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Terry Jacks

1944 - Today

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Terrence Ross Jacks (born March 29, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun", an English adaptation of a song written by Belgian composer and singer Jacques Brel in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Jacks has received more than 1,152,736 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Jacks is the 1,106th most popular singer (up from 1,185th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Canada (up from 346th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Canadian Singer.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Terry Jacks ranks 1,106 out of 4,381. Before him are Genesis P-Orridge, Gala, Oleg Bryjak, Joji, Peter Schilling, and Shaggy. After him are Erna Berger, Hansi Hinterseer, Miguel Ríos, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Yumi Matsutoya, and Nada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Terry Jacks ranks 419. Before him are Antal Nagy, Jimmy Johnstone, Julio Montero Castillo, Al Kooper, Patrick Devedjian, and Andrew Loog Oldham. After him are Miguel Ríos, Jiří Holík, Dominique Lavanant, Mario Bertini, Roger Rees, and Joseph Benz.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Terry Jacks ranks 294 out of 1,622. Before him are Terry Sawchuk (1929), Bill Brack (1935), John Diefenbaker (1895), Natasha Henstridge (1974), George Hodgson (1893), and Sunny Leone (1981). After him are Katherine DeMille (1911), Robert Borden (1854), Robin Sharma (1965), Mordecai Richler (1931), Michael Ignatieff (1947), and Shyla Stylez (1982).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Terry Jacks ranks 17. Before him are Alanis Morissette (1974), Michael Bublé (1975), Garou (1972), Jon Vickers (1926), Daniel Lavoie (1949), and Gordon Lightfoot (1938). After him are James LaBrie (1963), The Weeknd (1990), George London (1920), Bernie Shaw (1956), Feist (1976), and Alannah Myles (1958).

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