MUSICIAN

Al Stewart

1945 - Today

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Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Scottish-born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with tales of characters and events from history. Stewart has released 16 studio and four live albums since his debut album Bed-Sitter Images in 1967, and continues to tour extensively in the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK. He is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat", from the platinum album of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Stewart has received more than 2,498,062 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Al Stewart is the 799th most popular musician (up from 841st in 2019), the 2,302nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,376th in 2019) and the 140th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Stewart ranks 799 out of 3,175. Before him are Krist Novoselic, Luiz Bonfá, Noel Redding, Benny Benassi, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Marky Ramone. After him are Vanessa-Mae, Osvaldo Pugliese, T-Bone Walker, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Maynard Ferguson, and Desmond Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Al Stewart ranks 265. Before him are Edoardo Reja, Tex Watson, Martin Hellman, Noel Redding, Linda Harrison, and Brett Lunger. After him are Vernon Wells, Roger Spottiswoode, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Dragan Holcer, Jean-Pierre Kutwa, and Leonard Adleman.

Others Born in 1945

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Al Stewart ranks 2,302 out of 8,785. Before him are Sylvester McCoy (1943), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Jimmy Somerville (1961), Joseph Raphson (1648), Alan Gardiner (1879), and John Madden (1949). After him are David Stirling (1915), Paul Greengrass (1955), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), Lullus (710), Jackie Oliver (1942), and Claude Rains (1889).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Al Stewart ranks 140. Before him are John Miles (1949), Mick Box (1947), Carl Palmer (1950), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Allan Holdsworth (1946), and Noel Redding (1945). After him are Julian Bream (1933), Chris Squire (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Phil Taylor (1954), Snowy White (1948), and Adam Clayton (1960).

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