MUSICIAN

Alex Chilton

1950 - 2010

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Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton; December 28, 1950 – March 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was never repeated in later years with Big Star and in his subsequent indie music solo career on small labels, but he drew an intense following among indie and alternative rock musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Chilton has received more than 1,814,650 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Chilton is the 2,057th most popular musician (down from 1,951st in 2019), the 10,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,142nd in 2019) and the 814th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alex Chilton ranks 2,057 out of 3,175. Before him are John Prine, Scott Asheton, Malcolm Bilson, Sam Jones, Merle Travis, and Dave Rodgers. After him are Paulo Jr., Rob Bailey, Kai Winding, Bret Michaels, Paul Oakenfold, and Brian Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alex Chilton ranks 586. Before him are Jon Hall, Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański, José Bono, Libor Radimec, Hans-Werner Gessmann, and Erkki Liikanen. After him are John McNaughton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Makio Akiyama, Mario Soto, José Carlos Serrão, and Theresa Kachindamoto. Among people deceased in 2010, Alex Chilton ranks 411. Before him are Johanna Dohnal, William B. Lenoir, Tom Mankiewicz, Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Zbigniew Wassermann, and Beryl Bainbridge. After him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Harry Siljander, Janet Simpson, He Pingping, Ronald Pettersson, and Lionel Jeffries.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Chilton ranks 10,684 out of 20,380. Before him are Tommy Kono (1930), Arthur Fiedler (1894), Noname Jane (1977), Kathy Griffin (1960), Lisa Rinna (1963), and Tamara E. Jernigan (1959). After him are Mike Godwin (1956), Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746), Sam Snead (1912), Kevin Systrom (1983), Robert Lowery (1913), and Cheryl Hines (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alex Chilton ranks 814. Before him are Geri Allen (1957), John Prine (1946), Scott Asheton (1949), Malcolm Bilson (1935), Sam Jones (1924), and Merle Travis (1917). After him are Bret Michaels (1963), Sleepy John Estes (1899), Patrick Leonard (1956), The Game (1979), Victor Wooten (1964), and Michael Clarke (1946).

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