SINGER

Albert Hammond

1944 - Today

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Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a British-Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated with other songwriters such as Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Hal David, Diane Warren, Holly Knight and Carole Bayer Sager. Hammond wrote commercially successful singles for artists including Celine Dion, Joe Dolan, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, Tina Turner, Glen Campbell, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Lynn Anderson and Bonnie Tyler, and bands Ace of Base, Air Supply, Blue Mink, Chicago, Heart, Living in a Box, the Carpenters, the Hollies, the Pipkins, Starship, and Westlife. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Hammond has received more than 1,899,051 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Hammond is the 370th most popular singer (down from 291st in 2019), the 1,290th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,157th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Albert Hammond ranks 370 out of 4,381. Before him are Cecilia Bartoli, Shirley Bassey, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mory Kanté, Mei Lanfang, and Christa Ludwig. After him are Steve Perry, Amr Diab, Arsen Dedić, Ricky Nelson, Bill Withers, and Anne-Marie David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Albert Hammond ranks 163. Before him are Denny Laine, Jon Anderson, Sirhan Sirhan, Frances de la Tour, Kemal Sunal, and Yury Romanenko. After him are Bernard Tschumi, Marc Ouellet, Richard Ford, Brenda Lee, Dennis Wilson, and Stockard Channing.

Others Born in 1944

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Hammond ranks 1,290 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara Cartland (1901), John Horton Conway (1937), Clive Owen (1964), Martin Frobisher (1535), Julian Glover (1935), and Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773). After him are Branwell Brontë (1817), David Prowse (1935), Kate Beckinsale (1973), Marina Berti (1924), Michael Ventris (1922), and Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Albert Hammond ranks 44. Before him are Dave Evans (1953), Susan Boyle (1961), Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), David Byron (1947), and Shirley Bassey (1937). After him are Seal (1963), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Gary Brooker (1945), Christine McVie (1943), Sandie Shaw (1947), and Vera Lynn (1917).

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