MUSICIAN

Taiji

1966 - 2011

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Taiji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 泰司, Hepburn: Sawada Taiji, July 12, 1966 – July 17, 2011), also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former bassist of the rock band X Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taiji has received more than 78,401 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Taiji is the 1,979th most popular musician (up from 1,984th in 2019), the 1,598th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,525th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Taiji ranks 1,979 out of 3,175. Before him are Brad Mehldau, Stjepan Hauser, Lene Marlin, Guy Fletcher, Enver İzmaylov, and Carey Bell. After him are Alva Noto, Eddie Jobson, Richie Hawtin, Ferry Corsten, Guy Pratt, and Adam Yauch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Taiji ranks 350. Before him are Gem Archer, Srđan Aleksić, Fred Armisen, Gary McKinnon, Maria Canals-Barrera, and Rim Banna. After him are Masahiro Fukuda, Richard Fortus, Richie Jen, Youssouf Fofana, Curt Schilling, and Mohammed Chaouch. Among people deceased in 2011, Taiji ranks 414. Before him are Knut Steen, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Mick Karn, Ed Macauley, David Bedford, and Vittorio Arrigoni. After him are Ignacio Flores, Betty Garrett, Günther Bechem, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Jiří Pešek, and Rob Schroeder.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Taiji ranks 1,598 out of 6,245. Before him are Takeru Satoh (1989), Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Kaoru Kadohara (1970), Jun Fukuyama (1978), Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1962), and Kimiko Date (1970). After him are Ko Shibasaki (1981), Junya Ito (1993), Aiko, Princess Toshi (2001), Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (1968), Noritake Takahara (1951), and Masaaki Shirakawa (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Taiji ranks 32. Before him are Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Ringo Sheena (1978), Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Keiko Matsui (1961), Midori (1971), and Toshio Masuda (1959). After him are Hiromi Uehara (1979), Sugizo (1969), Pata (1965), Tsunku (1968), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), and Naomi Munakata (1955).

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