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The Number of the Beast

1982 studio album by Iron Maiden
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The Number of the Beast

Summary

The Number of the Beast is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,764 views/month, #215 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Number of the Beast's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Number of the Beast's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • The Number of the Beast was produced by Martin Birch[5].
  • The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[6].
  • The Number of the Beast's record label is recorded as EMI[7].
  • The Number of the Beast's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Number of the Beast is part of Iron Maiden studio albums discography[9].
  • The Number of the Beast is part of Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[10].
  • The Number of the Beast's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Number of the Beast was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • The Number of the Beast was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • The Number of the Beast was published on March 22, 1982[14].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as Invaders[15].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as Children of the Damned[16].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as The Prisoner[17].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as 22 Acacia Avenue[18].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as The Number of the Beast[19].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as Run to the Hills[20].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as Gangland[21].
  • The Number of the Beast's tracklist is recorded as Hallowed Be Thy Name[22].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Clive Burr[23].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dave Murray[24].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Steve Harris[25].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Adrian Smith[26].
  • The Number of the Beast's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Bruce Dickinson[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: 1982-03-29[29]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, pop[30]

  • Community tags: anthemic, energetic, epic, heavy, heavy metal, history, melodic, metal, nwobhm, passionate, pop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4ebfe175-e7ed-34cd-8e91-67c7e4a53579[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[6]. It was produced by Martin Birch[5].

Publication

The Number of the Beast was published on March 22, 1982[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. Part of include Iron Maiden studio albums discography[9] and Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[12] and music streaming[13].

Why It Matters

The Number of the Beast ranks in the top 0.35% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,764 views/month, #215 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Adrian Smith Bruce Dickinson Clive Burr Dave Murray Iron Maiden Steve Harris United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ironmaiden.com. Retrieved . ironmaiden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ironmaiden.com. Retrieved . ironmaiden.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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