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Joan Jett

1958 - Today

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Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for founding and performing with the Runaways, who recorded and released the hit song "Cherry Bomb". With the Blackhearts, Jett is known for her rendition of the song "I Love Rock 'n Roll" which was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Jett has received more than 11,336,279 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Joan Jett is the 498th most popular musician (up from 654th in 2019), the 2,685th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,342nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Musician.

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  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joan Jett ranks 498 out of 2,662Before her are Carlos Puebla, Randy Rhoads, Henri Herz, Varg Vikernes, Ralf Hütter, and Ton Koopman. After her are Lionel Hampton, Mikkey Dee, Jeff Lynne, Mick Mars, Paul Landers, and Bebo Valdés.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Joan Jett ranks 61Before her are Adrian Newey, Goran Hadžić, Rabah Madjer, Pernilla August, Andy Gibb, and Paul Di'Anno. After her are Avigdor Lieberman, Bruce Campbell, Zdravko Krivokapić, Ivo Pogorelić, Anatoli Boukreev, and Linda Kozlowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Jett ranks 2,685 out of 18,182Before her are Mangas Coloradas (1792), Carolyn Jones (1930), Christian Slater (1969), Harvey Cushing (1869), William Atherton (1947), and Drew Barrymore (1975). After her are Lionel Hampton (1908), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Amber Heard (1986), Amanda Seyfried (1985), Mick Mars (1951), and Don Walsh (1931).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joan Jett ranks 149Before her are Tommy Bolin (1951), Pat Metheny (1954), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Clifford Brown (1930), Tito Puente (1923), and Randy Rhoads (1956). After her are Lionel Hampton (1908), Mick Mars (1951), Ira Gershwin (1896), Archie Shepp (1937), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Joey DeMaio (1954).

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