SINGER

Mary Hopkin

1950 - Today

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Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer best known for her 1968 UK number 1 single "Those Were the Days". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Hopkin has received more than 2,617,567 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Mary Hopkin is the 599th most popular singer (down from 598th in 2019), the 1,920th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,997th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mary Hopkin ranks 599 out of 4,381Before her are Ronnie Biggs, Lizzo, David Lee Roth, Michael Kiske, René Jacobs, and Trini Lopez. After her are Julian Lennon, Marta Kubišová, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Samira Said, Edgar P. Jacobs, and Frankie Valli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mary Hopkin ranks 156Before her are Rebbie Jackson, Mike Rutherford, Chuck Schumer, Bruce Boxleitner, Anton Ondruš, and Thorbjørn Jagland. After her are Joyce Banda, Josipa Lisac, Tony Banks, Humberto Coelho, Haris Alexiou, and Richard Bandler.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Hopkin ranks 1,920 out of 8,785Before her are Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Willibald (700), Gerald Gardner (1884), Mary Cartwright (1900), Arthur Tansley (1871), and Prince William of Gloucester (1941). After her are Julian Lennon (1963), Colin Davis (1927), George Whitefield (1714), Cynric (450), John A. Macdonald (1815), and Eddie Irvine (1965).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Mary Hopkin ranks 68Before her are Paul Di'Anno (1958), Keith Flint (1969), Shakin' Stevens (1948), John Wetton (1949), James Blunt (1974), and Ronnie Biggs (1929). After her are Julian Lennon (1963), Adele (1988), Graham Bonnet (1947), Francis Rossi (1949), Ed Sheeran (1991), and Andy Gibb (1958).