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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 equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 weeks on the UK 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 1,584,017 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Fury is the 1,778th most popular singer (down from 1,618th in 2019), the 4,704th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,319th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Fury ranks 1,778 out of 3,528. Before her are Howie Dorough, Heather Harper, Lil' Kim, AJ McLean, Johnny Otis, and Tommy Roe. After her are Senhit, Joey Belladonna, Maître Gims, Gaahl, Emilia Rydberg, and Lay Zhang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Billy Fury ranks 485. Before her are Niilo Halonen, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Beth Fowler, Larry Young, Tom Brokaw, and Hubert Kostka. After her are Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Bruno Nicolè, Daniel Goldin, Rinnat Safin, Ellie Greenwich, and Stanislav Stepashkin. Among people deceased in 1983, Billy Fury ranks 219. Before her are Harish-Chandra, André Chamson, George Bruns, Merle Travis, Lutz Eigendorf, and Derek J. de Solla Price. After her are Bjarne Pettersen, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Lynn Fontanne, Sabino Bilbao, Eubie Blake, and Constantino Urbieta Sosa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 4,704 out of 7,765. Before her are Kieran Trippier (1990), Nick Lowe (1949), Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Keith Greene (1938), and George Reid (1845). After her are Ernest Dowson (1867), Dorothy Holman (1883), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Kenneth Connor (1918), John Barbour (1316), and Roger C. Field (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 188. Before her are Teddy Sinclair (1986), Paul Jones (1942), George Ezra (1993), Adam Ant (1954), Ann Lee (1967), and Heather Harper (1930). After her are Jessie J (1988), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Jet Harris (1939), Ewan MacColl (1915), Joe Elliott (1959), and Alex Kapranos (1972).

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