The Singles 81→85

Summary

The Singles 81→85 is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (508 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Singles 81→85's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Singles 81→85's genre is synth-pop^[4].
• The Singles 81→85's genre is new wave^[5].
• The Singles 81→85's genre is dark wave^[6].
• The Singles 81→85's genre is industrial music^[7].
• The Singles 81→85's genre is industrial rock^[8].
• Among the performers on The Singles 81→85 was Depeche Mode^[9].
• The Singles 81→85's record label is recorded as Mute Records^[10].
• The Singles 81→85's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• The Singles 81→85 is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order^[12].
• The Singles 81→85's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Singles 81→85 was distributed by LP record^[14].
• The Singles 81→85 was distributed by compact disc^[15].
• The Singles 81→85 was released on October 14, 1985^[16].
• The Singles 81→85's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Singles 81→85'}^[17].
• The Singles 81→85's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+13'}^[18].
• The Singles 81→85's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[20]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation^[21]

• First release date: 1985-10-15^[22]

• Genre(s): alternative dance, alternative rock, ambient, dance, electronic, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop, trance^[23]

• Community tags: alternative 80er, alternative dance, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, ambient, club/dance, contemporary pop/rock, dance, electronic, new romantic, new wave, pop, pop/rock, punk/new wave, rhythm and blues, synth pop, synth-pop, synthpop, trance^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: eadcd3aa-84fb-3931-88ba-a8489f4894f1^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Singles 81→85 was Depeche Mode^[9].

Publication

The Singles 81→85 was published on October 14, 1985^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include synth-pop^[4], new wave^[5], dark wave^[6], industrial music^[7], and industrial rock^[8]. It is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order^[12]. Recorded distribution format include LP record^[14] and compact disc^[15].

Why It Matters

The Singles 81→85 ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (508 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]