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James Murphy

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James Jeremiah Murphy (born February 4, 1970) is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its single "Losing My Edge" in 2002 before releasing its eponymous debut album in February 2005 to critical acclaim and top 20 success in the UK. LCD Soundsystem's second and third studio albums, Sound of Silver (2007) and This Is Happening (2010) respectively, were praised by several music review outlets. Both albums have also reached the top 50 in the Billboard 200. LCD Soundsystem was named one of Rolling Stone's New Immortals—"currently active (or relatively recently defunct) artists who [the publication thinks] will stand the test of time." In 2011, LCD Soundsystem announced they would disband with a final show on April 2, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Murphy is the 3,960th most popular singer (down from 3,679th in 2024), the 18,111th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,462nd in 2019) and the 993rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, James Murphy ranks 3,960 out of 4,381. Before him are Tomas Thordarson, Stefan Airapetjan, Andrei Ursu, Tove Styrke, Meek Mill, and Sean Price. After him are Maja Keuc, Ester Peony, Jakob Sveistrup, Sandy Mölling, Alice Glass, and Jenni Vartiainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, James Murphy ranks 1,189. Before him are Behrouz Sebt Rasoul, Lukáš Pollert, Marc Evan Jackson, Jesse Armstrong, Ahmed Jamil, and Hiromi Yamamoto. After him are Rituparna Sengupta, Chiyori Masuchi, Paul Bitok, Kara DioGuardi, Jenny Armstrong, and Anthony Lemke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Murphy ranks 18,119 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Norman (1997), Meek Mill (1987), Cyia Batten (1972), Sean Price (1972), Adepero Oduye (1978), and David Wright (1982). After him are Haley Webb (1985), Austin Aries (1978), Bobby Dixon (1983), Steve Lundquist (1961), Joe-Max Moore (1971), and Gerald Wallace (1982).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, James Murphy ranks 993. Before him are Fredro Starr (1971), Twista (1973), Soulja Boy (1990), Foxy Brown (1978), Meek Mill (1987), and Sean Price (1972). After him are Kat Bjelland (1963), Chad Gray (1971), Kara DioGuardi (1970), Wednesday 13 (1976), Erick Sermon (1968), and Jennifer Nettles (1974).

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