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The Jesus and Mary Chain

Scottish alternative rock band
Organization musical_group Q1126301
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The Jesus and Mary Chain

Summary

The Jesus and Mary Chain is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,480 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is noise pop[5].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is shoegaze[6].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is noise rock[7].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is post-punk[8].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's genre is indie rock[9].
  • Jesus Christ is named after The Jesus and Mary Chain[10].
  • Mary is named after The Jesus and Mary Chain[11].
  • chain is named after The Jesus and Mary Chain[12].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's record label is recorded as Creation Records[13].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's discography is recorded as The Jesus and Mary Chain discography[14].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's Commons category is recorded as The Jesus and Mary Chain[15].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • 1983 marks the founding of The Jesus and Mary Chain[17].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's location of formation is recorded as East Kilbride[18].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's official website is recorded as https://themarychain.com/[19].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain[20].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's has characteristic is recorded as rock band[22].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Jesus and Mary Chain'}[23].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's start of work period is recorded as 1983[24].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Jesus and Mary Chain'}[25].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's member category is recorded as Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain members[26].
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+44621'}[27].

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Founding

1983 marks the founding of The Jesus and Mary Chain[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as East Kilbride[18].

Why It Matters

The Jesus and Mary Chain ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,480 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Jesus Christ Mary United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . albumoftheyear.org. albumoftheyear.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1983-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Svkkl authority id → k0004433-Jesus-Mary-Chain-hudebni-skupina
    Has characteristic → rock band
    Member category → Category:The Jesus and Mary Chain members
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: k0004433-Jesus-Mary-Chain-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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