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Carole King

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Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005. In the 1960s, King and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, composed over two dozen hit songs for various artists, many of which remain standards. She transitioned to a solo performing career in the 1970s, following her debut album Writer (1970) with the critically acclaimed Tapestry (1971), which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks and stayed on the charts for over six years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carole King is the 337th most popular singer (down from 320th in 2019), the 2,228th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,856th in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carole King ranks 337 out of 4,381. Before her are Anna German, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Fabrizio De André, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, and Fancy. After her are Antonio Cesti, Joe Lynn Turner, Ruslana, MF Doom, Rafael Orozco Maestre, and Eartha Kitt.

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Among people born in 1942, Carole King ranks 149. Before her are Tasuku Honjo, Fradique de Menezes, Péter Medgyessy, Isaac Hayes, Robert F. Engle, and Valeri Polyakov. After her are Christopher A. Sims, Vladimir Bukovsky, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, John McLaughlin, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, and Pascal Couchepin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carole King ranks 2,228 out of 20,380. Before her are John List (1925), Betty Friedan (1921), Robert F. Engle (1942), Jack Kemp (1935), Josephine Chaplin (1949), and Floyd Patterson (1935). After her are Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Fran Drescher (1957), Randolph Scott (1898), Richard Winters (1918), Robby Krieger (1946), and Van Heflin (1908).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Carole King ranks 116. Before her are Lana Del Rey (1985), Jack Jones (1938), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cissy Houston (1933), Nelly (1974), and Busta Rhymes (1972). After her are Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Eartha Kitt (1927), Eric Adams (1952), DJ Khaled (1975), Chris Brown (1989), and Hank Williams Jr. (1949).

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