MUSICIAN

Natalie Merchant

1963 - Today

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Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first seven albums before leaving to begin her solo career in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natalie Merchant has received more than 6,925,976 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Natalie Merchant is the 2,302nd most popular musician (up from 2,329th in 2019), the 12,286th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,473rd in 2019) and the 934th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Natalie Merchant ranks 2,302 out of 3,175. Before her are Mike Bordin, Stuart Hamm, Macy Gray, Mick Harvey, Steve Khan, and Tina Brooks. After her are Julian Lloyd Webber, Diplo, Roger Sanchez, David Silveria, Alex Honnold, and John Kiffmeyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Natalie Merchant ranks 583. Before her are Peter Stamm, Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, Uwe-Jens Mey, Nicu Vlad, Ghada Amer, and Damian Chapa. After her are Igor Ashurbeyli, Zina Garrison, Nadia Hasnaoui, Maritza Martén, Andrei Sokolov, and Alice Sebold.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Natalie Merchant ranks 12,286 out of 20,380. Before her are Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (1977), Russell Carpenter (1950), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), Joan Caulfield (1922), and John Wright (1909). After her are Jack Smith (1932), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Thomas McKean (1734), Lurleen Wallace (1926), Jeremy Camp (1978), and Vince Gill (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Natalie Merchant ranks 934. Before her are Dorothy Ashby (1932), Mike Bordin (1962), Stuart Hamm (1960), Macy Gray (1967), Steve Khan (1947), and Tina Brooks (1932). After her are Diplo (1978), Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), Alex Honnold (1985), John Kiffmeyer (1969), and Ian MacKaye (1962).

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