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George Thorogood

1950 - Today

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George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Thorogood has received more than 2,988,755 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Thorogood is the 1,368th most popular singer (down from 1,264th in 2019), the 7,290th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,917th in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, George Thorogood ranks 1,368 out of 3,528. Before him are Mac Miller, Annie Palmen, Koffi Olomide, Sandra Reemer, Kirka, and Ray Wilson. After him are Edwin Starr, Tina Charles, Glenn Medeiros, Yardena Arazi, Paul Carrack, and Phil Mogg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George Thorogood ranks 375. Before him are Rudy Sarzo, Karim Khalili, Wendie Malick, Lepo Sumera, Sandra Reemer, and Kirka. After him are András Adorján, Trevor Bolder, Tapley Seaton, Charles Fleischer, Evgeny Sveshnikov, and Annelie Ehrhardt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Thorogood ranks 7,290 out of 18,182. Before him are Wovoka (1856), Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), Lewis Stone (1879), Pete Docter (1968), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), and Forrest Tucker (1919). After him are Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (1978), Edwin Starr (1942), Jenna Elfman (1971), Clyde Cessna (1879), Glenn Medeiros (1970), and Helen Murray Free (1923).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, George Thorogood ranks 358. Before him are Jessica Simpson (1980), Little Eva (1943), MC Ren (1969), Jackie DeShannon (1941), Steve Lawrence (1935), and Mac Miller (1992). After him are Edwin Starr (1942), Glenn Medeiros (1970), Nicky Jam (1981), Bobby Helms (1933), Jason Derulo (1989), and Norman Greenbaum (1942).

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