Big Country

Scottish musical group; rock band
Organization musical_group Q858738
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Summary

Big Country is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,259 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Country's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Big Country's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Big Country's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[5].
  • Big Country's discography is recorded as Big Country discography[6].
  • Big Country's Commons category is recorded as Big Country[7].
  • Big Country's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Big Country comprises Stuart Adamson[9].
  • 1981 marks the founding of Big Country[10].
  • Big Country's location of formation is recorded as Dunfermline[11].
  • Big Country's official website is recorded as http://www.bigcountry.co.uk[12].
  • Big Country's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[13].
  • Big Country's has characteristic is recorded as rock band[14].
  • Big Country's different from is recorded as Big Country[15].
  • Big Country's start of work period is recorded as 1981[16].
  • Big Country's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big Country'}[17].
  • Big Country's member category is recorded as Category:Big Country members[18].
  • Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10708'}[19].
  • Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10385'}[20].
  • Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11181'}[21].
  • Big Country's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11973'}[22].

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Founding

1981 marks the founding of Big Country[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Dunfermline[11].

Why It Matters

Big Country ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,259 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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