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Candi Staton

1940 - Today

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Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, STAY-tən) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". In Europe, Staton's biggest selling record is the anthemic "You Got the Love" from 1986, released in collaboration with The Source. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Candi Staton has received more than 1,291,456 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Candi Staton is the 1,848th most popular singer, the 9,884th most popular biography from United States and the 479th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Candi Staton ranks 1,848 out of 4,381. Before her are Mika Nakashima, Thérèse Steinmetz, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Mac DeMarco, Dero Goi, and Cho Mi-yeon. After her are Avi Toledano, Valeriya, Hope Sandoval, Kang Seul-gi, Gerard Way, and Sayan Sanya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Candi Staton ranks 519. Before her are Manfred Manglitz, Asrani, Bruno Nicolè, Daniel J. Travanti, Beth Fowler, and Edy Hubacher. After her are Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Danièle Sallenave, Arthur Alexander, Viktor Kuzkin, Alexander Almetov, and Niilo Halonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candi Staton ranks 9,884 out of 20,380. Before her are Remy LaCroix (1988), Michael Patrick King (1954), Peggy Rea (1921), Christian Camargo (1971), Payman Maadi (1970), and Jimmy Heath (1926). After her are Thomas Doughty (1793), Katie Eder (1950), Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847), Kevin Alejandro (1976), Tenskwatawa (1775), and Alexander Wetmore (1886).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Candi Staton ranks 479. Before her are Brad Delp (1951), Patty Smyth (1957), Rick Ross (1976), Dianne Reeves (1956), Neal Morse (1960), and Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967). After her are Hope Sandoval (1966), Gerard Way (1977), Bebel Gilberto (1966), Flo Rida (1979), Mavis Staples (1939), and Arthur Alexander (1940).

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