SINGER
Charley Pride
1934 - 2020
Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. Beginning his career as a Negro league baseball player in the early-1950s, he later pursued a career in country music, becoming the genre's first major black superstar. The period of his greatest musical success was from around 1969 to 1975, when he was the top-selling artist for RCA Records, outselling even Elvis Presley and John Denver. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charley Pride has received more than 4,852,222 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Charley Pride is the 2,276th most popular singer (down from 2,033rd in 2019), the 12,238th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,052nd in 2019) and the 618th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
4.9M
Page Views (PV)
40.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
1.29
Effective Languages (L*)
4.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Charley Pride ranks 2,276 out of 4,381. Before him are Andrea, Rosanne Cash, P. P. Arnold, Jimmy Dean, Billy Fury, and Eric Saade. After him are Tony Orlando, Nelly Ciobanu, Jeremy Camp, Vince Gill, Petra Marklund, and Arabian Prince.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrea
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 2,270
Rosanne Cash
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 2,271
P. P. Arnold
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 2,272
Jimmy Dean
1928 - 2010
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 2,273
Billy Fury
1940 - 1983
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 2,274
Eric Saade
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 2,275
Charley Pride
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 2,276
Tony Orlando
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 2,277
Nelly Ciobanu
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 2,278
Jeremy Camp
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 2,279
Vince Gill
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 2,280
Petra Marklund
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 2,281
Arabian Prince
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 2,282
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Charley Pride ranks 546. Before him are Eddie Harris, David Malouf, Tom Bridger, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, and Gert Blomé. After him are Lars-Eric Lundvall, Hamilton Green, David Herd, Carla Anderson Hills, Oleg Golovanov, and Michel Vermeulin. Among people deceased in 2020, Charley Pride ranks 738. Before him are John Davies, Magdaleno Mercado, Rahat Indori, Oliver Friggieri, Alan Merrill, and Jan Halvarsson. After him are Gerhard Strack, Louis Meznarie, Paul Nihill, Alberto Alesina, Naomi Munakata, and Nimmi.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsEddie Harris
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 540
David Malouf
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 541
Tom Bridger
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1991
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 542
Ioannis Palaiokrassas
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 543
Désiré Rakotoarijaona
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 544
Gert Blomé
ATHLETE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 545
Charley Pride
SINGER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 546
Lars-Eric Lundvall
HOCKEY PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 547
Hamilton Green
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 548
David Herd
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2016
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 549
Carla Anderson Hills
LAWYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 550
Oleg Golovanov
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 551
Michel Vermeulin
CYCLIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 552
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsJohn Davies
JUDGE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 732
Magdaleno Mercado
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 733
Rahat Indori
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 734
Oliver Friggieri
WRITER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 735
Alan Merrill
SINGER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 736
Jan Halvarsson
SKIER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 737
Charley Pride
SINGER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 738
Gerhard Strack
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2020
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 739
Louis Meznarie
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2020
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 740
Paul Nihill
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 741
Alberto Alesina
ECONOMIST
1957 - 2020
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 742
Naomi Munakata
MUSICIAN
1955 - 2020
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 743
Nimmi
ACTOR
1933 - 2020
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 744
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charley Pride ranks 12,238 out of 20,380. Before him are Stuart Hamm (1960), Dale Dickey (1961), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), John Kerr (1931), Paul Douglas (1907), and Macy Gray (1967). After him are Tony Orlando (1944), Sherrod Brown (1952), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Louise Ritter (1958), Steve Khan (1947), and Carter Braxton (1736).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsStuart Hamm
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 12,232
Dale Dickey
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 12,233
Samuel Ryan Curtis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1805 - 1866
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 12,234
John Kerr
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 12,235
Paul Douglas
ACTOR
1907 - 1959
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 12,236
Macy Gray
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 12,237
Charley Pride
SINGER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 12,238
Tony Orlando
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 12,239
Sherrod Brown
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12,240
Brian Tyree Henry
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12,241
Louise Ritter
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12,242
Steve Khan
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12,243
Carter Braxton
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1797
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 12,244
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Charley Pride ranks 618. Before him are Alan Merrill (1951), Mildred Bailey (1907), Paula Cole (1968), Rosanne Cash (1955), P. P. Arnold (1946), and Jimmy Dean (1928). After him are Tony Orlando (1944), Jeremy Camp (1978), Vince Gill (1957), Arabian Prince (1965), Nichkhun (1988), and Charlie Rich (1932).
Alan Merrill
1951 - 2020
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 612
Mildred Bailey
1907 - 1951
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 613
Paula Cole
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 614
Rosanne Cash
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 615
P. P. Arnold
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 616
Jimmy Dean
1928 - 2010
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 617
Charley Pride
1934 - 2020
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 618
Tony Orlando
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 619
Jeremy Camp
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 620
Vince Gill
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 621
Arabian Prince
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 622
Nichkhun
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 623
Charlie Rich
1932 - 1995
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 624