SINGER

Tak Matsumoto

1961 - Today

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Takahiro Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Matsumoto Takahiro, born March 27, 1961, in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan by certifications. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tak Matsumoto has received more than 175,275 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tak Matsumoto is the 2,094th most popular singer (down from 1,935th in 2019), the 1,716th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,542nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Japanese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tak Matsumoto ranks 2,094 out of 4,381. Before him are Cristian Castro, Johnny Ace, Kathy Kirby, Shane Filan, Laura Alonso, and Lucinda Williams. After him are T.I., Jill Johnson, Porter Wagoner, Aaron Carter, Edwyn Collins, and Stacey Kent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Tak Matsumoto ranks 511. Before him are Mauro Galvão, Juan Echanove, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Richard A. Knaak, Dietmar Woidke, and Moeketsi Majoro. After him are Steven Weber, Mike Tramp, Andrea Arnold, Lucile Hadžihalilović, Hitoshi Saito, and Laura Boldrini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tak Matsumoto ranks 1,716 out of 6,245. Before him are Yui (1987), Mari Iijima (1963), Seiji Maehara (1962), Yukitaka Omi (1952), Tetsuji Hashiratani (1964), and Tsunku (1968). After him are Kengo Nakamura (1980), Shinji Hosokawa (1960), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (1926), Masakuni Yamamoto (1958), and Hiroshi Soejima (1959).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Tak Matsumoto ranks 28. Before him are Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Kōji Wada (1974), Momo Hirai (1996), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Sana (1996), and Yui (1987). After him are Koshi Inaba (1964), Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Koda Kumi (1982), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Ken Hirai (1972), and Kenshi Yonezu (1991).

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