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Mary J. Blige

1971 - Today

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Mary Jane Blige (; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Her career began in 1991 when she was signed to Uptown Records. She went on to release 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary J. Blige has received more than 7,922,210 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Mary J. Blige is the 1,120th most popular singer (down from 967th in 2019), the 6,163rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,103rd in 2019) and the 319th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mary J. Blige ranks 1,120 out of 3,541. Before her are Anna Oxa, Jintara Poonlarp, Emma Bunton, Roberto Goyeneche, Gil Scott-Heron, and Laila Kinnunen. After her are Viktor Lazlo, Taboo, Leo Sayer, Yoko Kanno, Sheena Easton, and Irina Arkhipova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Mary J. Blige ranks 143. Before her are Moritz Bleibtreu, João Pinto, Gad Elmaleh, Sergi Bruguera, Shawn Wayans, and Corey Haim. After her are Jim Root, Josh Lucas, Song Il-gook, Candice Night, Alexander Popov, and Noah Hathaway.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary J. Blige ranks 6,163 out of 15,968. Before her are Gil Scott-Heron (1949), David Peoples (1940), L. Q. Jones (1927), Troian Bellisario (1985), John Schneider (1960), and Janet Asimov (1926). After her are Steve Stevens (1959), Robert Cray (1953), James Morrison (1954), Hal Greer (1936), Henry Dreyfuss (1904), and Lucretia Garfield (1832).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mary J. Blige ranks 319. Before her are Lhasa de Sela (1972), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Joe Jonas (1989), Willie Colón (1950), Darlene Love (1941), and Gil Scott-Heron (1949). After her are Taboo (1975), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Candice Night (1971), Johnny Nash (1940), Thomas Hampson (1955), and Mac Miller (1992).

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