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Michael W. Smith

1957 - Today

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Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael W. Smith has received more than 2,343,272 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael W. Smith is the 1,910th most popular singer (down from 1,705th in 2019), the 10,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,391st in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Michael W. Smith ranks 1,910 out of 3,528. Before him are Alexander Bashlachev, Iggy Azalea, Kristina Orbakaitė, Bryn Terfel, Charlie Dominici, and Andrew Wood. After him are Bebel Gilberto, Josh Groban, Tove Lo, Aurlus Mabélé, Johnny Ace, and Aimee Mann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Michael W. Smith ranks 443. Before him are Kate Burton, Ulrike Lunacek, Mike Bossy, Youssef Rzouga, Viktor Markin, and Arnoldo Iguarán. After him are John Ribat, Tomoko Ohara, Johnny Lever, Saundra Santiago, Enrico Ruggeri, and Amina Bouayach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael W. Smith ranks 10,392 out of 18,182. Before him are Keiko Agena (1973), Arnold Orville Beckman (1900), Andrew Wood (1966), Charles Dierkop (1936), Ashley Scott (1977), and Pete Wilson (1933). After him are Brian Geraghty (1975), Bill Watterson (1958), Robert Gordon (1947), Matilda Howell (1859), T Bone Burnett (1948), and Alex English (1954).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Michael W. Smith ranks 535. Before him are Nichkhun (1988), Frankie Lymon (1942), Sharon Jones (1956), Alan Merrill (1951), Charlie Dominici (1951), and Andrew Wood (1966). After him are Bebel Gilberto (1966), Josh Groban (1981), Johnny Ace (1929), Aimee Mann (1960), Meg White (1974), and Ray Gillen (1959).

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