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Barry Manilow

1943 - Today

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Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, producer and actor, with a career that has spanned more than 50 years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". He recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 appeared within the top ten, and 36 in the top twenty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Manilow has received more than 4,546,309 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Barry Manilow is the 321st most popular singer (up from 377th in 2019), the 2,062nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,176th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Singer.

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  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Barry Manilow ranks 321 out of 3,541. Before him are Rita Pavone, Anne-Marie David, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Justin Bieber, Tim Staffell, and Busta Rhymes. After him are Solomon Burke, Sarah Brightman, Tarja Turunen, Ricky Nelson, Giuditta Pasta, and Jon Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Barry Manilow ranks 119. Before him are John Nettles, J. Michael Kosterlitz, Edie Sedgwick, Barış Manço, Jacques Dutronc, and Tobe Hooper. After him are R. L. Stine, Paul Wolfowitz, Jean-Claude Killy, Richard Smalley, Barbara Bouchet, and Mario J. Molina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Manilow ranks 2,062 out of 15,968. Before him are Eddie Eagan (1897), Herbert Blumer (1900), Busta Rhymes (1972), Chris Columbus (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), and Wes Montgomery (1923). After him are Angela Bassett (1958), Robert Hansen (1939), Henry Bergman (1868), The Undertaker (1965), Solomon Burke (1936), and Donald Glover (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Barry Manilow ranks 105. Before him are Eric Adams (1952), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Justin Timberlake (1981), Perry Como (1912), Ariana Grande (1993), and Busta Rhymes (1972). After him are Solomon Burke (1936), Ricky Nelson (1940), Michael Bolton (1953), Stevie Nicks (1948), George Strait (1952), and R. Kelly (1967).

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