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Neil Diamond

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Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has written and recorded ten singles that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desirée", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (which he co-wrote with Marilyn Bergman and performed with Barbra Streisand), "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight (co-written with Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Diamond is the 268th most popular singer (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,429th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Singer.

Neil Diamond is most famous for his many hits, including "Sweet Caroline," "Cracklin' Rosie," "I'm a Believer," and "Song Sung Blue."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Neil Diamond ranks 268 out of 4,381. Before him are Max Romeo, Melanie C, Nicolai Ghiaurov, John Fogerty, Tito Gobbi, and Lisa. After him are Sam Cooke, Eduard Khil, Rosé, Nena, Chavela Vargas, and Asmahan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Neil Diamond ranks 115. Before him are Alexander Gauland, Carlo Maria Viganò, Roy Harper, Claudine Auger, Mircea Snegur, and Martha Stewart. After him are Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Ann-Margret, Florinda Bolkan, Graham Chapman, Jacqueline Boyer, and Abdelkader Bensalah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Diamond ranks 1,814 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Anderson (1918), Walter Mondale (1928), Kobe Bryant (1978), Linda Gray (1940), Black Dahlia (1924), and Martha Stewart (1941). After him are Sam Cooke (1931), Frederick Douglass (1818), Jennifer Coolidge (1961), Angie Dickinson (1931), Pat Brown (1905), and Tom Skerritt (1933).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Neil Diamond ranks 97. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Otis Redding (1941), Dionne Warwick (1940), Stevie Nicks (1948), Courtney Love (1964), and John Fogerty (1945). After him are Sam Cooke (1931), Phil Ochs (1940), George Benson (1943), Kim Carnes (1945), Connie Francis (1938), and "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959).

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