A Kind of Magic

1986 studio album by Queen
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A Kind of Magic

Summary

A Kind of Magic is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,769 views/month, #229 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Kind of Magic's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • A Kind of Magic's genre is hard rock[4].
  • A Kind of Magic was produced by Queen[5].
  • A Kind of Magic was produced by Reinhold Mack[6].
  • A Kind of Magic was produced by David Richards[7].
  • A Kind of Magic was performed by Queen[8].
  • A Kind of Magic's record label is recorded as EMI[9].
  • A Kind of Magic's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • A Kind of Magic is part of Queen's albums in chronological order[11].
  • A Kind of Magic's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • A Kind of Magic was distributed by LP record[13].
  • A Kind of Magic was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • A Kind of Magic's review score is recorded as 3[15].
  • A Kind of Magic was released on June 2, 1986[16].
  • A Kind of Magic's tracklist is recorded as One Vision[17].
  • A Kind of Magic's tracklist is recorded as A Kind of Magic[18].
  • A Kind of Magic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Kind of Magic'}[19].
  • A Kind of Magic's different from is recorded as A Kind of Magic[20].
  • A Kind of Magic's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3215'}[21].
  • A Kind of Magic's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}[22].
  • A Kind of Magic's non-free artwork image URL is recorded as https://www.queenonline.com/global/assets/modules/site/images/music/AKOM.jpg[23].
  • A Kind of Magic's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[25]

  • First release date: 1986-06-02[26]

  • Genre(s): glam rock, hard rock, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop[27]

  • Community tags: album rock, aor classic rock, classic hard rock, glam rock, hard rock, nouveau, pop, pop rock, rock, rollingstone.de [3.5/5], synth-pop, synthpop, à faire[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 84f508a9-beae-3e97-b59e-3a8886c6e901[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Kind of Magic was performed by Queen[8]. Producers include Queen[5], Reinhold Mack[6], and David Richards[7].

Publication

A Kind of Magic was published on June 2, 1986[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is hard rock[4]. It is part of Queen's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[13] and music streaming[14].

Reception

A Kind of Magic's review score is recorded as 3[15].

Why It Matters

A Kind of Magic ranks in the top 0.38% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,769 views/month, #229 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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