SINGER

Billy Fury

1940 - 1983

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Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was an English musician. An early star of rock and roll, he spent 332 weeks on the UK singles chart. His hit singles include "Wondrous Place", "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Fury has received more than 1,667,197 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Fury is the 2,273rd most popular singer (down from 1,772nd in 2019), the 5,729th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,693rd in 2019) and the 225th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Fury ranks 2,273 out of 4,381. Before her are Kangin, Calogero, Andrea, Rosanne Cash, P. P. Arnold, and Jimmy Dean. After her are Eric Saade, Charley Pride, Tony Orlando, Nelly Ciobanu, Jeremy Camp, and Vince Gill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Billy Fury ranks 576. Before her are Fontella Bass, Kenneth Clarke, James Burrows, Phil Lesh, Otacílio Gonçalves, and Carole Ann Ford. After her are Mike Melvill, Trevor Nunn, Mike Troy, William Ferguson, Mary Rand, and Howard Hesseman. Among people deceased in 1983, Billy Fury ranks 267. Before her are Antonio Siddi, William Demarest, Marian Nixon, Pedro Quartucci, Marie Mosquini, and Keith Holyoake. After her are Alexei Guryshev, Vic Lindquist, Ruby Myers, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Terence Cooke, and Fatma Begum.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 5,729 out of 8,785. Before her are Ian St John (1938), Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Peter Westbury (1938), Valerie Leon (1943), Walter Besant (1836), and John Bright (1811). After her are John Ballance (1839), Mason Greenwood (2001), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Paul Cavanagh (1888), Louise Brown (1978), and Tom Hopper (1985).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 225. Before her are Julie Covington (1946), Annie Ross (1930), Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Brett Anderson (1967), and John Waite (1952). After her are Maxi Priest (1961), Lee Ryan (1983), Anohni (1971), Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Birdy (1996), and Joss Stone (1987).

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