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Horace Andy

1951 - Today

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Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", as well as "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Man Army" with English trip hop group Massive Attack. He is also famous for a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horace Andy has received more than 425,920 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Andy is the 1,513th most popular musician (down from 1,316th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 34th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Horace Andy ranks 1,513 out of 2,662Before him are Gotye, Ilaiyaraaja, Slim Harpo, Rick Danko, Joe South, and Simon Gallup. After him are John Ogdon, Fats Navarro, Dennis Brain, Gabry Ponte, Jerry Cantrell, and Richard Rodney Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Horace Andy ranks 372Before him are Tonie Marshall, Gianpiero Marini, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Brad Fiedel, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, and Dan Bricklin. After him are Jóannes Eidesgaard, Kazuo Saito, Irina Alfyorova, Francesco De Gregori, Björn Andersson, and Marcel Dionne.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Horace Andy ranks 39 out of 168Before him are Monty Alexander (1944), Raheem Sterling (1994), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), and Gregory Isaacs (1951). After him are Claude McKay (1889), Alton Ellis (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), Bilal Philips (1947), George Rhoden (1926), and John Barnes (1963).

Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Horace Andy ranks 10Before him are Desmond Dekker (1941), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), and King Tubby (1941). After him are Ziggy Marley (1968), Damian Marley (1978), Augustus Pablo (1954), John Holt (1947), Diana King (1970), and Junior Murvin (1949).