SINGER

Al Green

1946 - Today

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Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness" (1973), "Take Me to the River" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together" (1972). After his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Green has received more than 6,080,871 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Al Green is the 656th most popular singer (down from 580th in 2019), the 3,512th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,327th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Al Green ranks 656 out of 4,381. Before him are Roberto Alagna, Rocío Jurado, Del Shannon, Wadih El Safi, Rick Parfitt, and Sinan Sakić. After him are Ljuba Welitsch, Maria Farantouri, Sam Hui, Brigitte Fontaine, Camilo Sesto, and Barbara Hendricks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Al Green ranks 254. Before him are László Polgár, Eduardo Camaño, Daouda Malam Wanké, Minoru Kobata, Stuart Wilson, and Rocío Jurado. After him are Michael Czerny, Ewa Kłobukowska, Jeff Wall, Camilo Sesto, Adam Michnik, and Leszek Miller.

Others Born in 1946

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Green ranks 3,512 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Bernstein (1944), Harrison Dillard (1923), James R. Schlesinger (1929), Amelia Bloomer (1818), Vesto Slipher (1875), and Lee Morgan (1938). After him are Arthur Janov (1924), Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), Steve Bannon (1953), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), and James Forrestal (1892).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Al Green ranks 183. Before him are Bobby Brown (1969), Jay-Z (1969), Andrea True (1943), Percy Sledge (1941), Big Mama Thornton (1926), and Del Shannon (1934). After him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Rosemary Clooney (1928), Pat Boone (1934), Melissa Etheridge (1961), Paula Abdul (1962), and Barry Manilow (1943).

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