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Howard Jones

1955 - Today

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John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986, six of which reached the top ten, including "Like to Get to Know You Well" , "What Is Love?", "New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better". His 1984 album Human's Lib reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Jones has received more than 75,958 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Jones is the 1,649th most popular musician (up from 1,783rd in 2019), the 4,203rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,386th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular British Musician.

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  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Howard Jones ranks 1,649 out of 2,662. Before him are Glenn Cornick, Jimmy Dorsey, Mick Abrahams, Dominic Miller, Eddie Kramer, and Laura Nyro. After him are Sid Wilson, Jack White, Alison Sudol, Derek Bailey, Maxim Vengerov, and Herbert Stothart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Howard Jones ranks 333. Before him are Indra Nooyi, Toshio Matsuura, Michel Renquin, King Kong Bundy, Heidi Hautala, and Julie Hagerty. After him are Agostino Di Bartolomei, José Daniel Valencia, Yōjirō Takita, Jake Roberts, Topper Headon, and Leyla Yunus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Jones ranks 4,203 out of 7,765. Before him are George Goulding (1884), Mick Abrahams (1943), Colin Groves (1942), Danny Blanchflower (1926), Walter Smith (1948), and Godfrey Rampling (1909). After him are Dolly Pentreath (1692), Francis Lee (1944), Alfred Enoch (1988), Barbara Shelley (1932), Charles Mackay (1814), and George Hillyard (1864).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Howard Jones ranks 273. Before him are Peter Giles (1944), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Holly Johnson (1960), David Cross (1949), Glenn Cornick (1947), and Mick Abrahams (1943). After him are Derek Bailey (1930), Topper Headon (1955), Mike Ratledge (1943), John Edwards (1953), Steve Clark (1960), and Sophie Muller (1962).

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