The Smiths

1984 self-titled debut studio album by The Smiths
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The Smiths

Summary

The Smiths is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,128 views/month, #468 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Smiths's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Smiths's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The Smiths's genre is indie pop[5].
  • The Smiths was produced by John Porter[6].
  • The Smiths was performed by The Smiths[7].
  • The Smiths's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[8].
  • The Smiths's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Smiths is part of The Smiths' albums in chronological order[10].
  • The Smiths's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Smiths was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Smiths's review score is recorded as 5[13].
  • The Smiths was released on February 20, 1984[14].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as What Difference Does It Make?[15].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813862[16].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813863[17].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813864[18].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813865[19].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813866[20].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813867[21].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813868[22].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as What Difference Does It Make?[23].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813894[24].
  • The Smiths's tracklist is recorded as Q135813924[25].
  • The Smiths's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Smiths'}[26].
  • The Smiths's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[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: 1984-02-20[29]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop[30]

  • Community tags: alternative and punk, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91811b68-aa6e-35b3-a5e1-6a2733eb6ae9[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Smiths was performed by it[7]. It was produced by John Porter[6].

Publication

The Smiths was released on February 20, 1984[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include alternative rock[4] and indie pop[5]. It is part of it' albums in chronological order[10]. It was distributed by music streaming[12].

Reception

The Smiths's review score is recorded as 5[13].

Why It Matters

The Smiths ranks in the top 0.77% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,128 views/month, #468 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . dejkamusic.com. dejkamusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: 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] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q14005. 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.

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