SINGER
Maki Goto
1985 - Today

Maki Goto
Maki Goto (後藤 真希, Gotō Maki; born September 23, 1985) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million copies. Goto was the lead vocalist of the group up until her graduation from the group in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Maki Goto is the 2,933rd most popular singer (down from 2,864th in 2024), the 2,776th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,207th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Japanese Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Maki Goto ranks 2,933 out of 4,381. Before her are Ashlee Simpson, Dasha Astafieva, Ock Joo-hyun, Helen Sjöholm, Selma Björnsdóttir, and Dharius. After her are Sopho Khalvashi, Basta, Vladana Vučinić, Ira Losco, Sissal, and Timur Mutsurayev.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAshlee Simpson
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 2,927
Dasha Astafieva
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 2,928
Ock Joo-hyun
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2,929
Helen Sjöholm
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2,930
Selma Björnsdóttir
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2,931
Dharius
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2,932
Maki Goto
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2,933
Sopho Khalvashi
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 2,934
Basta
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 2,935
Vladana Vučinić
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 2,936
Ira Losco
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 2,937
Sissal
1995 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 2,938
Timur Mutsurayev
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 2,939
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Maki Goto ranks 464. Before her are Zdeněk Štybar, Lukáš Rosol, Olena Kostevych, Niki Zimling, Dasha Astafieva, and Kenny Cunningham. After her are Nushrat Bharucha, Marco Parolo, Tina Majorino, Abel Aguilar, Julian Schuster, and Davey Boy Smith Jr..
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsZdeněk Štybar
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 458
Lukáš Rosol
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 459
Olena Kostevych
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 460
Niki Zimling
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 461
Dasha Astafieva
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 462
Kenny Cunningham
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 463
Maki Goto
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 464
Nushrat Bharucha
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 465
Marco Parolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 466
Tina Majorino
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 467
Abel Aguilar
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 468
Julian Schuster
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 469
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 470
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Maki Goto ranks 2,776 out of 6,245. Before her are Shuji Fujimoto (1988), Shinji Kobayashi (1960), Takuya Hashiguchi (1994), Mitsuhiro Misaki (1970), Ami Koshimizu (1986), and Hiroto Arai (1996). After her are Shota Saito (1994), Kazuhisa Irii (1970), Yutaka Azuma (1967), Tomoaki Sano (1968), Shiro Kikuhara (1969), and Takuya Jinno (1970).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShuji Fujimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 2,770
Shinji Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 2,771
Takuya Hashiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 2,772
Mitsuhiro Misaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2,773
Ami Koshimizu
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 2,774
Hiroto Arai
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2,775
Maki Goto
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2,776
Shota Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 2,777
Kazuhisa Irii
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 2,778
Yutaka Azuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 2,779
Tomoaki Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 2,780
Shiro Kikuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 2,781
Takuya Jinno
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 2,782
Among SINGERS In Japan
Among singers born in Japan, Maki Goto ranks 46. Before her are Sho Sakurai (1982), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), Tomoya Nagase (1978), Kyo (1976), Satoshi Ohno (1980), and Daigo (1978). After her are Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Yuko Nakazawa (1973), Akeboshi (1978), Suzuka Nakamoto (1997), Tomoko Kaneda (1973), and Aiko (1975).
Sho Sakurai
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 40
Rimi Natsukawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 41
Tomoya Nagase
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 42
Kyo
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 43
Satoshi Ohno
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 44
Daigo
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 45
Maki Goto
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 46
Sakura Miyawaki
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 47
Yuko Nakazawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 48
Akeboshi
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 49
Suzuka Nakamoto
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 50
Tomoko Kaneda
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 51
Aiko
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 52















































