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The Age of Plastic

1979 debut studio album by The Buggles
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The Age of Plastic

Summary

The Age of Plastic is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Age of Plastic's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Age of Plastic's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • The Age of Plastic's genre is progressive pop[5].
  • The Age of Plastic's genre is new wave[6].
  • The Age of Plastic's genre is electropop[7].
  • The Age of Plastic was produced by Trevor Horn[8].
  • Among the performers on The Age of Plastic was The Buggles[9].
  • The Age of Plastic's record label is recorded as Island Records[10].
  • The Age of Plastic's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Age of Plastic is part of The Buggles' albums in chronological order[12].
  • The Age of Plastic's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Age of Plastic was distributed by vinyl record[14].
  • The Age of Plastic was distributed by music streaming[15].
  • The Age of Plastic's review score is recorded as 4.5[16].
  • The Age of Plastic was published on January 10, 1980[17].
  • The Age of Plastic's tracklist is recorded as Living in the Plastic Age[18].
  • The Age of Plastic's tracklist is recorded as Video Killed the Radio Star[19].
  • The Age of Plastic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Age of Plastic'}[20].
  • The Age of Plastic's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[21].
  • The Age of Plastic's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+4'}[22].
  • The Age of Plastic's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+4'}[23].
  • The Age of Plastic's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[24].

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Authorship and Creation

The Age of Plastic was performed by The Buggles[9]. It was produced by Trevor Horn[8].

Publication

The Age of Plastic was released on January 10, 1980[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include synth-pop[4], progressive pop[5], new wave[6], and electropop[7]. It is part of The Buggles' albums in chronological order[12]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[14] and music streaming[15].

Reception

The Age of Plastic's review score is recorded as 4.5[16].

Why It Matters

The Age of Plastic ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Island Records Trevor Horn United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name → English
    Producer → Trevor Horn
    Record label → Island Records
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