SINGER

Brook Benton

1931 - 1988

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Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brook Benton has received more than 794,798 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Brook Benton is the 2,327th most popular singer (down from 2,009th in 2019), the 12,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,926th in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brook Bentons by language

Over the past year Brook Benton has had the most page views in the with 88,399 views, followed by French (3,460), and German (2,725). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (113.79%), Egyptian Arabic (65.69%), and Arabic (45.21%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Brook Benton ranks 2,327 out of 4,381. Before him are Vesna Pisarović, Murat Nasyrov, M. Shadows, Dipali Barthakur, Brenda Fassie, and Nâdiya. After him are Amir Haddad, David Allan Coe, Ana Mena, William DuVall, Justyna Steczkowska, and Geir Rönning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Brook Benton ranks 586. Before him are Tomimaru Okuni, Nasir Hussain, Cleopa Msuya, John Shelby Spong, John Kerr, and James Abourezk. After him are Cliff Hagan, Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Bruce Halford, Bobby Collins, Jim Bunning, and David Axelrod. Among people deceased in 1988, Brook Benton ranks 265. Before him are Bob Steele, Kenneth Williams, Daws Butler, Patrick Steptoe, Stuart Symington, and István Klimek. After him are Nikolai Sologubov, Leonard Frey, Florence Eldridge, Zubeida, Pauline Lafont, and Stanley Skewes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brook Benton ranks 12,527 out of 20,380. Before him are Nelsan Ellis (1977), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Bryan Burk (1968), Mason Adams (1919), Rena Sofer (1968), and Robert Frazer (1891). After him are Ira Sachs (1965), Arlen Specter (1930), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jay Benedict (1951), Chris Hansen (1959), and David Allan Coe (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Brook Benton ranks 631. Before him are Billy Boy Arnold (1935), Mary Wells (1943), Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Martika (1969), Amy Grant (1960), and M. Shadows (1981). After him are David Allan Coe (1939), William DuVall (1967), Martha Tilton (1915), Carlene Carter (1955), Bob Crosby (1913), and Dennis Edwards (1943).

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