MUSICIAN

Mark Linkous

1962 - 2010

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Frederick Mark Linkous (September 9, 1962 – March 6, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as leader of Sparklehorse. He was also known for his collaborations with such artists as Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Daniel Johnston, Cracker, Radiohead, Black Francis, Julian Casablancas, Nina Persson, David Lynch, Fennesz, Danger Mouse, and Sage Francis. A member of the 1980s indie band the Dancing Hoods, Linkous moved with the group from his native Virginia to New York City and later Los Angeles in hopes of achieving mainstream success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Linkous has received more than 643,367 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Linkous is the 2,660th most popular musician (down from 2,584th in 2019), the 14,818th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,692nd in 2019) and the 1,100th most popular American Musician.

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  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mark Linkous ranks 2,660 out of 3,175. Before him are Tigran Hamasyan, Stuart Adamson, Bill Steer, Phoebe Snow, Pakito, and Bradley Joseph. After him are KT Tunstall, Liam O'Flynn, Mitch Harris, Terence Blanchard, Rachael Yamagata, and Dhani Harrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Mark Linkous ranks 750. Before him are Steffi Martin, Lee Aaron, Adrián Chávez, Robert B. Spencer, Alison Hargreaves, and Miroslav Mentel. After him are James Sie, Terence Blanchard, Scott Davis, Jeff Flake, André Wohllebe, and Sean Parnell. Among people deceased in 2010, Mark Linkous ranks 483. Before him are David Thompson, Abdolmalek Rigi, Dorothy Height, Larry Evans, Massamasso Tchangai, and Nalini Jaywant. After him are Ruth Park, Frances Reid, Aleksander Szczygło, Fatima Meer, Yvette Vickers, and Wayne Collett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Linkous ranks 14,818 out of 20,380. Before him are Naked Cowboy (1970), Gracie Abrams (1999), Sam Cassell (1969), Phoebe Snow (1950), Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), and Bradley Joseph (1965). After him are Hobart Cavanaugh (1886), Carla Gallo (1975), Garrison Keillor (1942), Richard R. Arnold (1963), Claire McCaskill (1953), and Keri Hilson (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mark Linkous ranks 1,100. Before him are Dan Peters (1967), Scott Storch (1973), Stephen Bray (1956), Jody Watley (1959), Phoebe Snow (1950), and Bradley Joseph (1965). After him are Mitch Harris (1969), Terence Blanchard (1962), Rachael Yamagata (1977), Joanna Newsom (1982), Wallace Roney (1960), and Troy McLawhorn (1968).

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