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Sonic Youth

American rock band (1981–2011)
Organization musical_group Q188626
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Summary

Sonic Youth is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,015 views/month, #181 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: alternative rock[3], indie rock[4], no wave[5], experimental rock[6], noise rock[7]
  • Record label: Blast First[8], DGC Records[9], Ecstatic Peace![10], Neutral Records[11]
  • Discography: Sonic Youth discography[12]
  • Commons category: Sonic Youth[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Has part(s): Thurston Moore[15], Kim Gordon[16], Steve Shelley[17], Mark Ibold[18], Lee Ranaldo[19], Richard Edson[20], Anne DeMarinis[21], Bob Bert[22], Jim Sclavunos[23], Jim O'Rourke[24]
  • Inception: 1981[25]
  • Location of formation: New York City[26]
  • Official website: http://sonicyouth.com[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sonic Youth[28]
  • Described by source: UbuWeb[29]
  • Topic has template: Template:Sonic Youth[30]
  • Official name: Sonic Youth[31]
  • Native label: Sonic Youth[32]
  • Start of work period: 1981[33]
  • End of work period: 2011[34]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[35]

  • Country: US[36]

  • Began / founded: 1981[37]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-11-14[38]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise rock, post-punk, punk rock, rock[39]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, alternative, alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise rock, post-punk, punk rock, rock[40]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5cbef01b-cc35-4f52-af7b-d0df0c4f61b9[41]

Why It Matters

Sonic Youth has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

It has been cited as an influence by Nirvana[44], a rock band[45], in United States[46], founded in 1987[47]; Foo Fighters[48], a rock band[49], founded in 1995[50]; Weezer[51], a rock band[52], founded in 1992[53]; Everclear[54], a musical group[55], founded in 1992[56]; and Scratch Acid[57], a musical group[58], founded in 1982[59].

FAQs

Who did Sonic Youth influence?

Sonic Youth has been cited as an influence by Nirvana[44], Foo Fighters[48], Weezer[51], and Everclear[54].

Related Entities

Kim Gordon Lee Ranaldo Museum of Modern Art New York City Thurston Moore UbuWeb United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [59] ↑ . 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. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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