MUSICIAN

Ray Parker Jr.

1954 - Today

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Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters and also sounds from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Parker Jr. has received more than 1,915,794 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ray Parker Jr. is the 1,578th most popular musician (down from 1,265th in 2019), the 7,931st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,271st in 2019) and the 577th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 1,578 out of 3,175. Before him are Phạm Duy, Laura Fygi, Peter Tork, Horace Andy, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, and Kenny Barron. After him are Brigitte Engerer, Tom DeLonge, John Martyn, Herb Ellis, Calixa Lavallée, and Guru Josh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 391. Before him are Ellen von Unwerth, Masaaki Suzuki, Tina Knowles, Aleksandr Aksinin, Tina Charles, and Janusz Wojciechowski. After him are Silvio Micali, Thomas Struth, Oleg Romantsev, Michael Anthony, José María Figueres, and Neal Schon.

Others Born in 1954

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 7,931 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenny Barron (1943), Billy Campbell (1959), Colleen Atwood (1948), Chad Everett (1937), Francis Spellman (1889), and Zach Galligan (1964). After him are Kristine Sutherland (1955), David Malpass (1956), Eleanor Powell (1912), Dell Curry (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), and Donald Wuerl (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 577. Before him are Boots Randolph (1927), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Michael Franks (1944), Skip James (1902), Peter Tork (1942), and Kenny Barron (1943). After him are Tom DeLonge (1975), Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), Neal Hefti (1922), Barry McGuire (1935), and Michael Anthony (1954).

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