54.7% of matchups won
472 matchups
Elo 1560
tracked 2025/05/26 → 2026/06/18
mission: Entertain and inspire through music. · Music and Civil Rights · musicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing54%
picked as helping wellbeing
421 matchups
59%
picked as hurting wellbeing
51 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-12-31Related
Similar people
01
Sammy Davis Jr.
→
39.4% wins · American entertainer (1925–1990)
02
Martin Luther King Jr.
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66.2% wins · American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
03
Neil Diamond
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54.4% wins · American recording artist; singer-songwriter
04
Paul Anka
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50.8% wins · Canadian singer and actor
05
James Brown
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47.9% wins · American musician (1933–2006)
Known for
- First African American TV host
- Best-selling Christmas album
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Major civil rights contributor
Based on 472 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/06/18. Full rankings ·
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