Top 10 Maters of Soviet Pop: Rating "Kion Music" in honor of the anniversary of Valentina Tolkunova
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In honor of the anniversary of the birth of singer Valentina Tolkunova, the Kion Music service presented a rating of the most popular masters of the Soviet stage based on auditions for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2026. At the top is Muslim Magomayev, ahead of Lev Leshchenko and Anna Germanov. The most popular track was “Hope” performed by Anna Herman.
The top 10 also included Joseph Kobzon, Aida Vedishcheva, Eduard Hill, Valery Obodzinsky, Maya Kristalinskaya and Lyudmila Senchin. Analysis of auditions for 2025-2026 revealed a significant increase in the popularity of the work of Edita Pieha, as well as Lyudmila Senchina and Georg Ots.
Moreover, Kion Music estimated the increase in the number of tracks played by artists year-on-year.
According to the preferences of listeners, most often the content is reproduced by men aged 35 to 44 years. Among other categories of the audience are the age groups 45-54 and 25-34 years.