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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. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s US 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 3,252,081 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). George Thorogood is the 1,511th most popular singer (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 7,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,275th in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, George Thorogood ranks 1,511 out of 4,381. Before him are Valentina Monetta, M.I.A., Esther Phillips, Dannii Minogue, Ewan MacColl, and Begum Akhtar. After him are Katy Bødtger, Yellowman, Kirka, Acker Bilk, Dana Winner, and Ellen Winther.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George Thorogood ranks 431. Before him are Hugo Hovenkamp, Lee Tamahori, Peter Gould, Joseph Paul Franklin, Jhala Nath Khanal, and Tess Harper. After him are Peter Jurasik, Kirka, Pascal Yoadimnadji, Theo Custers, Karim Khalili, and Gil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Thorogood ranks 7,823 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Edelman (1947), Arthur Crudup (1905), John Carmack (1970), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Daniel Henney (1979), and Walter Reed (1851). After him are Richie Ramone (1957), Jeff Sessions (1946), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Brian Setzer (1959), Nino (null), and Cindy Williams (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, George Thorogood ranks 368. Before him are Tom Lehrer (1928), Florence Ballard (1943), Malvina Reynolds (1900), Diane Warren (1956), Mandy Moore (1984), and Esther Phillips (1935). After him are Randy Jones (1952), Nick Carter (1980), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Billie Eilish (2001), Edwin Starr (1942), and Richard Hell (1949).

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