MUSICIAN

Jason Newsted

1963 - Today

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Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for the first five years of his career before joining Metallica in October 1986 to succeed Cliff Burton, who died the month prior. Newsted performed on the albums ...And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1991), Load (1996), Reload (1997) and Garage Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jason Newsted has received more than 5,453,680 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jason Newsted is the 519th most popular musician (down from 468th in 2019), the 2,700th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,525th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jason Newsted ranks 519 out of 3,175. Before him are Claude Bolling, Suzanne Vega, Igor Oistrakh, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Carlos Puebla, and Bernie Taupin. After him are James Taylor, Maurice White, Arthur Grumiaux, Grace Slick, Chris Martin, and Verivery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jason Newsted ranks 94. Before him are Eric McCormack, Michel Gondry, David Moyes, Xuxa, Antoni Martí, and Sridevi. After him are Vladimir Petković, David Yates, Pierre Nkurunziza, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Tate Donovan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jason Newsted ranks 2,700 out of 20,380. Before him are Horace Wells (1815), Siri Hustvedt (1955), Kevin Federline (1978), Richard Holbrooke (1941), Peter Boyle (1935), and William Heard Kilpatrick (1871). After him are Sylvia Sidney (1910), James Taylor (1948), Richard Brooks (1912), Annie Oakley (1860), Taylor Hackford (1944), and Mickey Cohen (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jason Newsted ranks 146. Before him are Willy DeVille (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Chad Smith (1961), Suzanne Vega (1959), and Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914). After him are James Taylor (1948), Maurice White (1941), Grace Slick (1939), Wes Montgomery (1923), Joey DeMaio (1954), and Bobby McFerrin (1950).

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