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Barry Adamson

1958 - Today

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Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958) is an English pop and rock musician, composer, writer, photographer and filmmaker. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as a member of the post-punk band Magazine and went on to work with Visage, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electro musicians Pan Sonic. In addition to prolific solo work, Adamson has also remixed Grinderman, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Recoil and Depeche Mode. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Adamson has received more than 437,459 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Adamson is the 2,615th most popular musician (down from 2,465th in 2019), the 6,416th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,914th in 2019) and the 421st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barry Adamson ranks 2,615 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Adler, Caroline Corr, Dave Rowntree, Sverre Kjelsberg, John Newman, and Mike Ness. After him are Chris Pitman, Mike Watt, Renaud Capuçon, Jad Fair, Tony Rice, and L.A. Reid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Barry Adamson ranks 689. Before him are Vernon Reid, Marina Wilke, José Carlos Chaves, François Brisson, Ángel Acebes, and Roberto Tozzi. After him are Kathrin Schmidt, Rick Snyder, Peter Del Vecho, Pedro Cateriano, Scott Hamilton, and Eufemio Cabral.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Barry Adamson ranks 6,416 out of 8,785. Before him are John Newman (1990), Lou Macari (1949), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), Phil Jagielka (1982), Josh Herdman (1987), and Ellen Wilkinson (1891). After him are Christopher Smart (1722), Craig Harrison (1974), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Matt Haig (1975), Ben Chilwell (1996), and Callum Turner (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Barry Adamson ranks 421. Before him are Vernon Reid (1958), Justin Chancellor (1971), Don Letts (1956), Alex James (1968), Dave Rowntree (1964), and John Newman (1990). After him are Pete Shelley (1955), Lustmord (1964), Nigel Godrich (1971), Andy Sneap (1969), Stuart Adamson (1958), and Bill Steer (1969).

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