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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Parker Jr. has received more than 1,683,534 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ray Parker Jr. is the 1,268th most popular musician (up from 1,373rd in 2019), the 6,284th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,801st in 2019) and the 474th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 1,268 out of 2,662Before him are Bernie Leadon, Andrew Loog Oldham, Mark Isham, Imants Kalniņš, Luther Allison, and Adrian Vandenberg. After him are Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, Randy Brecker, Jay Chou, Jo Jones, and Leslie West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 270Before him are Trevor Rabin, Ruby Bridges, David Keith, Dragan Vasiljković, Lawrence Summers, and Adrian Vandenberg. After him are Hansi Hinterseer, Anthony Head, Michel Camilo, Laima Vaikule, Jesús María Satrústegui, and Amparo Muñoz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 6,284 out of 18,182Before him are Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Luther Allison (1939), Jay Garner (1938), Ted Raimi (1965), Pat O'Brien (1899), and Roger Maris (1934). After him are Ted Meredith (1891), Monte Hellman (1932), Peter Tork (1942), Albert Dekker (1905), Larry Nassar (1963), and Sarah Childress Polk (1803).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 474Before him are Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), Memphis Slim (1915), Bernie Leadon (1947), Mark Isham (1951), and Luther Allison (1939). After him are Peter Tork (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), Jo Jones (1911), Leslie West (1945), Ron Asheton (1948), and Randy Jackson (1961).