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Mike Chapman

1947 - Today

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Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Chapman has received more than 809,957 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Chapman is the 1,402nd most popular musician (up from 1,585th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Australia (up from 241st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Musician.

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  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Chapman ranks 1,402 out of 2,662. Before him are Bill Frisell, Harold Budd, Heinrich Schiff, David Hungate, Bernard Sumner, and Pyotr Mamonov. After him are Peter Maxwell Davies, Tré Cool, Estas Tonne, Garrick Ohlsson, Alice Tegnér, and Henry Padovani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Mike Chapman ranks 478. Before him are Timothy B. Schmit, Aneka, Nurlan Balgimbayev, Sara Paretsky, Jaroslav Pollák, and Hans Ooft. After him are Kathy Acker, John Varley, Peter Riegert, Hubert Védrine, William Bonin, and Richard Portnow.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Mike Chapman ranks 196 out of 925. Before him are Mark Evans (1956), Jai Courtney (1986), John Russell (1858), Fred Schepisi (1939), Eliza Taylor (1989), and David Chalmers (1966). After him are Greg Egan (1961), Ian Thorpe (1982), Betty Cuthbert (1938), David Malet Armstrong (1926), Bob Daisley (1950), and Ken Kavanagh (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Mike Chapman ranks 15. Before him are Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Colin Burgess (1946), Daevid Allen (1938), Rick Springfield (1949), Richard Bonynge (1930), and Mark Evans (1956). After him are Bob Daisley (1950), Simone Young (1961), Robert Stigwood (1934), Frank Gambale (1958), Rolf Harris (1930), and Virgil Donati (1958).

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