The Joshua Tree

1987 studio album by U2
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The Joshua Tree

Summary

The Joshua Tree is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,307 views/month, #75 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Joshua Tree received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3].
  • The Joshua Tree received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4].
  • The Joshua Tree's instance of is recorded as album[5].
  • The Joshua Tree's genre is pop rock[6].
  • The Joshua Tree was produced by Brian Eno[7].
  • The Joshua Tree was produced by Daniel Lanois[8].
  • The Joshua Tree was performed by U2[9].
  • The Joshua Tree's record label is recorded as Interscope Records[10].
  • The Joshua Tree's record label is recorded as Island Records[11].
  • The Joshua Tree's place of publication is recorded as Ireland[12].
  • The Joshua Tree is part of U2's albums in chronological order[13].
  • The Joshua Tree's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Joshua Tree was distributed by vinyl record[15].
  • The Joshua Tree was distributed by compact cassette[16].
  • The Joshua Tree was distributed by compact disc[17].
  • The Joshua Tree was distributed by music streaming[18].
  • The Joshua Tree's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Windmill Lane Studios[19].
  • The Joshua Tree was released on March 9, 1987[20].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as Where the Streets Have No Name[21].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For[22].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as With or Without You[23].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as Bullet the Blue Sky[24].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as Running to Stand Still[25].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as Red Hill Mining Town[26].
  • The Joshua Tree's tracklist is recorded as In God's Country[27].

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

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1987-03-09[29]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, blues, electronic, heartland rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock[30]

  • Community tags: 1987, adult alternative rock, album rock, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, blues, college rock, contemporary pop/rock, electronic, heartland rock, indie rock, ireland, irish, irlandais, irlande, pop, pop rock, pop/rock, post-punk, rock, rock ballad, vyrzukhisuc-album[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f3e9fa6-be7a-3de8-a2b2-2072ece8a54d[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Joshua Tree was U2[9]. Producers include Brian Eno[7] and Daniel Lanois[8].

Publication

The Joshua Tree was released on March 9, 1987[20]. Its place of publication is recorded as Ireland[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is pop rock[6]. It is part of U2's albums in chronological order[13]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[15], compact cassette[16], compact disc[17], and music streaming[18].

Reception

Awards received include Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3], a class of award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1959[35] and Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4], a class of award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1980[38].

Why It Matters

The Joshua Tree ranks in the top 0.12% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,307 views/month, #75 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did The Joshua Tree receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3] and Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: 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] . Spotify. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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