The Singles

1987 compilation album by Pretenders
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The Singles

Summary

The Singles is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Singles's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Singles's genre is rock music[4].
  • The Singles was produced by Bob Clearmountain[5].
  • Among the performers on The Singles was The Pretenders[6].
  • The Singles's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[7].
  • The Singles's record label is recorded as Sire[8].
  • The Singles's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Singles is part of The Pretenders's albums in chronological order[10].
  • The Singles is part of The Pretenders compilation albums discography[11].
  • The Singles was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl[12].
  • The Singles was released on November 17, 1987[13].
  • The Singles's tracklist is recorded as Thin Line Between Love and Hate[14].
  • The Singles's title is recorded as The Singles[15].
  • The Singles's different from is recorded as The Singles[16].
  • The Singles's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[17].
  • The Singles's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[18].
  • The Singles's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[19].

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[20]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[21]

  • First release date: 1987-11-17[22]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, new wave, pop, rock[23]

  • Community tags: album rock, alternative/indie rock, christmas, college rock, contemporary pop/rock, hard rock, new wave, pop, pop/rock, punk/new wave, rock, rock & roll[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 068e7a5d-dabc-372a-8186-2a48ffccfaf5[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Singles was The Pretenders[6]. It was produced by Bob Clearmountain[5].

Publication

The Singles was released on November 17, 1987[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its genre is rock music[4]. Part of include The Pretenders's albums in chronological order[10] and The Pretenders compilation albums discography[11]. It was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl[12].

Why It Matters

The Singles ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

References

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

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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