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Elvis Costello

1954 - Today

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Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television presenter. Per Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorated the literate, lyrical traditions of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison with the raw energy and sass that were principal ethics of punk", noting the "construction of his songs, which set densely layered wordplay in an ever-expanding repertoire of styles." His first album, My Aim Is True (1977), is widely regarded as one of the best debuts in popular music history. It spawned no hit singles, but contains some of Costello's best-known songs, including the ballad "Alison". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvis Costello has received more than 10,935,687 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Elvis Costello is the 604th most popular musician (down from 479th in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,573rd in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Elvis Costello ranks 604 out of 2,662. Before him are Lead Belly, Ben Webster, Dick Dale, Hilton Valentine, Claude Bolling, and Julian Fontana. After him are Jeff Buckley, Pierre Rode, David Knopfler, Marty Friedman, Frank Beard, and Mark Hollis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Elvis Costello ranks 113. Before him are Catherine Samba-Panza, Peter MacNicol, Sid Meier, Al Di Meola, Annie Sprinkle, and Scott Bakula. After him are Patty Hearst, Dieter Müller, Chris Gardner, Neil Tennant, Roberto Dinamite, and Lee Chang-dong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elvis Costello ranks 1,865 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Olivia Colman (1974), Graham Nash (1942), Tom Sharpe (1928), and William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729). After him are Richard Henderson (1945), David Byrne (1952), Frank Dicksee (1853), Perry Anderson (1938), Noel Gallagher (1967), and John Cleland (1709).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Elvis Costello ranks 112. Before him are Eric Woolfson (1945), Tim Rice (1944), Phil Lynott (1949), Alan Wilder (1959), Tony Sheridan (1940), and Hilton Valentine (1943). After him are David Knopfler (1952), Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Robert Smith (1959), Damon Albarn (1968), and Thom Yorke (1968).

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