SINGER

Roy Acuff

1903 - 1992

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Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952, Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Acuff has received more than 1,285,098 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Roy Acuff is the 1,737th most popular singer (up from 1,843rd in 2019), the 9,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,996th in 2019) and the 439th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roy Acuff ranks 1,737 out of 4,381. Before him are Karol G, Paulo de Carvalho, António Calvário, Anita Skorgan, Sara Sadíqova, and Judee Sill. After him are Arsenie Todiraș, Ebru Gündeş, Charles Brown, Long John Baldry, Alan Jackson, and Steve Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Roy Acuff ranks 323. Before him are Franciska Gaal, Grethe Weiser, Kathryn McGuire, John Heysham Gibbon, Guy Simonds, and Alfredo Copello. After him are Fernand Jourdant, Raymond Flacher, Una Merkel, Daphne Akhurst, Tomoji Abe, and Béla Szepes. Among people deceased in 1992, Roy Acuff ranks 234. Before him are August Hellemans, Sabiha Bengütaş, Josef Neckermann, László Szabados, Sven Delblanc, and Arthur Wint. After him are George Adams, Albert Agarunov, Sterling Holloway, László Rajcsányi, Bertalan Papp, and Robert Marshak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Acuff ranks 9,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Clyde King (1898), Peter Segal (1962), Steve Gaines (1949), Alex Hannum (1923), and DJ Qualls (1978). After him are Scott Caan (1976), John C. Pemberton (1814), Nikki Reed (1988), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Dan Haggerty (1942), and James Scott (1885).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roy Acuff ranks 439. Before him are Derrick Green (1971), Kim Deal (1961), Kid Rock (1971), Little Willie John (1937), Joyce DiDonato (1969), and Judee Sill (1944). After him are Charles Brown (1922), Alan Jackson (1958), Steve Lawrence (1935), Roberta Peters (1930), Wiz Khalifa (1987), and Taboo (1975).

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