MUSICIAN

Teddy Riley

1967 - Today

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Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip hop fusion genre, new jack swing. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor Guy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teddy Riley has received more than 2,340,375 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Teddy Riley is the 2,796th most popular musician (down from 2,588th in 2019), the 16,018th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,713th in 2019) and the 1,162nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Teddy Riley ranks 2,796 out of 3,175Before him are Nikolaj Koppel, Marco Misciagna, JerryC, Jason McCaslin, Scott Raynor, and Kevin Shields. After him are Edward Shearmur, Paul McGuigan, Woodz, Four Tet, Martina Bárta, and Daniel Svensson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Teddy Riley ranks 751Before him are Lew Temple, Wilson Pérez, Samson Siasia, Erland Johnsen, Dan Futterman, and Fernando Moner. After him are Nicole Uphoff, Corina Crețu, Heidi Mohr, Igor Polyansky, Włodzimierz Zawadzki, and Miguel Rimba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Teddy Riley ranks 16,018 out of 20,380Before him are Perez Hilton (1978), Karl Yune (1975), Havoc (1974), Carin Jennings-Gabarra (1965), Dan Ayrault (1935), and Kevin Shields (1963). After him are Arden Cho (1985), Emma Dumont (1994), Beau Mirchoff (1989), Cailee Spaeny (1997), John Kitzhaber (1947), and Doug Jones (1954).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Teddy Riley ranks 1,162Before him are Mundell Lowe (1922), Shawn Colvin (1956), Bear McCreary (1979), Greg Kurstin (1969), Scott Raynor (1978), and Kevin Shields (1963). After him are Michelle Branch (1983), Erik Rutan (1971), Dan Donegan (1968), Patrick Stump (1984), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), and Tiffany Alvord (1992).