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Shakin' Stevens

1948 - Today

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Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a British singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shakin' Stevens has received more than 3,134,574 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Shakin' Stevens is the 538th most popular singer (up from 677th in 2019), the 1,785th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,211th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Shakin' Stevens by language

Over the past year Shakin' Stevens has had the most page views in the with 411,791 views, followed by German (81,228), and Polish (44,895). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Portuguese (280.27%), Simple English (154.62%), and Irish (119.27%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shakin' Stevens ranks 538 out of 4,381. Before him are Jorge Negrete, Hayedeh, Akon, Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Di'Anno, and Keith Flint. After him are Plastic Bertrand, Bobby Kimball, Emma Calvé, Angelica Catalani, Marietta Alboni, and Asha Bhosle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Shakin' Stevens ranks 200. Before him are Friedrich Koncilia, Gottfried Helnwein, Holger Osieck, Zdravko Tolimir, Helmuth Koinigg, and Jürgen Sparwasser. After him are Vonda N. McIntyre, Javier Irureta, Vladimír Remek, Pam Ferris, Abdelmalek Sellal, and Marisol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shakin' Stevens ranks 1,785 out of 8,785. Before him are Raymond Williams (1921), William Buckland (1784), David Roberts (1796), Stephen Toulmin (1922), William Jones (1675), and Derek Jarman (1942). After him are Clarke Abel (1780), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Robert Palmer (1949), Asma al-Assad (1975), and John Badham (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shakin' Stevens ranks 64. Before him are Gary Glitter (1944), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Geri Halliwell (1972), Kim Wilde (1960), Paul Di'Anno (1958), and Keith Flint (1969). After him are John Wetton (1949), James Blunt (1974), Ronnie Biggs (1929), Mary Hopkin (1950), Julian Lennon (1963), and Adele (1988).

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