SINGER

Philip Bailey

1951 - Today

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Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Bailey has received more than 2,717,047 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Philip Bailey is the 1,207th most popular singer (down from 1,071st in 2019), the 6,152nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,796th in 2019) and the 307th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Philip Bailey ranks 1,207 out of 4,381. Before him are Dave Davies, Phil Anselmo, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Tonina Torrielli, Alim Qasimov, and Don Omar. After him are Ivo Linna, Anna Oxa, Paloma San Basilio, Mick Hucknall, Raf, and Bobby Helms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Philip Bailey ranks 311. Before him are Mark Isham, Richard Thomas, Pier Luigi Bersani, Timothy Zahn, Mike D'Antoni, and Anton Tkáč. After him are Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Ajahn Brahm, Trixi Schuba, Irina Alfyorova, Philippe Van Parijs, and Tatyana Tolstaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Bailey ranks 6,152 out of 20,380. Before him are Neal McDonough (1966), Talisa Soto (1967), John Cregan (1878), Amiri Baraka (1934), Michael Beck (1949), and Johnny Hayes (1886). After him are Jimmy Cobb (1929), Graham Allison (1940), Hector Dyer (1910), Shane Black (1961), Jon Stewart (1962), and Amanda Righetti (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Philip Bailey ranks 307. Before him are Kenny Dorham (1924), Tom Verlaine (1949), Grace Bumbry (1937), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Phil Anselmo (1968), and Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912). After him are Bobby Helms (1933), Playboi Carti (1996), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Xzibit (1974), Skeeter Davis (1931), and Bobby Womack (1944).

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