SINGER

Van McCoy

1940 - 1979

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Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit "The Hustle". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van McCoy has received more than 596,199 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Van McCoy is the 1,445th most popular singer (down from 1,117th in 2019), the 7,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,060th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Van McCoy ranks 1,445 out of 4,381. Before him are Antonina Nezhdanova, Betty Carter, Víctor Balaguer, Curt Smith, Olga Guillot, and Radojka Šverko. After him are Wayne Newton, Eva Sršen, Jean Vallée, Dimash Kudaibergen, Toti Dal Monte, and Natasha Korolyova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Van McCoy ranks 407. Before him are Mario Zanin, Billy Hart, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Moudud Ahmed, John Iliopoulos, and Vojislav Melić. After him are Alex Trebek, Liang Guanglie, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Francisco Toledo, Richard Attwood, and David Jason. Among people deceased in 1979, Van McCoy ranks 207. Before him are Jacob L. Devers, Yervand Kochar, Paolo Barison, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Virgilio Piñera, and Juan Arremón. After him are Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Erich Rademacher, Theodora Kroeber, Ermindo Onega, Yang Zhongjian, and Alessandro Frigerio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van McCoy ranks 7,438 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Manchin (1947), Cristine Rose (1951), James Stacy (1936), George Crook (1828), Ernie Pyle (1900), and Christy Turlington (1969). After him are Beth Broderick (1959), Jay Gould (1836), Israel Putnam (1718), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), Bruce Kirby (1925), and John Ostrom (1928).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Van McCoy ranks 353. Before him are Vikki Carr (1941), Beverly Sills (1929), Christina Milian (1981), Andra Day (1984), Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968), and Betty Carter (1929). After him are Wayne Newton (1942), Ethel Waters (1896), Arlo Guthrie (1947), Lil Peep (1996), Jello Biafra (1958), and Bob Welch (1945).

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