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Chris Slade

1946 - Today

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Chris Slade (born Christopher Slade Rees; 30 October 1946) is a Welsh drummer, who is perhaps best known for playing for Manfred Mann's Earth Band from its inception in 1971 to 1978 on eight albums, and AC/DC, for which he drummed from 1989 to 1994 and performed on the 1990 album The Razors Edge. He returned to AC/DC in February 2015 to replace Phil Rudd for the "Rock or Bust World Tour". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Slade has received more than 2,002,038 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Chris Slade is the 165th most popular musician (down from 127th in 2019), the 681st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 552nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Musician.

Chris Slade is most famous for being the drummer for AC/DC.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris Slade ranks 165 out of 2,662Before him are György Cziffra, Stan Getz, Don Cherry, Rudolf Schenker, Caetano Veloso, and Bono. After him are Anton Diabelli, Dave Brubeck, Björk, Cyndi Lauper, Brian Eno, and Willie Nelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Chris Slade ranks 77Before him are Tim Curry, Edita Gruberová, Julian Barnes, Tansu Çiller, Laura Bush, and Philip Pullman. After him are Ilie Năstase, Lasse Hallström, Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, Demetris Christofias, and John Paul Jones.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Slade ranks 681 out of 7,765Before him are Amélie of Orléans (1865), John Harrison (1693), Jude Law (1972), Ian McEwan (1948), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), and Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (1473). After him are Naomi Watts (1968), Edgar Wallace (1875), Martin Ryle (1918), Clementine Churchill (1885), Robert Grosseteste (1175), and Sawney Bean (1600).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Chris Slade ranks 42Before him are Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Roger Glover (1945), Ian Stewart (1938), Malcolm Young (1953), Nick Mason (1944), and Tony Iommi (1948). After him are Brian Eno (1948), George Martin (1926), John Paul Jones (1946), Ian Paice (1948), Amy Winehouse (1983), and Pete Townshend (1945).