SINGER

Gloria Jones

1945 - Today

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Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". She recorded the 1965 hit song "Tainted Love" and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a performer in musicals such as Hair. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gloria Jones has received more than 1,522,029 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gloria Jones is the 1,401st most popular singer (down from 1,333rd in 2019), the 7,208th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,117th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gloria Jones ranks 1,401 out of 4,381. Before her are Nunzio Gallo, Lou Bega, Bobby Vee, Feist, Grigory Leps, and Usha Mangeshkar. After her are Anita Hegerland, Sylvia Vrethammar, Little Eva, Maya Kristalinskaya, Betty Davis, and Chris Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Gloria Jones ranks 447. Before her are Enrique Borja, Lloyd Kaufman, Masahiro Hasemi, Gennady Burbulis, Michael Cristofer, and Katharine Houghton. After her are Sylvia Vrethammar, Betty Davis, June Gable, Philip Pettit, Zurab Sakandelidze, and Vladimir Maksimov.

Others Born in 1945

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gloria Jones ranks 7,208 out of 20,380. Before her are Harry Reid (1939), Katharine Houghton (1945), Frederick Seitz (1911), Vincent Spano (1962), Charles Sheeler (1883), and Elaine May (1932). After her are Michael E. Brown (1965), Slim Harpo (1924), David Todd Wilkinson (1935), Lucinda Williams (1937), Bob Menendez (1954), and Jocelyn Brando (1919).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gloria Jones ranks 343. Before her are Thomas Hampson (1955), Nancy Wilson (1937), Mary J. Blige (1971), Sherrill Milnes (1935), Tina Weymouth (1950), and Bobby Vee (1943). After her are Little Eva (1943), Betty Davis (1945), Vic Damone (1928), Vikki Carr (1941), Beverly Sills (1929), and Christina Milian (1981).

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