The Most Famous Musician or Band from Every State

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Alabama: Hank Williams
> Birthplace: Mount Olive
> Daily avg. Wikipedia pageviews: 3,238
> Spotify followers: 657,543
> Certified U.S. album sales: 5 million
> Top Billboard Hot 100 song: N/A

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Alaska: Portugal. The Man
> Formed in: Wasilia
> Daily avg. Wikipedia pageviews: 661
> Spotify followers: 1,227,779
> Certified U.S. album sales: 1 million
> Top Billboard Hot 100 song: Feel It Still (No. 4 for 2 weeks)

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Arizona: Linda Ronstadt
> Birthplace: Tucson
> Daily avg. Wikipedia pageviews: 6,224
> Spotify followers: 544,351
> Certified U.S. album sales: 30 million
> Top Billboard Hot 100 song: Don’t Know Much (feat. Aaron Neville) (No. 2 for 2 weeks)

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Arkansas: Johnny Cash
> Birthplace: Kingsland
> Daily avg. Wikipedia pageviews: 11,599
> Spotify followers: 4,686,429
> Certified U.S. album sales: 24 million
> Top Billboard Hot 100 song: A Boy Named Sue (No. 2 for 3 weeks)

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California: Metallica
> Formed in: Los Angeles
> Daily avg. Wikipedia pageviews: 7,490
> Spotify followers: 17,822,487
> Certified U.S. album sales: 63 million
> Top Billboard Hot 100 song: Enter Sandman (No. 16 for 1 week)

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