MUSICIAN

Joe Meek

1929 - 1967

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Robert George "Joe" Meek (5 April 1929 – 3 February 1967) was an English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Meek has received more than 1,048,806 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Joe Meek is the 2,099th most popular musician (down from 2,006th in 2019), the 5,299th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,963rd in 2019) and the 350th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Meek ranks 2,099 out of 3,175. Before him are Konstrakta, Mike Starr, Rudolf Koelman, Sarah McLachlan, Clifford Jordan, and Constant Lambert. After him are Debbie Gibson, Eddie Condon, Lorenz Hart, Yip Harburg, Tom Scholz, and Post Malone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Joe Meek ranks 503. Before him are William E. Thornton, Ursula Knab, Henry Proctor, Ottó Boros, Dick Button, and Branko Grünbaum. After him are Ferenc Mohácsi, Jiří Hledík, James H. Billington, Jerry Adler, Ann Robinson, and Johnny Ace. Among people deceased in 1967, Joe Meek ranks 268. Before him are Guillermo Lovell, Donald Campbell, Guillermo Douglas, Tilly Edinger, Ian Raby, and Nathaniel Cartmell. After him are Art Langley, Anders Hylander, Carl Kempe, Alice Lake, Alexander Aitken, and Grace Cunard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Meek ranks 5,299 out of 8,785. Before him are George Peacock (1791), Ron Staniforth (1924), Darren Shahlavi (1972), Harriet Harman (1950), Constant Lambert (1905), and Dorothy Richardson (1873). After him are Sophia Myles (1980), Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), Derek Taylor (1932), Keiran Lee (1984), William Nicholson (1872), and Janet Munro (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Joe Meek ranks 350. Before him are Nick Lowe (1949), Paul Oakenfold (1963), Brian Bennett (1940), Terry Chimes (1956), Andy Taylor (1961), and Constant Lambert (1905). After him are Jimmy McCulloch (1953), John Evan (1948), Goldie (1965), Ray Cooper (1947), Dee Palmer (1937), and Steve Lillywhite (1955).

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