SINGER

Crystal Gayle

1951 - Today

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Brenda Gail Webb (born January 9, 1951), known professionally as Crystal Gayle, is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sister, Loretta Lynn. Not finding success with the arrangement after several years, and with Lynn's encouragement, Gayle decided to try a different approach. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crystal Gayle has received more than 5,551,090 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Crystal Gayle is the 2,379th most popular singer (down from 2,074th in 2019), the 12,949th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,284th in 2019) and the 647th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Crystal Gayle ranks 2,379 out of 4,381. Before her are Future, Gary, Roxanne Seeman, Linde Lindström, Katrina Leskanich, and Ruth Etting. After her are Maja Blagdan, Arijit Singh, Birdy, Patrick Ouchène, Edie Brickell, and Ashanti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Crystal Gayle ranks 656. Before her are Roger Wicker, John Alexander, Barbara Cochran, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Tiff Needell, and Juan Machuca. After her are Christine Laser, Kazuko Sawamatsu, Debra Fischer, Mario Galindo, Corneliu Ion, and André Nzapayeké.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Crystal Gayle ranks 12,949 out of 20,380. Before her are Howard Georgi (1947), Kiele Sanchez (1977), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Ruth Etting (1896), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), and Gary Rydstrom (1959). After her are Robb Flynn (1967), Amanda Peterson (1971), John Patrick Shanley (1950), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), Alan Dundes (1934), and Alex Skolnick (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Crystal Gayle ranks 647. Before her are Gucci Mane (1980), Paul Stookey (1937), Future (1983), Roxanne Seeman (1954), Katrina Leskanich (1960), and Ruth Etting (1896). After her are Edie Brickell (1966), Ashanti (1980), Warrel Dane (1961), Amanda Lepore (1967), J Dilla (1974), and Lil Jon (1971).

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