alternative country

sub-genre of country music
Intangible music_genre Q438476
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alternative country

Summary

alternative country is a music genre[1]. It draws 755 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #407 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • alternative country's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • alternative country is a type of country music[4].
  • alternative country is a type of alternative music[5].
  • alternative country's Commons category is recorded as Alternative country[6].
  • alternative country's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • 1984 marks the founding of alternative country[8].
  • alternative country's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alternative country[9].

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Definition and Type

alternative country's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include country music[4] and alternative music[5].

Origins

1984 marks the founding of alternative country[8].

Why It Matters

alternative country draws 755 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #407 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Rootsmusic · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allmusic genre/style id ma0000002421
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9185]]: ma0000012294"
  2. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Inception +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of country music, alternative music
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007554433405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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