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Shabba Ranks

1966 - Today

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Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon OD (born 17 January 1966), better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his prominence in his home country as a dancehall artist, he gained popularity in North America with his studio album Just Reality in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shabba Ranks has received more than 1,518,372 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shabba Ranks is the 3,328th most popular singer (down from 2,858th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 85th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shabba Ranks ranks 3,328 out of 4,381Before him are Slavko Kalezić, Mack 10, Kim Woo-seok, Egor Kreed, Craig Mack, and CeCe Winans. After him are Clodagh Rodgers, May'n, Ana Paula Valadão, Donny Montell, Yoon Mi-rae, and Amira Willighagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Shabba Ranks ranks 783Before him are Lyudmila Rogachova, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Jim Gaffigan, Bruce Murray, Agostino Abbagnale, and Bill Callahan. After him are Tina Kotek, Chris Eubank, Danny Manning, Henrique Arlindo Etges, Joey Castillo, and Wagner Pereira Cardozo.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Shabba Ranks ranks 103 out of 189Before him are Leon Bailey (1997), Shericka Jackson (1994), Ray Stewart (1965), Marlon James (1970), Hansle Parchment (1990), and Deon Hemmings (1968). After him are Chris Gayle (1979), Shereefa Lloyd (1982), Buju Banton (1973), Ian Goodison (1972), Tayna Lawrence (1975), and Sherone Simpson (1984).

Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Shabba Ranks ranks 23Before him are Capleton (1967), Dennis Brown (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Sizzla (1976), Heavy D (1967), and Barrington Levy (1964). After him are Buju Banton (1973), Bounty Killer (1972), Beenie Man (1973), and Omi (1986).