SINGER
Brenda Lee
1944 - Today
Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country and Christmas music, she achieved her first Billboard hit aged 12 in 1957 and was given the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite". Some of Lee's most successful songs include "Sweet Nothin's", "I'm Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Speak to Me Pretty", "All Alone Am I" and "Losing You". Her festive song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", recorded in 1958, topped the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brenda Lee has received more than 5,189,271 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Brenda Lee is the 391st most popular singer (up from 561st in 2019), the 2,213th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,231st in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
5.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.26
Effective Languages (L*)
4.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Brenda Lee ranks 391 out of 4,381. Before her are Cissy Houston, Senesino, Denny Doherty, Malcolm McLaren, Jisoo, and Selena Gomez. After her are Carly Simon, Gary Brooker, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Teddy Scholten, and Rosé.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCissy Houston
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 385
Senesino
1686 - 1758
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 386
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 387
Malcolm McLaren
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 388
Jisoo
1995 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 389
Selena Gomez
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 390
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 391
Carly Simon
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 392
Gary Brooker
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 393
Justin Bieber
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 394
Chris Brown
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 395
Teddy Scholten
1926 - 2010
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 396
Rosé
1997 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 397
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Brenda Lee ranks 167. Before her are Kemal Sunal, Yury Romanenko, Albert Hammond, Bernard Tschumi, Marc Ouellet, and Richard Ford. After her are Dennis Wilson, Stockard Channing, Johnny Winter, Peter Mayhew, Alan Stivell, and Pattie Boyd.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsKemal Sunal
ACTOR
1944 - 2000
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 161
Yury Romanenko
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 162
Albert Hammond
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 163
Bernard Tschumi
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 164
Marc Ouellet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 165
Richard Ford
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 166
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 167
Dennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 168
Stockard Channing
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 169
Johnny Winter
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 170
Peter Mayhew
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 171
Alan Stivell
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 172
Pattie Boyd
MODEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 173
In United States
Among people born in United States, Brenda Lee ranks 2,213 out of 20,380. Before her are Alice Ball (1892), Raymond E. Feist (1945), Selena Gomez (1992), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Gloria Steinem (1934), and Robert Sternberg (1949). After her are Ben Webster (1909), Dennis Wilson (1944), Curtis LeMay (1906), Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), and Howard Martin Temin (1934).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlice Ball
CHEMIST
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,207
Raymond E. Feist
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,208
Selena Gomez
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,209
William Le Baron Jenney
ARCHITECT
1832 - 1907
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,210
Gloria Steinem
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,211
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,212
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,213
Ben Webster
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,214
Dennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,215
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,216
Kate Capshaw
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,217
Patrick Duffy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,218
Howard Martin Temin
BIOLOGIST
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 2,219
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Brenda Lee ranks 121. Before her are Ricky Nelson (1940), Bill Withers (1938), Jackie Jackson (1951), Jessye Norman (1945), Cissy Houston (1933), and Selena Gomez (1992). After her are Carly Simon (1945), Chris Brown (1989), Eazy-E (1964), Kanye West (1977), La Toya Jackson (1956), and Dinah Washington (1924).
Ricky Nelson
1940 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 115
Bill Withers
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 116
Jackie Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 117
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 118
Cissy Houston
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 119
Selena Gomez
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 120
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 121
Carly Simon
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 122
Chris Brown
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 123
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 124
Kanye West
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 125
La Toya Jackson
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 126
Dinah Washington
1924 - 1963
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 127