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B. J. Thomas

1942 - 2021

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Billy Joe Thomas (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely known for his country, contemporary Christian, and pop hits of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Popular songs by Thomas include "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975), "Don't Worry Baby" (1977), and "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" (1983). In 2014, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. B. J. Thomas is the 770th most popular singer (up from 832nd in 2019), the 4,548th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,387th in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, B. J. Thomas ranks 770 out of 4,381. Before him are Gohar Gasparyan, Kishore Kumar, Emmy Destinn, Asha Bhosle, Graham Bonnet, and Alan Lancaster. After him are Maria Severa Onofriana, Tanita Tikaram, Marietta Alboni, Midge Ure, Sergio Endrigo, and Reinhard Mey.

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Among people born in 1942, B. J. Thomas ranks 276. Before him are Gijs van Lennep, Colin Groves, Radu Vasile, David Stern, Gregorio Rosa Chávez, and Günter Wallraff. After him are Clarence Clemons, Pyotr Klimuk, Reinhard Mey, Eumir Deodato, Ama Ata Aidoo, and Rupert Sheldrake. Among people deceased in 2021, B. J. Thomas ranks 241. Before him are Gianluigi Saccaro, Lucía Hiriart, Hugo Maradona, Ng Man-tat, Roberto Calasso, and Alan Lancaster. After him are Yegor Ligachyov, Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Joey Jordison, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Koichi Sugiyama, and Ursula Happe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, B. J. Thomas ranks 4,548 out of 20,380. Before him are James Quinn (1906), Robert Ressler (1937), Francis Lane (1874), Ray Bolger (1904), Carolyn Schuler (1943), and Byron Scott (1961). After him are Oliver Macdonald (1904), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Crawford Long (1815), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Bruno Kirby (1949), and Bix Beiderbecke (1903).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, B. J. Thomas ranks 236. Before him are Richard Carpenter (1946), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Peggy March (1948), Halsey (1994), Redman (1970), and Judy Collins (1939). After him are AJ McLean (1978), Adrian Belew (1949), Minnie Riperton (1947), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Big Mama Thornton (1926), and Ronnie Spector (1943).

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