The B-52's

Summary

The B-52's is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,988 views/month, #109 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• The B-52's's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The B-52's's genre is new wave^[4].
• The B-52's's genre is pop rock^[5].
• beehive is named after The B-52's^[6].
• The B-52's's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[7].
• The B-52's's record label is recorded as Astralwerks^[8].
• The B-52's's record label is recorded as Island Records^[9].
• The B-52's's discography is recorded as The B-52's discography^[10].
• The B-52's's Commons category is recorded as The B-52's^[11].
• The B-52's's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• 1976 marks the founding of The B-52's^[13].
• The B-52's's location of formation is recorded as Athens^[14].
• The B-52's's official website is recorded as https://www.theb52s.com/^[15].
• The B-52's's official website is recorded as http://theb52s.com/^[16].
• The B-52's's official website is recorded as http://www.theb52s.com^[17].
• The B-52's's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The B-52's^[18].
• The B-52's's catalog is recorded as Women of Rock Oral History Project^[19].
• The B-52's's topic has template is recorded as Template:The B-52s^[20].
• The B-52's's start of work period is recorded as 1976^[21].
• The B-52's's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The B-52's"}^[22].
• The B-52's's member category is recorded as Category:The B-52's members^[23].
• The B-52's's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20655'}^[24].
• The B-52's's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19520'}^[25].
• The B-52's's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+47900'}^[26].
• The B-52's's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22749'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1976-10^[30]

• Genre(s): dance-pop, dance-rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, punk^[31]

• Community tags: dance-pop, dance-rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, punk^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 127f591a-7e27-4435-92db-0780f219f3a1^[33]

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Founding

1976 marks the founding of The B-52's^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Athens^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The B-52's include B-52^[34], an IBA official cocktail^[35].

Why It Matters

The B-52's ranks in the top 0.53% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,988 views/month, #109 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include B-52^[34], an IBA official cocktail^[35].