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Al Jardine

1942 - Today

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Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as number-one hit "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "Cottonfields" (1970), and a cover of the Del-Vikings’ "Come Go with Me" (1981). His song "Lady Lynda" was also a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Jardine has received more than 3,096,226 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Jardine is the 954th most popular musician (up from 1,007th in 2019), the 4,648th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,928th in 2019) and the 310th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Jardine ranks 954 out of 3,175. Before him are Adolf Busch, Joey Jordison, Daevid Allen, Nani Bregvadze, D'arcy Wretzky, and Ian McDonald. After him are Fats Waller, Dan Balan, Mantovani, Sean Paul, Sammy Hagar, and Scott Travis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Al Jardine ranks 320. Before him are Reinhard Mey, Madeline Kahn, Sergio Ramírez, Willis Reed, Bo Johansson, and Jon Finch. After him are Eduard Markarov, Ghada al-Samman, Shukri Ghanem, Irm Hermann, Toyohiro Akiyama, and Bill Ivy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Jardine ranks 4,648 out of 20,380. Before him are Herman Kahn (1922), Paul Alexander (1946), Charles Fort (1874), Olivia Wilde (1984), Norman Holter (1914), and Evelyne Hall (1909). After him are Emmy Rossum (1986), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Fats Waller (1904), Lewis Terman (1877), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), and Ellsworth Kelly (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Jardine ranks 310. Before him are Rick James (1948), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Carmine Appice (1946), Joey Jordison (1975), and D'arcy Wretzky (1968). After him are Fats Waller (1904), Sammy Hagar (1947), Scott Travis (1961), Amy Lee (1981), Barney Kessel (1923), and Dimebag Darrell (1966).

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