SINGER
Shaggy
1968 - Today
Shaggy
Orville Richard Burrell (born 22 October 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-born reggae musician, singer and deejay who scored hits with the songs "It Wasn't Me", "Boombastic", "In the Summertime", "Oh Carolina", and "Angel". He has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning twice for Best Reggae Album with Boombastic in 1996 and 44/876 with Sting in 2019, and has won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002. In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shaggy has received more than 296,340 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Shaggy is the 1,106th most popular singer (down from 1,013th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 25th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Jamaican Singer.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
49.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
3.74
Effective Languages (L*)
4.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Shaggies by language
Over the past year Shaggy has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 96,568 views, followed by German (41,866), and French (34,127). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Jamaican Patois (10,150.00%), Armenian (301.37%), and Egyptian Arabic (87.91%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Shaggy ranks 1,106 out of 4,381. Before him are Hortense Schneider, Genesis P-Orridge, Gala, Oleg Bryjak, Joji, and Peter Schilling. After him are Terry Jacks, Erna Berger, Hansi Hinterseer, Miguel Ríos, Tefta Tashko-Koço, and Yumi Matsutoya.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHortense Schneider
1833 - 1920
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,100
Genesis P-Orridge
1950 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,101
Gala
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 1,102
Oleg Bryjak
1960 - 2015
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 1,103
Joji
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,104
Peter Schilling
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,105
Shaggy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,106
Terry Jacks
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,107
Erna Berger
1900 - 1990
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,108
Hansi Hinterseer
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,109
Miguel Ríos
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,110
Tefta Tashko-Koço
1910 - 1947
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,111
Yumi Matsutoya
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Shaggy ranks 146. Before him are Stephanie Seymour, Benjamin List, Cristian Mungiu, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Julia Boutros, and Aleksandr Mostovoi. After him are Frédéric Vasseur, Jordi Mollà, Akhtar Mansour, Boban Babunski, Debra Messing, and Brian Steen Nielsen.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsStephanie Seymour
MODEL
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 140
Benjamin List
CHEMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 141
Cristian Mungiu
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 142
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2010
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 143
Julia Boutros
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 144
Aleksandr Mostovoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 145
Shaggy
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 146
Frédéric Vasseur
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 147
Jordi Mollà
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 148
Akhtar Mansour
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2016
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 149
Boban Babunski
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 150
Debra Messing
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 151
Brian Steen Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 152
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Shaggy ranks 29 out of 189. Before him are Max Romeo (1944), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Patrick Allen (1951), Martine Beswick (1941), Cedella Booker (1926), and Mary Seacole (1805). After him are Prince Buster (1938), John Barnes (1963), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), George Rhoden (1926), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), and Raheem Sterling (1994).
Others born in Jamaica
Go to all RankingsMax Romeo
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 23
DJ Kool Herc
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 24
Patrick Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 25
Martine Beswick
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 26
Cedella Booker
SINGER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 27
Mary Seacole
WRITER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 28
Shaggy
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 29
Prince Buster
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 30
John Barnes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 31
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 32
George Rhoden
ATHLETE
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 33
Portia Simpson-Miller
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 34
Raheem Sterling
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 35
Among SINGERS In Jamaica
Among singers born in Jamaica, Shaggy ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Liz Mitchell (1952), Burning Spear (1945), Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), and Cedella Booker (1926). After him are Carl Douglas (1942), Errol Brown (1948), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Yellowman (1956), Jacob Miller (1952), and Alton Ellis (1938).
Jimmy Cliff
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
Liz Mitchell
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 3
Burning Spear
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 4
Bunny Wailer
1947 - 2021
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5
Max Romeo
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6
Cedella Booker
1926 - 2008
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 7
Shaggy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 8
Carl Douglas
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 9
Errol Brown
1948 - 2015
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 10
Gregory Isaacs
1951 - 2010
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 11
Yellowman
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 12
Jacob Miller
1952 - 1980
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 13
Alton Ellis
1938 - 2008
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 14