MUSICIAN

Jody Watley

1959 - Today

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Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter and producer whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance and electronic soul. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was a member of the R&B/funk band Shalamar, who scored many hits, notably in the UK. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jody Watley has received more than 1,800,918 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jody Watley is the 2,648th most popular musician (down from 2,504th in 2019), the 14,784th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,035th in 2019) and the 1,097th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jody Watley ranks 2,648 out of 3,175. Before her are Alok, Cécile Corbel, Stephen Bray, Christopher Amott, Andy Sneap, and Tomo Miličević. After her are Noel Hogan, Glen Drover, Tigran Hamasyan, Stuart Adamson, Bill Steer, and Phoebe Snow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Jody Watley ranks 698. Before her are Zdzisław Hoffmann, Tor Endresen, Rogelio Delgado, Susan Faludi, Mehbooba Mufti, and Gary Lux. After her are Jill Bolte Taylor, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Dagmar Lurz, Paul Attanasio, Göran Hägglund, and Andrew Hoy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jody Watley ranks 14,784 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeff Bingaman (1943), Andrew Card (1947), William Gargan (1905), Cathryn Damon (1930), John W. Weeks (1860), and Ishmael Reed (1938). After her are Jesse Marsch (1973), Bobby Lee (1971), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Marjorie Lord (1918), Tuc Watkins (1966), and Joe Gans (1874).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jody Watley ranks 1,097. Before her are Bob Johnston (1932), Madlib (1973), Frank Bello (1965), Dan Peters (1967), Scott Storch (1973), and Stephen Bray (1956). After her are Phoebe Snow (1950), Bradley Joseph (1965), Mark Linkous (1962), Mitch Harris (1969), Terence Blanchard (1962), and Rachael Yamagata (1977).

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