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Billy Ocean

1950 - Today

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Leslie Sebastian Charles (born 21 January 1950), known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally. After releasing several recordings under other stage names, he achieved breakthrough success with the 1976 single "Love Really Hurts Without You". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Ocean has received more than 4,071,814 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Billy Ocean is the 880th most popular singer (up from 948th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Trinidadian Singer.

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  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Ocean ranks 880 out of 3,528. Before him are Laurel Aitken, Sandro de América, Elaine Paige, Serge Lama, Jimmie Rodgers, and Mick Hucknall. After him are Cat Power, Theo Adam, Toše Proeski, Liane Augustin, Patsy Cline, and Kulyash Baiseitova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Billy Ocean ranks 236. Before him are Ann Wilson, Linda Thompson, Derek de Lint, Ivan Hlinka, Adriano Panatta, and Michael Tomasello. After him are Hugh McDonald, Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, John Terry, Miho Kaneda, Gérard Lanvin, and Kenny Ortega.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Billy Ocean ranks 4 out of 64. Before him are V. S. Naipaul (1932), Haddaway (1965), and Imran N. Hosein (1942). After him are Paula-Mae Weekes (1958), George Maxwell Richards (1931), Dwight Yorke (1971), Nicki Minaj (1982), Michael Fisher (1931), A. N. R. Robinson (1926), Edmundo Ros (1910), and Stokely Carmichael (1941).

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Among SINGERS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among singers born in Trinidad and Tobago, Billy Ocean ranks 2. Before him are Haddaway (1965). After him are Nicki Minaj (1982), Edmundo Ros (1910), Heather Headley (1974), and Trinidad James (1987).

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