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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 2,106,965 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Johnston is the 1,341st most popular musician (down from 1,207th in 2019), the 6,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,969th in 2019) and the 506th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bruce Johnston ranks 1,341 out of 2,662Before him are Brian Littrell, Andrei Gavrilov, Anouar Brahem, Albert Lee, György Sándor, and XXXTentacion. After him are Pete Doherty, Neal Hefti, Manfred Eicher, Dion DiMucci, Johnny Griffin, and Paul Kalkbrenner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bruce Johnston ranks 445Before him are Rildo da Costa Menezes, Antoni Piechniczek, Steve Wynn, Michel Tremblay, Terenci Moix, and Klaus-Dieter Sieloff. After him are Charmian Carr, Bernard Lietaer, Anita Roddick, Wayne Newton, Gideon Toury, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Johnston ranks 6,683 out of 18,182Before him are Ann Druyan (1949), Rachel Chagall (1952), Tessa Thompson (1983), Shirley Horn (1934), XXXTentacion (1998), and Joey King (1999). After him are Jeanne Eagels (1890), Jason Lee (1970), Steve Jackson (1953), Charmian Carr (1942), Kim Manners (1951), and Josiah Royce (1855).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bruce Johnston ranks 506Before him are Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Oliver Nelson (1932), David Tudor (1926), Brian Littrell (1975), and XXXTentacion (1998). After him are Neal Hefti (1922), Dion DiMucci (1939), Johnny Griffin (1928), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Edgar Winter (1946).