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Ric Ocasek

1949 - 2019

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Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek ( oh-CASS-ik), was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and his song "Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ric Ocasek has received more than 6,707,888 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ric Ocasek is the 620th most popular musician (up from 893rd in 2019), the 3,253rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,438th in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Musician.

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  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ric Ocasek ranks 620 out of 2,662. Before him are Michael Stipe, Chaka Khan, Kenny Clarke, Robert Palmer, Horace Silver, and Peter Cetera. After him are Robert Smith, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Frans Brüggen, Nick Drake, Damon Albarn, and Ahmet Ertegun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ric Ocasek ranks 181. Before him are Frank Beard, Michel Djotodia, Erik Estrada, Robert Palmer, Pierre Buyoya, and Deep Roy. After him are Keto Losaberidze, Philip Michael Thomas, Bill Bruford, Rakesh Sharma, Manuel Orantes, and Lois McMaster Bujold. Among people deceased in 2019, Ric Ocasek ranks 147. Before him are Édith Scob, Dick Dale, Mark Hollis, Patrick Sercu, Syd Mead, and Lê Đức Anh. After him are Luigi Colani, Edith González, Carmen Argenziano, Andrés Gimeno, George Hilton, and Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 3,253 out of 18,182. Before him are Max Baer (1909), Michael C. Hall (1971), Larry Niven (1938), Kamehameha IV (1834), Wilson Pickett (1941), and Mortimer J. Adler (1902). After him are Jack Williamson (1908), Edgar Lee Masters (1868), Triple H (1969), Dennis Meadows (1942), Stephenie Meyer (1973), and Walter Cronkite (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 194. Before him are GG Allin (1956), Michael Stipe (1960), Chaka Khan (1953), Kenny Clarke (1914), Horace Silver (1928), and Peter Cetera (1944). After him are Suzanne Vega (1959), Max Roach (1924), Benny Golson (1929), Alan Wilson (1943), Louis Prima (1910), and Steve Gadd (1945).

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