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Carey vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Carey James

By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	23 \| 5/18	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	12 \| 0/12	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	18 \| 7/11	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	16 \| 9/7	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	21 \| 9/12	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	25 \| 7/18	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	33 \| 10/23	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	32 \| 11/21	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	30 \| 6/24	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	31 \| 8/23	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	36 \| 15/21	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	32 \| 8/24	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	39 \| 11/28	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	36 \| 7/29	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	44 \| 18/26	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	47 \| 19/28	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	35 \| 8/27	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	63 \| 24/39	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	47 \| 15/32	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	53 \| 26/27	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	55 \| 22/33	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	55 \| 29/26	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	77 \| 28/49	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	86 \| 36/50	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	79 \| 39/40	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	106 \| 55/51	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	96 \| 51/45	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	120 \| 54/66	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	136 \| 63/73	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	146 \| 73/73	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	177 \| 96/81	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	190 \| 88/102	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	224 \| 100/124	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	251 \| 120/131	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	237 \| 96/141	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	273 \| 131/142	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	288 \| 121/167	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	294 \| 154/140	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	311 \| 153/158	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	344 \| 175/169	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	357 \| 201/156	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	389 \| 221/168	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	426 \| 255/171	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	438 \| 273/165	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	510 \| 342/168	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	605 \| 407/198	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	758 \| 534/224	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	854 \| 601/253	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	949 \| 693/256	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,058 \| 756/302	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	957 \| 659/298	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	839 \| 560/279	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	763 \| 481/282	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	855 \| 505/350	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	733 \| 409/324	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	717 \| 373/344	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	660 \| 323/337	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	579 \| 256/323	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	472 \| 164/308	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	433 \| 150/283	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	484 \| 152/332	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	497 \| 161/336	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	508 \| 183/325	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	490 \| 160/330	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	507 \| 137/370	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	574 \| 137/437	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	550 \| 151/399	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	601 \| 140/461	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	525 \| 159/366	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	499 \| 136/363	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	539 \| 136/403	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	427 \| 107/320	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	419 \| 81/338	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	357 \| 67/290	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	340 \| 68/272	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	241 \| 45/196	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	284 \| 52/232	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	255 \| 29/226	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	204 \| 31/173	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	148 \| 16/132	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	168 \| 30/138	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	158 \| 28/130	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	162 \| 30/132	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	126 \| 22/104	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	109 \| 13/96	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	99 \| 14/85	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	119 \| 17/102	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	99 \| 13/86	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	100 \| 19/81	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	99 \| 19/80	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	107 \| 14/93	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	75 \| 14/61	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	88 \| 12/76	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	73 \| 15/58	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	72 \| 7/65	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	89 \| 8/81	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	66 \| 6/60	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	83 \| 13/70	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	92 \| 13/79	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	79 \| 14/65	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	82 \| 16/66	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	83 \| 15/68	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	92 \| 7/85	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	79 \| 11/68	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	79 \| 16/63	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	95 \| 18/77	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	63 \| 5/58	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	92 \| 12/80	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	78 \| 14/64	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	71 \| 12/59	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	81 \| 13/68	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	49 \| 10/39	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	43 \| 7/36	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	14 \| 0/14	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	31 \| 6/25	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	13 \| 0/13	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	17 \| 0/17	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	11 \| 0/11	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	21 \| 6/15	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	26 \| 7/19	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	17 \| 0/17	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	16 \| 0/16	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	17 \| 5/12	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	11 \| 0/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	26 \| 0/26	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	19 \| 6/13	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	22 \| 0/22	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	20 \| 0/20	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	15 \| 0/15	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	22 \| 5/17	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	12 \| 0/12	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	11 \| 0/11	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	25 \| 6/19	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	11 \| 0/11	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	11 \| 0/11	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	15 \| 0/15	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	13 \| 0/13	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	16 \| 0/16	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	5 \| 0/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	13 \| 0/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Carey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	24 \| 0/24	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	19 \| 0/19	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	18 \| 0/18	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 0/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	19 \| 6/13	5,949 \| 22/5,927