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Acker Bilk, an Uncommon card
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 119
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 74,000
Power 119 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Bilk's 1961 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962, spending 55 weeks on the charts and reaching No. 1 in the NME singles chart and No. 2 in the Record Retailer chart.
- In May 1962, it reached No. 1 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and also took the No. 1 spot on the Year-End Hot 100 singles – becoming the first ever British artist to reach either of these Hot 100 achievements.
- In Canada it was number 4 for 4 weeks before peaking at number 3.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Acker Bilk article was read about 74,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Acker Bilk
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Acker Bilk (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marquisofqueensbury, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.