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Jackie DeShannon

1941 - Today

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Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster who has had many hit song credits beginning in the 1960s, as both a singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock and roll period. She is best known as the singer of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jackie DeShannon has received more than 1,755,982 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie DeShannon is the 1,661st most popular singer (down from 1,351st in 2019), the 8,771st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,211th in 2019) and the 411th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jackie DeShannon ranks 1,661 out of 4,381. Before her are Corinne Hermès, Gerry Goffin, Toni Basil, Fabio Lione, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Anne-Karine Strøm. After her are Tony Cetinski, Iveta Bartošová, Sandra Nasić, Svante Thuresson, Imany, and Taeyang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jackie DeShannon ranks 513. Before her are Aníbal Tarabini, Heidi Biebl, José Carlos, Earl Young, Wolfgang Hofmann, and Sadhana Shivdasani. After her are Christopher Jones, Wilfrid Napier, Teodor Meleșcanu, Bobby Hutcherson, R. James Woolsey Jr., and Marcelo Pagani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackie DeShannon ranks 8,771 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward Angle (1855), Booker T. Jones (1944), William Mapother (1965), Jenna Haze (1982), Dan Harrington (1945), and Al Unser (1939). After her are Ron Livingston (1967), H. R. Haldeman (1926), G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), Wayne Allwine (1947), Jackie McLean (1931), and Cedar Walton (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jackie DeShannon ranks 411. Before her are Chris Barnes (1967), Joe Jonas (1989), Jenni Rivera (1969), Roky Erickson (1947), Gerry Goffin (1939), and Toni Basil (1943). After her are Kelly Rowland (1981), Jo Stafford (1917), Norman Greenbaum (1942), Loleatta Holloway (1946), Charles Bradley (1948), and Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919).

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