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Alton Ellis

1938 - 2008

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Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alton Ellis has received more than 310,079 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alton Ellis is the 1,508th most popular singer (down from 1,183rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alton Ellis ranks 1,508 out of 3,528. Before him are Frederica von Stade, Jo Stafford, Netta Barzilai, Kid Rock, Guru, and Gerry Goffin. After him are Zeca Pagodinho, Tony Christie, Joy Fleming, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Silvi Vrait, and Leonid Sobinov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Alton Ellis ranks 420. Before him are Robin Hartshorne, Louis-Marie Billé, André Chorda, António Calvário, Bronislovas Lubys, and Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn. After him are Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, David Canary, Anita Thallaug, Viktor Kosichkin, Lewis Teague, and Atje Keulen-Deelstra. Among people deceased in 2008, Alton Ellis ranks 265. Before him are Tony Hillerman, Yegor Letov, František Čapek, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Jimmy Stewart, and Jo Stafford. After him are Randy Pausch, William F. Buckley Jr., Estelle Reiner, Jesse Helms, Monica Lovinescu, and Harvey Korman.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Alton Ellis ranks 41 out of 168. Before him are Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Horace Andy (1951), and Claude McKay (1889). After him are Ziggy Marley (1968), Bilal Philips (1947), George Rhoden (1926), John Barnes (1963), Shawn Rhoden (1975), and Damian Marley (1978).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Alton Ellis ranks 10. Before him are Max Romeo (1944), Bunny Wailer (1947), Shaggy (1968), Carl Douglas (1942), Burning Spear (1945), and Gregory Isaacs (1951). After him are Errol Brown (1948), Millie Small (1947), Dennis Brown (1957), Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), and Sizzla (1976).

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