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Best Thing

1972 single by Styx
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Best Thing

Summary

Best Thing is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Best Thing's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Best Thing's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • Best Thing was followed by Lady[5].
  • Among the performers on Best Thing was Styx[6].
  • Best Thing's record label is recorded as Wooden Nickel Records[7].
  • Best Thing's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Best Thing was released on 1972[9].
  • Best Thing's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[10].
  • Best Thing's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Styx[11].

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: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a3c7caa-d2e3-3adb-98aa-a6ca2a35dfb2[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Best Thing was Styx[6].

Publication

Best Thing was released on 1972[9]. Its genre is progressive rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Best Thing was followed by Lady[5].

Why It Matters

Best Thing ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . 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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