6,561 | 6.1% | Folk | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  George Wassouf |
6,539 | 2.4% | Folk | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each folk by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest folk in Italy?
Bob Dylan currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,194,610 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.