SINGER

Carl Douglas

1942 - Today

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Carlton George Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a Jamaican-British singer best known for his 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Douglas has received more than 786,579 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Douglas is the 1,427th most popular singer (down from 1,022nd in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 26th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carl Douglas ranks 1,427 out of 4,381. Before him are Tego Calderón, RedOne, Andreas Scholl, Allan Clarke, Beverly Sills, and Eagle-Eye Cherry. After him are Christina Milian, Lee Seung-gi, Andra Day, Peter Murphy, Cheb Hasni, and Phil Mogg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Carl Douglas ranks 491. Before him are Mallikarjun Kharge, Tom Turesson, Ama Ata Aidoo, Klaus Glahn, Chris Irwin, and Allan Clarke. After him are Carol Cleveland, Michael Ogio, Michael Nesmith, Tom Belsø, Egil Olsen, and Klaus Sammer.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Carl Douglas ranks 39 out of 189. Before him are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), George Rhoden (1926), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), Raheem Sterling (1994), Monty Alexander (1944), and Don Quarrie (1951). After him are King Tubby (1941), Errol Brown (1948), Ziggy Marley (1968), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Bilal Philips (1947), and Yellowman (1956).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Carl Douglas ranks 9. Before him are Liz Mitchell (1952), Burning Spear (1945), Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), Cedella Booker (1926), and Shaggy (1968). After him are Errol Brown (1948), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Yellowman (1956), Jacob Miller (1952), Alton Ellis (1938), and Millie Small (1947).

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