MUSICIAN

Bruce Johnston

1942 - Today

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Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter who is a member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit, "I Write the Songs". Born in Illinois, Johnston grew up in Los Angeles and studied classical piano in his early years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce Johnston has received more than 2,339,050 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Johnston is the 1,393rd most popular musician (down from 1,336th in 2019), the 6,962nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,669th in 2019) and the 497th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bruce Johnston ranks 1,393 out of 3,175. Before him are Mary Lou Williams, Steve Miller, Monty Alexander, Ron Geesin, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Geddy Lee. After him are Jörg Michael, Gary Wright, John Hammond, Reinhold Mack, Aynsley Dunbar, and Rabih Abou-Khalil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bruce Johnston ranks 472. Before him are Marc Alaimo, Lorenzo Piretto, Modibo Keita, Michel Tremblay, Ingrid Becker, and Rudolf Belin. After him are Quentin Bryce, Fernando Vallejo, Eloy Campos, John McDowell, Raymond Depardon, and Jonathan Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Johnston ranks 6,962 out of 20,380. Before him are James Best (1926), Gladys West (1930), Frank Schlesinger (1871), Roger B. Taney (1777), Heather Thomas (1957), and Nancy Kovack (1935). After him are Jennifer Ehle (1969), Louie Anderson (1953), Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), Hal Finney (1956), Martha Rosler (1943), and Richard S. Ewell (1817).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bruce Johnston ranks 497. Before him are Edgar Winter (1946), Curtis Fuller (1934), Joe Sample (1939), Gary Rossington (1951), Mary Lou Williams (1910), and Steve Miller (1943). After him are Gary Wright (1943), John Hammond (1910), George Winston (1949), Mary Travers (1936), Dave Navarro (1967), and Utada Hikaru (1983).

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