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Ghost in the Machine

1981 studio album by The Police
MusicAlbum album Q751468
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Ghost in the Machine

Summary

Ghost in the Machine is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month, #490 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghost in the Machine is the creator of Q65038087[3].
  • Ghost in the Machine's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Ghost in the Machine's genre is new wave[5].
  • Ghost in the Machine was produced by The Police[6].
  • Ghost in the Machine was performed by The Police[7].
  • Ghost in the Machine's record label is recorded as A&M Records[8].
  • Ghost in the Machine's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Ghost in the Machine is part of The Police's albums in chronological order[10].
  • Ghost in the Machine's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Ghost in the Machine was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • Ghost in the Machine was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Ghost in the Machine's review score is recorded as 3.5[14].
  • Ghost in the Machine was released on October 2, 1981[15].
  • Ghost in the Machine's tracklist is recorded as Spirits in the Material World[16].
  • Ghost in the Machine's tracklist is recorded as Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic[17].
  • Ghost in the Machine's tracklist is recorded as Invisible Sun[18].
  • Ghost in the Machine's tracklist is recorded as Demolition Man[19].
  • Ghost in the Machine's tracklist is recorded as Secret Journey[20].
  • Ghost in the Machine's cover art by is recorded as Q65038087[21].
  • Ghost in the Machine's cover art by is recorded as Jeff Ayeroff[22].
  • Ghost in the Machine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ghost in the Machine'}[23].
  • Ghost in the Machine's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2463'}[24].
  • Ghost in the Machine's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}[25].
  • Ghost in the Machine's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[26].

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: Album[27]

  • First release date: 1981-10-06[28]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock[29]

  • Community tags: 5+ wochen, alternative rock, english, new wave, offizielle charts, pop, pop rock, rock[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b25caa9e-e35d-3243-82d7-954da613b782[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghost in the Machine was performed by The Police[7]. It was produced by The Police[6]. It is the creator of Q65038087[3].

Publication

Ghost in the Machine was released on October 2, 1981[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is new wave[5]. It is part of The Police's albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[12] and music streaming[13].

Reception

Ghost in the Machine's review score is recorded as 3.5[14].

Why It Matters

Ghost in the Machine ranks in the top 0.81% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month, #490 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Related Entities

A&M Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . 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.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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