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A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

compilation album by Gang of Four
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A Brief History of the Twentieth Century

Summary

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's genre is post-punk[4].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's genre is post-disco[5].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's genre is new wave[6].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's genre is dance-rock[7].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's genre is college rock[8].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century followed Hard[9].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century was followed by Mall[10].
  • Among the performers on A Brief History of the Twentieth Century was Gang of Four[11].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[12].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century was released on January 1, 1990[14].
  • A Brief History of the Twentieth Century's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[16]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[17]

  • First release date: 1990[18]

  • Genre(s): new wave, post-punk, rock[19]

  • Community tags: new wave, post-punk, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4c85734d-e48f-3399-82d4-019e534ff381[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on A Brief History of the Twentieth Century was Gang of Four[11].

Publication

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century was released on January 1, 1990[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include post-punk[4], post-disco[5], new wave[6], dance-rock[7], and college rock[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century followed Hard[9]. It was followed by Mall[10].

Why It Matters

A Brief History of the Twentieth Century ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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