Happy Mondays

Summary

Happy Mondays is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,805 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Happy Mondays's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Happy Mondays's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Happy Mondays's genre is alternative dance^[5].
• Happy Mondays's genre is hip house^[6].
• Happy Mondays's record label is recorded as Factory Records^[7].
• Happy Mondays's discography is recorded as Happy Mondays discography^[8].
• Happy Mondays's Commons category is recorded as Happy Mondays^[9].
• Happy Mondays's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• Happy Mondays comprises Shaun Ryder^[11].
• 1980 marks the founding of Happy Mondays^[12].
• Happy Mondays's location of formation is recorded as Little Hulton^[13].
• Happy Mondays's official website is recorded as http://www.happymondaysofficial.co.uk/^[14].
• Happy Mondays's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Happy Mondays^[15].
• Happy Mondays's topic has template is recorded as Template:Happy Mondays^[16].
• Happy Mondays's start of work period is recorded as 1980^[17].
• Happy Mondays's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Happy Mondays'}^[18].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+61268'}^[19].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+61126'}^[20].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6420'}^[21].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+61077'}^[22].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7250'}^[23].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+62523'}^[24].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9340'}^[25].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11300'}^[26].
• Happy Mondays's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12500'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1985^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1992^[31]

• Genre(s): alternative dance, indie rock, jangle pop, madchester, post-punk^[32]

• Community tags: alternative dance, baggy, factory records, indie rock, jangle pop, madchester, post-punk^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 01f4fb92-6bf0-4de5-83dc-3fe194e763bf^[34]

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Founding

1980 marks the founding of Happy Mondays^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Little Hulton^[13].

Why It Matters

Happy Mondays ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,805 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]