rock music

popular music genre
Intangible music_genre Q11399
rock music
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rock music

Summary

rock music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,835 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • rock music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • rock music is a type of popular music[4].
  • rock music's Commons category is recorded as Rock music[5].
  • rock music's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[6].
  • rock music's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • 1948 marks the founding of rock music[8].
  • rock music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rock music[9].
  • rock music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Rock music[10].
  • rock music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[11].
  • rock music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Rock music[12].
  • rock music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Rock[13].
  • rock music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'рок'}[14].
  • rock music's different from is recorded as Rock[15].
  • rock music's history of topic is recorded as electronics in rock music[16].
  • rock music's has list is recorded as list of rock music albums[17].
  • rock music's has list is recorded as glossary of rock music vocabulary[18].
  • rock music's hashtag is recorded as Rock[19].
  • rock music's exact match is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Rock[20].
  • rock music's practiced by is recorded as rock musician[21].
  • rock music's practiced by is recorded as rock drummer[22].
  • rock music's practiced by is recorded as rock band[23].
  • rock music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[24].
  • rock music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].

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Definition and Type

rock music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of popular music[4].

Origins

1948 marks the founding of rock music[8].

Influence

Things named for rock music include Live Aid[26], a benefit concert[27], in United States[28], founded in 1984[29]; Rock Me Amadeus[30], a musical work/composition[31]; rock opera[32], a music genre[33], founded in 1967[34]; ASRock[35], a business[36], in Taiwan[37], founded in 2002[38], headquartered in Taipei[39]; and Hitachi Caravaggio[40].

Why It Matters

rock music ranks in the top 1% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,835 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

It has been cited as an influence by Michael Landau[43], a musician[44], b. 1958[45], of United States[46]; Atoll[47], a musical group[48], founded in 1972[49]; Red Cardell[50], a musical group[51], founded in 1992[52]; and Bruno K. Öijer[53], a writer[54], b. 1951[55], of Sweden[56], awarded the Carl Emil Englund prize[57].

Entities named for it include Live Aid[26], a benefit concert[27], in United States[28], founded in 1984[29]; Rock Me Amadeus[30], a musical work/composition[31]; rock opera[32], a music genre[33], founded in 1967[34]; ASRock[35], a business[36], in Taiwan[37], founded in 2002[38], headquartered in Taipei[39]; and Hitachi Caravaggio[40].

FAQs

Who did rock music influence?

rock music has been cited as an influence by Michael Landau[43], Atoll[47], Red Cardell[50], and Bruno K. Öijer[53].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit rock
    Inception +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Twitch tag id f27da80e-b26a-447b-bcfa-b20ac049d333
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