SINGER

Mary Wells

1943 - 1992

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Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with the Supremes, the Miracles, the Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time". With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "The One Who Really Loves You", "Two Lovers", and the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch", all in 1962, plus her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Wells has received more than 1,262,625 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mary Wells is the 2,302nd most popular singer (down from 2,086th in 2019), the 12,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,347th in 2019) and the 625th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mary Wells ranks 2,302 out of 4,381. Before her are Wu Bai, Pankaj Udhas, Elize Ryd, Damiano David, Demet Akalın, and Kate McGarrigle. After her are Diego el Cigala, Corey Hart, Maxi Priest, Lúcia Moniz, Usha Uthup, and Masha Rasputina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mary Wells ranks 679. Before her are Padma Subrahmanyam, Anthony R. Hunter, Valerie Leon, Mihály Hesz, Julie Ege, and Johnny Warren. After her are Charles Murray, Dennis Edwards, Bobby Lennox, Gianni Ambrosio, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Paul Silas. Among people deceased in 1992, Mary Wells ranks 277. Before her are Dorothy Tree, Alif Hajiyev, Eddie Kendricks, Maurice Perrin, S. I. Hayakawa, and María Elena Moyano. After her are Cleavon Little, Sam Kinison, Bill Williams, Fedor Samokhin, Robert Muldoon, and Norvel Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Wells ranks 12,419 out of 20,380. Before her are Austin Nichols (1980), Marvin Kaplan (1927), Bill Hinzman (1936), Tim Thomerson (1946), Dax Shepard (1975), and Daniel Clowes (1961). After her are Jean Wallace (1923), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Jack Hannah (1913), Penny Pax (1989), John Elway (1960), and Robin Thicke (1977).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mary Wells ranks 625. Before her are Jeremy Camp (1978), Vince Gill (1957), Arabian Prince (1965), Nichkhun (1988), Charlie Rich (1932), and Billy Boy Arnold (1935). After her are Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Martika (1969), Amy Grant (1960), M. Shadows (1981), Brook Benton (1931), and David Allan Coe (1939).

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