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The Last in Line

1984 album by American heavy metal band Dio
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The Last in Line

Summary

The Last in Line is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Last in Line's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Last in Line's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • The Last in Line was produced by Ronnie James Dio[5].
  • Among the performers on The Last in Line was Dio[6].
  • The Last in Line's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[7].
  • The Last in Line's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Last in Line is part of Dio's albums in chronological order[9].
  • The Last in Line's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Last in Line was distributed by Compact Disc Digital Audio[11].
  • The Last in Line was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Last in Line's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Caribou Ranch[13].
  • The Last in Line was released on July 13, 1984[14].
  • The Last in Line's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2511'}[15].
  • The Last in Line's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[16].

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[17]

  • First release date: 1984-07-13[18]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal[19]

  • Community tags: hard rock, heavy metal, pop-metal, pop/rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 798601d4-f28e-3835-b10c-1a00ecf773b8[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Last in Line was performed by Dio[6]. It was produced by Ronnie James Dio[5].

Publication

The Last in Line was published on July 13, 1984[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Dio's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include Compact Disc Digital Audio[11] and music streaming[12].

Why It Matters

The Last in Line ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Compact Disc Digital Audio Ronnie James Dio United States Vertigo Records

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.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · EricMackAttacks · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → studio album
    Genre → —
    Publication date → —
    Distribution format → Compact Disc Digital Audio, music streaming
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7067]]: 25307"
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