SINGER

Jim Kerr

1959 - Today

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James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician and lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds. Commercially successful singles released by Simple Minds include "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989). With Kerr as their lead singer, Simple Minds have achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums, Sparkle in the Rain (1984), Once Upon a Time (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Street Fighting Years (1989) and Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992); they have sold more than 60 million albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Kerr has received more than 2,557,738 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jim Kerr is the 1,438th most popular singer (up from 1,444th in 2019), the 3,849th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,966th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jim Kerr ranks 1,438 out of 4,381. Before him are Cheb Hasni, Phil Mogg, Den Harrow, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jimmy Makulis, and Toshi. After him are Antonina Nezhdanova, Betty Carter, Víctor Balaguer, Curt Smith, Olga Guillot, and Radojka Šverko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Jim Kerr ranks 281. Before him are Roland Grapow, Panagiotis Giannakis, Kevin Gage, Ameenah Gurib, Hennadiy Kernes, and Hallgrímur Helgason. After him are Beth Broderick, Juan José Campanella, Peter Doig, Vladimir Yashchenko, Thomas Allofs, and Rineke Dijkstra.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Kerr ranks 3,849 out of 8,785. Before him are Beth Gibbons (1965), Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Mortimer Wheeler (1890), Frederick Sandys (1829), and George Graham (1944). After him are George Hadley (1685), Georges Passerieu (1885), Paul Anderson (1978), Grey Owl (1888), Curt Smith (1961), and Spike Edney (1951).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Jim Kerr ranks 153. Before him are Helen Shapiro (1946), Linda Martin (1952), Barney Greenway (1969), Allan Clarke (1942), Peter Murphy (1957), and Phil Mogg (1948). After him are Curt Smith (1961), Mark Owen (1972), Mel B (1975), Ray Wilson (1968), Alma Cogan (1932), and Lisa Stansfield (1966).

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