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John Paul Young

1950 - Today

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John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is an Australian pop singer who is best known for having a worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air" in 1978. His career was boosted by regular appearances as a performer and guest host on Countdown, a 1974–1987 TV series for Australia's national broadcaster ABC. Besides "Love Is in the Air", Young had top ten chart success in Germany and the Netherlands with "Standing in the Rain" and four other top ten hits in South Africa, including No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Paul Young has received more than 773,192 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Paul Young is the 1,349th most popular singer (down from 1,345th in 2019), the 3,596th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,748th in 2019) and the 141st most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Paul Young ranks 1,349 out of 4,381. Before him are Johnny Mathis, Bob Benny, Shirley Manson, Simone Simons, Anahí, and Nek. After him are Siti Nurhaliza, Laila Kinnunen, Dima Bilan, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Richard Bona, and Brita Borg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, John Paul Young ranks 379. Before him are Rick Baker, Michael Paul Chan, Mariya Petkova, Paolo Pulici, Anna Jantar, and Mauro Bellugi. After him are Lee Wan-koo, René Fasel, Nikica Valentić, Carlos Aguiar Retes, Kazimierz Nycz, and Shota Chochishvili.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Young ranks 3,596 out of 8,785. Before him are Shirley Manson (1966), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Laurie Cunningham (1956), Piers Anthony (1934), John Christie (1899), and Eric Brook (1907). After him are Edward Pigott (1753), Doug Bradley (1954), Kay Kendall (1927), John Taylor (1808), Amelia Edwards (1831), and Phil Neal (1951).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, John Paul Young ranks 141. Before him are Sandy Denny (1947), Mick Jones (1944), Sheena Easton (1959), Gary Numan (1958), Imogen Heap (1977), and Shirley Manson (1966). After him are Kirsty MacColl (1959), Ian Hunter (1939), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Calvin Harris (1984), Eric Stewart (1945), and Helen Shapiro (1946).

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