SINGER

Anita Baker

1958 - Today

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Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anita Baker has received more than 3,662,590 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Anita Baker is the 1,992nd most popular singer (down from 1,945th in 2019), the 10,647th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,573rd in 2019) and the 520th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anita Baker ranks 1,992 out of 4,381. Before her are Xavier Naidoo, Nicky Byrne, Felix, Sabina Babayeva, Giorgia, and Chuck Billy. After her are Alla Kudlai, Juice Newton, Roy Clark, Damien Rice, Hwasa, and Lee Jung-hyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Anita Baker ranks 477. Before her are Roberto Guerrero, Alain Couriol, Xavier Becerra, Magnus Lindberg, Ezio Gamba, and Ginka Zagorcheva. After her are Serse Cosmi, Predrag Pašić, Derek Riggs, Alberto Cova, Lenny Von Dohlen, and Amadou Dia Ba.

Others Born in 1958

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 10,647 out of 20,380. Before her are Chuck Billy (1962), Justin McCarthy (1899), Joanna Going (1963), Arthur Jensen (1923), John August Anderson (1876), and Bruce Baumgartner (1960). After her are Edward Ferry (1941), Justin Hartley (1977), Martin Feldstein (1939), Randall Park (1974), Ralph Merkle (1952), and Malcolm Bilson (1935).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 520. Before her are Steve Walsh (1951), Nelly (1974), 6ix9ine (1996), Nelson Eddy (1901), June Christy (1925), and Chuck Billy (1962). After her are Juice Newton (1952), Roy Clark (1933), Lloyd Price (1933), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), Ava Max (1994), and B-Real (1970).

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