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soft rock

music genre derived from popular and rock music
Intangible music_genre Q217191
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soft rock

Summary

soft rock is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • soft rock's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • soft rock's subclass of is recorded as pop rock[4].
  • soft rock's country of origin is recorded as United States[5].
  • soft rock's country of origin is recorded as Europe[6].
  • +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of soft rock[7].
  • soft rock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k_kn[8].
  • soft rock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Soft rock[9].
  • soft rock's Quora topic ID is recorded as Soft-Rock-1[10].
  • soft rock's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as softrock[11].
  • soft rock's Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ID is recorded as gf2018026091[12].
  • soft rock's IAB code is recorded as 368[13].
  • soft rock's MusicBrainz genre ID is recorded as 7d0c6a6b-5d56-4b1e-a8c7-e32194f246b9[14].
  • soft rock's X is recorded as 1156962764948008960[15].
  • soft rock's Spotify playlist ID is recorded as 37i9dQZF1DX6xOPeSOGone[16].
  • soft rock's Spotify playlist ID is recorded as 37i9dQZF1DX6TIU4D13lOY[17].
  • soft rock's Rate Your Music genre ID is recorded as soft-rock[18].
  • soft rock's AllMusic genre/style ID is recorded as ma0000011841[19].
  • soft rock's Discogs style ID is recorded as soft+rock[20].
  • soft rock's Every Noise at Once ID is recorded as softrock[21].
  • soft rock's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 1134[22].
  • soft rock's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 1857[23].
  • soft rock's iTunes genre ID is recorded as 8250[24].
  • soft rock's IMDb keyword is recorded as soft-rock[25].

Why It Matters

soft rock ranks in the top 5% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

It has been cited as an influence by Manila sound[28], a music genre[29], founded in 1975[30].

FAQs

Who did soft rock influence?

soft rock has been cited as an influence by Manila sound[28].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → music genre
    Has characteristic → Q107975727
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30051|batch #30051]]: formatting following the current schema"
  2. 16d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → pop rock
    Country of origin → —
    Inception → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q107975727]]"
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