SINGER

Wilson Pickett

1941 - 2006

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Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1000 Dances", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Mustang Sally", "Funky Broadway", "Engine No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Pickett has received more than 2,046,701 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilson Pickett is the 616th most popular singer (down from 564th in 2019), the 3,345th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,243rd in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wilson Pickett ranks 616 out of 4,381. Before him are Haris Alexiou, Davorin Popović, Jorge Ben, Monica Zetterlund, Ice Cube, and Papa Wemba. After him are Patti Page, Pink, Patty Pravo, Pharrell Williams, Riccardo Fogli, and Conchita Wurst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Wilson Pickett ranks 209. Before him are Esther Ofarim, Harald Nielsen, Edmund Stoiber, Prince William of Gloucester, Leslie Lamport, and Ken Saro-Wiwa. After him are Denys Arcand, Robert D. Putnam, Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Walid Muallem, Percy Sledge, and Sonny Landham. Among people deceased in 2006, Wilson Pickett ranks 131. Before him are Coretta Scott King, Allan Kaprow, Marie Tharp, Ferenc Szusza, W. Montgomery Watt, and Johannes Willebrands. After him are Valentín Paniagua, Caspar Weinberger, Shoshana Damari, Yuval Ne'eman, Red Buttons, and Seymour Martin Lipset.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilson Pickett ranks 3,345 out of 20,380. Before him are Ice Cube (1969), Lon Chaney (1883), Robert Gallo (1937), Walter Hunt (1796), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), and Scatman Crothers (1910). After him are Hill Harper (1966), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), Ken Kercheval (1935), Patti Page (1927), and Steve Harvey (1957).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Wilson Pickett ranks 173. Before him are Lizzo (1988), David Lee Roth (1954), Trini Lopez (1937), Frankie Valli (1934), Halsey (1994), and Ice Cube (1969). After him are Patti Page (1927), Pink (1979), Pharrell Williams (1973), Bobby Brown (1969), Jay-Z (1969), and Andrea True (1943).

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