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Michael Bolton

1953 - Today

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Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Bolton has received more than 4,763,632 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Michael Bolton is the 333rd most popular singer (down from 299th in 2019), the 2,110th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,788th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Michael Bolton ranks 333 out of 3,541. Before him are Jon Anderson, Shi Pei Pu, Bobby Solo, Laura Pausini, Loalwa Braz, and Marc Bolan. After him are Serge Reggiani, Albert Hammond, Dave Evans, Stevie Nicks, George Strait, and R. Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Michael Bolton ranks 75. Before him are Alfred Molina, Hans Krankl, Alberto Zaccheroni, Mata Amritanandamayi, Loalwa Braz, and Mary Steenburgen. After him are Claudio Gentile, Dave Evans, László Bölöni, William Petersen, Kate Capshaw, and Alpha Blondy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Bolton ranks 2,110 out of 15,968. Before him are Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Gabriel Macht (1972), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Ivy Lee (1877), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), and Othniel Charles Marsh (1831). After him are Jim Caviezel (1968), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Jaclyn Smith (1945), Bob Gunton (1945), Bridget Fonda (1964), and Nora Roberts (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Michael Bolton ranks 108. Before him are Perry Como (1912), Ariana Grande (1993), Busta Rhymes (1972), Barry Manilow (1943), Solomon Burke (1936), and Ricky Nelson (1940). After him are Stevie Nicks (1948), George Strait (1952), R. Kelly (1967), Neil Sedaka (1939), Roberta Flack (1937), and Joe Lynn Turner (1951).

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