MUSICIAN

Randy Rhoads

1956 - 1982

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Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981). Rhoads was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.Originally educated in classical guitar, Rhoads combined these early influences with heavy metal, helping form a sub-genre later known as neoclassical metal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Rhoads has received more than 5,973,250 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Rhoads is the 562nd most popular musician (down from 491st in 2019), the 2,888th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,668th in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Randy Rhoads by language

Over the past year Randy Rhoads has had the most page views in the with 777,327 views, followed by Spanish (58,539), and German (46,779). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bosnian (85.24%), Simple English (81.03%), and Egyptian Arabic (49.36%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Randy Rhoads ranks 562 out of 3,175. Before him are İdil Biret, Mitch Mitchell, Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Duane Allman, Cannonball Adderley, and Nick Drake. After him are Coleman Hawkins, Tito Puente, Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, Dido, and Gil Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Randy Rhoads ranks 112. Before him are Kazuyo Sejima, Sebastian Coe, Mari Boine, John Lydon, Klaus Allofs, and Georg Gänswein. After him are Mircea Cărtărescu, Taur Matan Ruak, Bo Derek, GG Allin, Roderick MacKinnon, and Tim Russ. Among people deceased in 1982, Randy Rhoads ranks 95. Before him are Helene Deutsch, Savitri Devi, Ahmad al-Khatib, Art Pepper, Vic Morrow, and Giovanni Benelli. After him are Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, C. R. Swart, Elio Petri, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Taisen Deshimaru, and Marcel Camus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Rhoads ranks 2,888 out of 20,380. Before him are Zoë Wanamaker (1949), Frank Vincent (1939), Dyanne Thorne (1936), Harry Reems (1947), Cannonball Adderley (1928), and Archibald Gracie IV (1858). After him are Robert B. Wilson (1937), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), and Robert Walker (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Randy Rhoads ranks 169. Before him are Chet Atkins (1924), Art Pepper (1925), Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), and Cannonball Adderley (1928). After him are Coleman Hawkins (1904), Tito Puente (1923), Marty Friedman (1962), Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), and Wendy Carlos (1939).

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