Lieberson plus the statistical offices. Entertainment journalists if they quote a year.
People
- Stanley Lieberson 1933–2018 · United States — Sceptic-in-chief
The control group for celebrity stories.
- SSA researchers / publishers ongoing · United States — The U.S. curve
Where a Splash-like story must show up.
- ONS Vital Statistics ongoing · England & Wales — UK-jurisdiction curves
Royal and screen claims go here first.
- Statistics Korea ongoing · Korea — Domestic vs export
The file that K-wave claims must face.
- Cleveland Kent Evans b. 1953 · United States — Public myth-busting
Which star stories survive the chart.
- Richard Dyer b. 1945 · United Kingdom — Celebrity studies
What fame is, before it becomes a baby name.
If the only source is a recap, you have culture, not a trend.