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Kim Carnes

1945 - Today

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Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles. A veteran writer of many of her own hits, as well as those for numerous other artists, she began her career in 1966 as a member of folk group the New Christy Minstrels, before embarking on a solo career as a songwriter and performer in the early 1970s, playing in local clubs. She also worked for several years as a session background singer with the famed Waters Sisters, Maxine Waters Willard and Julia Waters Tillman, who were later featured in the acclaimed 2013 documentary, 20 Feet from Stardom). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Carnes has received more than 3,227,719 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Kim Carnes is the 235th most popular singer (up from 237th in 2019), the 1,446th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,553rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kim Carnes ranks 235 out of 4,381. Before her are Edita Gruberová, Ricky Martin, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Phil Ochs. After her are Lara Fabian, Victoria de los Ángeles, Rashid Behbudov, Sabrina Salerno, DJ Khaled, and Tereza Kesovija.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Kim Carnes ranks 83. Before her are Milo Manara, Rita Pavone, Robert Sarah, George Smoot, Van Morrison, and Türkan Şoray. After her are Bob Gunton, John McAfee, Bob Klose, Piero Ferrari, Bubba Smith, and Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kim Carnes ranks 1,446 out of 20,380. Before her are Peter Eisenman (1932), Rene Russo (1954), Andre Agassi (1970), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), Phil Ochs (1940), and Harry Harrison (1925). After her are Bob Gunton (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), Roberts Blossom (1924), Gus Grissom (1926), Carroll Baker (1931), and Alan J. Pakula (1928).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kim Carnes ranks 78. Before her are Kris Kristofferson (1936), Etta James (1938), George Benson (1943), George Strait (1952), Neil Diamond (1941), and Phil Ochs (1940). After her are DJ Khaled (1975), Bessie Smith (1894), Sam Cooke (1931), Debbie Harry (1945), Lil Wayne (1982), and Chris Cornell (1964).

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