British Invasion

cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States
Intangible cultural_phenomenon Q211418
British Invasion
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British Invasion

Summary

British Invasion is a cultural phenomenon[1]. It draws 1,032 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Invasion's image is recorded as The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport.jpg[3].
  • British Invasion's instance of is recorded as cultural phenomenon[4].
  • British Invasion's instance of is recorded as music genre[5].
  • British Invasion's instance of is recorded as musical movement[6].
  • British Invasion's followed by is recorded as Second British Invasion[7].
  • British Invasion's subclass of is recorded as pop music[8].
  • British Invasion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0mccv[9].
  • British Invasion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Invasion[10].
  • British Invasion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/British-Invasion[11].
  • British Invasion's Quora topic ID is recorded as British-Invasions[12].
  • British Invasion's Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 32298[13].
  • British Invasion's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 브리티시 인베이전[14].
  • British Invasion's AllMusic genre/style ID is recorded as ma0000002484[15].
  • British Invasion's Every Noise at Once ID is recorded as britishinvasion[16].
  • British Invasion's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 1148[17].
  • British Invasion's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 1874[18].
  • British Invasion's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 8269[19].

Why It Matters

British Invasion draws 1,032 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_phenomenon category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

It has been cited as an influence by The Kooks[22], a musical group[23], founded in 2004[24].

FAQs

Who did British Invasion influence?

British Invasion has been cited as an influence by The Kooks[22].

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] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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