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On the Beach

1986 album by Chris Rea
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Summary

On the Beach is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (977 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: album-oriented rock[3]
  • Producer: Chris Rea[4], David Richards[5]
  • Performer: Chris Rea[6]
  • Record label: Geffen Records[7], Magnet[8]
  • Place of publication: United Kingdom[9]
  • Part of: Chris Rea's albums in chronological order[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Distribution format: compact disc[12], LP record[13]
  • Publication date: 1986[14]
  • Tracklist: Q141691492[15], Q141723869[16]
  • Title: On the Beach[17]
  • Duration: 60 minutes[18]
  • Number of parts of this work: 13 audio track[19]
  • Form of creative work: studio album[20]

Why It Matters

On the Beach has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Chris Rea Geffen Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . 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. 5d ago · Woordenbrij2 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tracklist → Q141691492, Q141723869
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tracklist: Q141723869"
  2. 6d ago · Woordenbrij2 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+60'}
    Distribution format → compact disc, LP record
    Place of publication → United Kingdom
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Duration: 60 minute"
  3. 7d ago · Woordenbrij2 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Geffen Records, Magnet
    Part of → Chris Rea's albums in chronological order
    Distribution format → compact disc, LP record
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Distribution format: compact disc"
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