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Sami Yusuf

1980 - Today

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Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained international attention with the release of his debut album, Al-Muʽallim, in 2003. As of 2020, he has released eight studio albums, five live albums and one compilation album. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Yusuf has received more than 1,343,633 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Sami Yusuf is the 809th most popular singer (up from 890th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Iran (down from 256th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Singer.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sami Yusuf ranks 809 out of 3,541. Before him are Naná Vasconcelos, Laurel Aitken, Travis Scott, Camillo Felgen, Ingvar Wixell, and Vanilla Ice. After him are Riccardo Fogli, Dr. John, Gregg Allman, Michael Bublé, The Weeknd, and Phil Anselmo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Sami Yusuf ranks 44. Before him are Pau Gasol, Randy Orton, Jacinda Ardern, Kim Tae-hee, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Cristian Chivu. After him are William Levy, Cicinho, Diego Lugano, Simon Helberg, Kate Ryan, and Gabriel Milito.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Sami Yusuf ranks 264 out of 463. Before him are Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886), Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1906), Amastrine (-400), Samad Behrangi (1939), Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), and Asadi Tusi (999). After him are Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963), Majid Majidi (1959), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923), and Mardavij (890).

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Among SINGERS In Iran

Among singers born in Iran, Sami Yusuf ranks 3. Before him are Googoosh (1950) and Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940). After him are Arash (1977), Rita (1962), Andy (1958), Azam Ali (1970), Laleh (1982), Azad (1973), Mohsen Namjoo (1976), and Tooji (1987).

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