Capitol Records
American record label
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Summary
Capitol Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of record label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,228 views/month, #14 of 2,290).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Founder: Johnny Mercer[4], Buddy DeSylva[5]
- Owned by: Universal Music Group[6]
- Operator: Capitol Recording Corporation[7]
- Discography: Capitol Records catalog[8]
- Commons category: Capitol Records[9]
- Inception: 1942[10]
- Parent organization or unit: Universal Music Group[11]
- Distributed by: Capitol Music Group[12]
- Official website: http://www.capitolrecords.com/[13], http://www.capitolrecords.com[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Capitol Records[15]
- Described at URL: https://musewire.com/the-early-history-of-capitol-records/[16]
- Short name: Capitol[17]
- Has list: list of Capitol Records artists[18]
- Social media followers: 451,303[19], 442,106[20], 454,691[21], 455,020[22]
- P14750: D169-C98D-90D3-A409-18CA[23]
Why It Matters
Capitol Records has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]