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The Book of Souls

2015 studio album by Iron Maiden
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The Book of Souls

Summary

The Book of Souls is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book of Souls's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Book of Souls's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • The Book of Souls was produced by Kevin Shirley[5].
  • The Book of Souls was performed by Iron Maiden[6].
  • The Book of Souls's record label is recorded as Parlophone[7].
  • The Book of Souls's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Book of Souls is part of Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[9].
  • The Book of Souls's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Book of Souls was distributed by 2 × CD[11].
  • The Book of Souls was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Book of Souls was distributed by music download[13].
  • The Book of Souls was published on September 4, 2015[14].
  • The Book of Souls's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Book of Souls'}[15].
  • The Book of Souls's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+5531'}[16].
  • The Book of Souls's charted in is recorded as Top Albums France[17].
  • The Book of Souls's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}[18].
  • The Book of Souls's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Book of Souls was Iron Maiden[6]. It was produced by Kevin Shirley[5].

Publication

The Book of Souls was published on September 4, 2015[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × CD[11], music streaming[12], and music download[13].

Why It Matters

The Book of Souls ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

2 × CD Iron Maiden Parlophone United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lescharts.com. Retrieved . lescharts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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