Anthology: Through the Years

compilation album by Tom Petty
MusicAlbum album Q1761659
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Anthology: Through the Years

Summary

Anthology: Through the Years is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anthology: Through the Years's instance of is recorded as Through the Years — instance of (P31): album[3].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's genre is Through the Years — genre (P136): rock music[4].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's genre is Through the Years — genre (P136): heartland rock[5].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's genre is Through the Years — genre (P136): rock and roll[6].
  • Anthology: Through the Years was produced by Through the Years — producer (P162): Denny Cordell[7].
  • Among the performers on Anthology: Through the Years was Through the Years — performer (P175): Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[8].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's record label is recorded as Through the Years — record label (P264): MCA Inc.[9].
  • Anthology: Through the Years is part of Through the Years — part of (P361): Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's language of work or name is recorded as Through the Years — language of work or name (P407): English[11].
  • Anthology: Through the Years was distributed by Through the Years — distribution format (P437): vinyl record[12].
  • Anthology: Through the Years was published on January 1, 2000[13].
  • Anthology: Through the Years's form of creative work is recorded as Through the Years — form of creative work (P7937): compilation album[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[15]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[16]

  • First release date: 2000-10-31[17]

  • Genre(s): blues, classic rock, hard rock, heartland rock, pop rock, rock, rock and roll, soft rock[18]

  • Community tags: album rock, bar band, blues, classic rock, contemporary pop/rock, hard rock, heartland rock, pop rock, pop/rock, rock, rock & roll, rock and roll, soft rock, sound clip[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 07aa32e6-95b3-3648-9a09-786c5eb770f7[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Anthology: Through the Years was performed by Through the Years — performer (P175): Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[8]. It was produced by Through the Years — producer (P162): Denny Cordell[7].

Publication

Anthology: Through the Years was published on January 1, 2000[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Through the Years — language of work or name (P407): English[11]. Genres include Through the Years — genre (P136): rock music[4], Through the Years — genre (P136): heartland rock[5], and Through the Years — genre (P136): rock and roll[6]. It is part of Through the Years — part of (P361): Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' albums in chronological order[10]. It was distributed by Through the Years — distribution format (P437): vinyl record[12].

Why It Matters

Anthology: Through the Years ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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