Top Singers by US State — Infographic Map & Dataset
Quick answer: This map transcribes 50 US state-to-artist labels from a supplied infographic into GeoJSON polygons and a CSV table. It preserves the image's selections, including bands and repeated names; it is not a verified popularity or birthplace ranking.
About this dataset
Explore 50 state-to-artist labels from the supplied singer infographic. Click a state, compare the full table, or download GeoJSON and CSV.
A photo map of all 50 artist labels in the image titled “Top Singer in Each U.S. State”, including individual singers, rappers and bands. Commercially reusable photographs of 47 artists fill 49 state outlines, with Alaska and Hawaii displayed as insets alongside the lower 48. Montana retains the Chris LeDoux text label because no suitably licensed portrait has been verified. Smaller northeastern states have portrait callouts; select any state for the artist and photo credits. Repeated labels such as Bruno Mars in Hawaii and Nevada and Kane Brown in Wyoming and Delaware are preserved. These are unverified labels transcribed from a user-supplied infographic. Its publisher, date, selection criteria and meaning of state association are unknown. The map does not establish birthplace, residence, popularity, net worth or a current ranking. Downloaded GeoJSON retains real WGS 84 coordinates. Photo sources, authors, individual licenses and display changes are listed in the map credits.
Data source: User-supplied infographic transcription (publisher and date unknown)
Attribution: These are unverified labels transcribed from a user-supplied infographic. Its publisher, date, selection criteria and meaning of state association are unknown. The map does not establish birthplace, residence, popularity, net worth or a current ranking. Boundaries: US Census Bureau MAF/TIGER (2018), via geoBoundaries, simplified by GeoDataViewer. Transcribed 2026-10-21; this is not the source publication date.
Actual SVG map with 47 artist photos across 49 states; Montana remains text-only. Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons under individual licenses permitting commercial reuse and adaptations, or public-domain terms. Authors, sources, licenses and display changes are listed below the map. All 50 states include Alaska and Hawaii insets. State associations remain unverified. Captured 21 October 2026.
All 50 state-to-artist labels
Transcribed from the image; state associations and the word top are not independently verified.
| State | Code | Artist label |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | Hank Williams |
| Alaska | AK | Jewel |
| Arizona | AZ | Stevie Nicks |
| Arkansas | AR | Billy Bob Thornton |
| California | CA | Billie Eilish |
| Colorado | CO | John Denver |
| Connecticut | CT | Demi Lovato |
| Delaware | DE | Kane Brown |
| Florida | FL | Pitbull |
| Georgia | GA | Ludacris |
| Hawaii | HI | Bruno Mars |
| Idaho | ID | Imagine Dragons |
| Illinois | IL | Kanye West |
| Indiana | IN | John Mellencamp |
| Iowa | IA | Post Malone |
| Kansas | KS | Eminem |
| Kentucky | KY | Chris Stapleton |
| Louisiana | LA | Lil Wayne |
| Maine | ME | Norah Jones |
| Maryland | MD | Olivia Rodrigo |
| Massachusetts | MA | Aerosmith |
| Michigan | MI | Aretha Franklin |
| Minnesota | MN | Prince |
| Mississippi | MS | B.B. King |
| Missouri | MO | SZA |
| Montana | MT | Chris LeDoux |
| Nebraska | NE | Conor Oberst |
| Nevada | NV | Bruno Mars |
| New Hampshire | NH | James Taylor |
| New Jersey | NJ | Frank Sinatra |
| New Mexico | NM | Selena Gomez |
| New York | NY | Alicia Keys |
| North Carolina | NC | J. Cole |
| North Dakota | ND | Peggy Lee |
| Ohio | OH | Machine Gun Kelly |
| Oklahoma | OK | Reba McEntire |
| Oregon | OR | Kali Uchis |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Taylor Swift |
| Rhode Island | RI | Halsey |
| South Carolina | SC | Luke Combs |
| South Dakota | SD | Wiz Khalifa |
| Tennessee | TN | Dolly Parton |
| Texas | TX | Beyoncé |
| Utah | UT | The Killers |
| Vermont | VT | Grace Potter |
| Virginia | VA | Pharrell Williams |
| Washington | WA | Macklemore |
| West Virginia | WV | Brad Paisley |
| Wisconsin | WI | Bon Iver |
| Wyoming | WY | Kane Brown |
Bands and repeated names are retained. Source publisher, date and selection method were not supplied.
How to download
- 1 Explore the map and click a state to read its transcribed label and source notes.
- 2 Download the GeoJSON for a map-ready polygon layer, or the CSV for a state-by-state attribute table.
- 3 Open the GeoJSON in GeoDataViewer Studio, QGIS or ArcGIS. Join the CSV using shapeISO (US-CA) or state_code (CA).
- 4 Check labels against independent sources before treating the infographic as factual. The source date and ranking methodology are unknown.
FAQ
Is this an official ranking of the top singer in every state?
No. It is an unverified transcription of the supplied infographic. The image does not identify its publisher, date, criteria or whether a state means birthplace, residence or another association.
Why do some artists appear in multiple states?
The source assigns Bruno Mars to Hawaii and Nevada and Kane Brown to Wyoming and Delaware. Those repeated labels are deliberately preserved rather than corrected or deduplicated.
Does the map include bands?
Yes. Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Aerosmith and Bon Iver are labels in the original image and remain in the dataset. Artist label is more accurate than interpreting every entry as a solo singer.
What files can I download?
The GeoJSON includes 50 state polygons with artist labels and source notes. The CSV contains the same attributes without geometry and can be joined to state boundaries using shapeISO or state_code.
How are Alaska and Hawaii shown?
The SVG photo map places Alaska and Hawaii in separate insets, so all 50 states fit in one view. Insets are repositioned and resized for display only. Downloaded GeoJSON preserves real WGS 84 coordinates for GIS use.
Where do the singer photographs come from?
47 artist photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under individually credited licenses permitting commercial use and adaptations, or public-domain terms. Chris LeDoux remains text-only because no suitably licensed portrait has been verified. No photograph from the supplied infographic is reused. Open Photo credits below the map or select a state for the author, source, license and display changes.