SINGER

Martha Reeves

1941 - Today

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Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American R&B and pop singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, which scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Come and Get These Memories", "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing in the Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martha Reeves has received more than 907,810 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Martha Reeves is the 2,663rd most popular singer (down from 2,173rd in 2019), the 14,203rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,782nd in 2019) and the 719th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Martha Reeves ranks 2,663 out of 4,381. Before her are NF, Masta Killa, Randy Blythe, Jane Zhang, Mary Black, and Tina Cousins. After her are Jang Hyun-seung, Maddy Prior, Juice Wrld, Yves Larock, Mark Arm, and Debby Boone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Martha Reeves ranks 629. Before her are Donna Shalala, Tommy Thompson, Martin Carthy, Lucious Jackson, Eddie Rabbitt, and Ulis Williams. After her are Ben Nelson, Elaine Showalter, Lonnie Mack, Keith Newton, Lesley Stahl, and Asko Parpola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Reeves ranks 14,203 out of 20,380. Before her are Scott J. Horowitz (1957), Lot M. Morrill (1813), Peter Chernin (1951), Lance Bass (1979), Dante Basco (1975), and Alex D. Linz (1989). After her are Noah Hawley (1967), Alexander Koch (1988), Loretta Lynch (1959), Frank Carlson (1893), Monique Coleman (1980), and Steven Hawley (1951).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Martha Reeves ranks 719. Before her are Frances Langford (1913), Ashlee Simpson (1984), Cindy Wilson (1957), NF (1991), Masta Killa (1969), and Randy Blythe (1971). After her are Juice Wrld (1998), Mark Arm (1962), Debby Boone (1956), Russell Allen (1971), Mark Tuan (1993), and MC Eiht (1971).

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