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Alan Merrill

1951 - 2020

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Alan Merrill (born Allan Preston Sachs; February 19, 1951 – March 29, 2020) was an American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In the early 1970s, he was one of the few resident foreigners to achieve pop star status in Japan. He was the writer of, and lead singer on, the first released version of the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was recorded by his band the Arrows in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Merrill has received more than 447,072 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Merrill is the 1,903rd most popular singer, the 10,311th most popular biography from United States and the 532nd most popular American Singer.

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  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alan Merrill ranks 1,903 out of 3,528Before him are Pierre Rapsat, Boris Novković, Sayan Sanya, Frankie Lymon, Nadezhda Kadysheva, and Sharon Jones. After him are Alexander Bashlachev, Iggy Azalea, Kristina Orbakaitė, Bryn Terfel, Charlie Dominici, and Andrew Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alan Merrill ranks 508Before him are Dan Fogelberg, Franciszek Gągor, Stefan Sofiyanski, Eric Holder, Vilson Ahmeti, and Marielle de Sarnez. After him are Charlie Dominici, George Karl, Terry McDermott, Arsène Auguste, Johanna Wanka, and Felipe Muñoz. Among people deceased in 2020, Alan Merrill ranks 624Before him are Lynn Harrell, Polad Hashimov, Adam Musiał, Michael McClure, Aytaç Yalman, and Millie Small. After him are Finn Christian Jagge, Bruno Martini, Gerardo Vera, Georg Volkert, Juan Sol, and Hartwig Gauder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Merrill ranks 10,311 out of 18,182Before him are Edward Egan (1932), J. B. Smoove (1965), John O'Connor (1920), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nathaniel Cartmell (1883), and Horace Elgin Dodge (1868). After him are Edgar Buchanan (1903), William Cameron Townsend (1896), Dave Bartholomew (1918), Chita Rivera (1933), Anson Mount (1973), and Frank Church (1924).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Alan Merrill ranks 532Before him are Doja Cat (1995), Keely Smith (1928), Ja Rule (1976), Nichkhun (1988), Frankie Lymon (1942), and Sharon Jones (1956). After him are Charlie Dominici (1951), Andrew Wood (1966), Michael W. Smith (1957), Bebel Gilberto (1966), Josh Groban (1981), and Johnny Ace (1929).