MUSICIAN
Rachid Taha
1958 - 2018
Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه, Rashīd Ṭāhā, [raʃiːd tˤaːhaː]; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rachid Taha has received more than 903,532 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Rachid Taha is the 641st most popular musician (down from 575th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 70th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Algerian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
54.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.82
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Rachid Taha ranks 641 out of 3,175. Before him are Ron Carter, Joan Jett, Walter Gieseking, Victor Young, Vladimir Sofronitsky, and Ian Hill. After him are Joe Pass, Steve Gadd, Moondog, Mikhail Pletnev, Gerry Mulligan, and David Knopfler.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRon Carter
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 635
Joan Jett
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 636
Walter Gieseking
1895 - 1956
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 637
Victor Young
1900 - 1956
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 638
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 639
Ian Hill
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 640
Rachid Taha
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 641
Joe Pass
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 642
Steve Gadd
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 643
Moondog
1916 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 644
Mikhail Pletnev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 645
Gerry Mulligan
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 646
David Knopfler
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 647
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Rachid Taha ranks 92. Before him are Ivo Pogorelić, Anatoli Boukreev, Didier Reynders, Joan Jett, Anne Holt, and Julian Sands. After him are Samira Said, Tracey Adams, Fiona Shaw, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Riccardo Paletti, and Sergey Sobyanin. Among people deceased in 2018, Rachid Taha ranks 146. Before him are Trần Đại Quang, Walter Mischel, Sergio Marchionne, Nancy Roman, Per Kirkeby, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. After him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, John Gavin, June Whitfield, José Antonio Abreu, Neil Simon, and Lindsay Kemp.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsIvo Pogorelić
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 86
Anatoli Boukreev
MOUNTAINEER
1958 - 1997
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 87
Didier Reynders
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 88
Joan Jett
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 89
Anne Holt
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 90
Julian Sands
ACTOR
1958 - 2023
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 91
Rachid Taha
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 92
Samira Said
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 93
Tracey Adams
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 94
Fiona Shaw
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 95
Hery Rajaonarimampianina
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 96
Riccardo Paletti
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1982
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 97
Sergey Sobyanin
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsTrần Đại Quang
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 140
Walter Mischel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 141
Sergio Marchionne
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - 2018
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 142
Nancy Roman
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 143
Per Kirkeby
PAINTER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 144
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 145
Rachid Taha
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 146
Darío Castrillón Hoyos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 147
John Gavin
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 148
June Whitfield
ACTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 149
José Antonio Abreu
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 150
Neil Simon
WRITER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 151
Lindsay Kemp
DANCER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 152
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Rachid Taha ranks 80 out of 213. Before him are Messali Hadj (1898), Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889), Évariste Lévi-Provençal (1894), Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (1578), and Abdelmalek Sellal (1948). After him are Maximilian of Tebessa (274), Lakhdar Belloumi (1958), Françoise Arnoul (1931), Thelma Schoonmaker (1940), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), and Albert Soboul (1914).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsMessali Hadj
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 74
Abdelhamid Ben Badis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1940
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 75
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 76
Ahmed Ouyahia
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 77
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari
WRITER
1578 - 1632
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 78
Abdelmalek Sellal
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 79
Rachid Taha
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 80
Maximilian of Tebessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
274 - 295
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 81
Lakhdar Belloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 82
Françoise Arnoul
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 83
Thelma Schoonmaker
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 84
Mouloud Mammeri
WRITER
1917 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 85
Albert Soboul
HISTORIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 86
Among MUSICIANS In Algeria
Among musicians born in Algeria, Rachid Taha ranks 3. Before him are Enrico Macias (1938), and Khaled (1960).
Enrico Macias
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1
Khaled
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 2
Rachid Taha
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 3