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Midnight Oil

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Midnight Oil

Summary

Midnight Oil is a rock band[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Midnight Oil received the Sydney Peace Prize[3].
  • Midnight Oil is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Midnight Oil's instance of is recorded as rock band[5].
  • Midnight Oil's genre is alternative rock[6].
  • Midnight Oil's genre is new wave[7].
  • Midnight Oil's genre is punk rock[8].
  • Midnight Oil's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • Midnight Oil's record label is recorded as CBS[10].
  • Midnight Oil's record label is recorded as Epic Records[11].
  • Midnight Oil's record label is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.[12].
  • Midnight Oil's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[13].
  • Midnight Oil's discography is recorded as Midnight Oil discography[14].
  • Midnight Oil's Commons category is recorded as Midnight Oil[15].
  • Midnight Oil's country of origin is recorded as Australia[16].
  • Midnight Oil comprises Peter Garrett[17].
  • 1976 marks the founding of Midnight Oil[18].
  • Midnight Oil's location of formation is recorded as Sydney[19].
  • Midnight Oil's official website is recorded as http://www.midnightoil.com[20].
  • Midnight Oil's official website is recorded as http://midnightoil.com[21].
  • Midnight Oil's official website is recorded as https://www.midnightoil.com/[22].
  • Midnight Oil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midnight Oil[23].
  • Midnight Oil's topic has template is recorded as Template:Midnight Oil[24].
  • Midnight Oil's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Midnight Oil'}[25].
  • Midnight Oil's start of work period is recorded as 1976[26].
  • Midnight Oil's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11960'}[27].

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Recognition

Midnight Oil received the Sydney Peace Prize[3].

Why It Matters

Midnight Oil has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Midnight Oil receive?

Honors received include Sydney Peace Prize[3].

Related Entities

Australia Columbia Records Epic Records Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. Sydney Universal Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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.
  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.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musik-sammler.de artist id → 2692
    Svkkl authority id → k0002965-Midnight-Oil-hudebni-skupina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: k0002965-Midnight-Oil-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 8w ago · Duffseb · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musik-sammler.de artist id → 2692
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9965]]: midnight-oil"
  3. 10w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Columbia Records, CBS, Epic Records +2
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+11960'}, {'amount': '+202000'}, {'amount': '+14015'} +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Midnight Oil
    Country of origin → Australia
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: midnight-oil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214801023|midnight oil (#214801023)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #"
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