1958 - Today
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. In 1986, she rose to fame following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anita Baker has received more than 3,460,508 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Anita Baker is the 1,951st most popular singer (down from 1,790th in 2019), the 10,596th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,856th in 2019) and the 550th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Anita Baker ranks 1,951 out of 3,528. Before her are Ilse DeLange, Mitch Miller, Madison Beer, Marianne Mendt, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Tiffany Young. After her are Ken Hirai, Patty Smyth, Lena Philipsson, Sergej Ćetković, Beth Ditto, and Park Bom.
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 1,945
1911 - 2010
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 1,946
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 1,947
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 1,948
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 1,949
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 1,950
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 1,951
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 1,952
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 1,953
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,954
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,955
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 1,956
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 1,957
Among people born in 1958, Anita Baker ranks 421. Before her are Angela Hewitt, Norovyn Altankhuyag, Bob Bell, Neil Finn, Toni Innauer, and Akihiro Nishimura. After her are Matt McCoy, Franco Forini, Virgil Donati, Satoshi Tezuka, Vadym Yevtushenko, and Janez Potočnik.
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 415
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 416
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 417
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 418
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 419
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 420
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 421
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 422
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 423
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 424
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 425
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 426
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 427
Among people born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 10,596 out of 18,182. Before her are DJ Ashba (1972), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), Christine Taylor (1971), Bonita Granville (1923), Joanna Going (1963), and Tiffany Young (1989). After her are Bob Denver (1935), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), Patty Smyth (1957), Roger Stone (1952), Ivan Sergei (1971), and Margaret Lindsay (1910).
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,590
1876 - 1958
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,591
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,592
1923 - 1988
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,593
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,594
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 10,595
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,596
1935 - 2005
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,597
1760 - 1833
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,598
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,599
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,600
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,601
1910 - 1981
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 10,602
Among singers born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 550. Before her are J Dilla (1974), Joyce DiDonato (1969), Black Francis (1965), Mitch Miller (1911), Madison Beer (1999), and Tiffany Young (1989). After her are Patty Smyth (1957), Beth Ditto (1981), Jimmy Dean (1928), Barrett Strong (1941), Porter Wagoner (1927), and Derrick Green (1971).
1974 - 2006
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 544
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 545
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 546
1911 - 2010
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 547
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 548
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 549
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 550
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 551
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 552
1928 - 2010
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 553
1941 - 2023
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 554
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 555
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 556