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The Stranglers

British rock band
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The Stranglers

Summary

The Stranglers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Stranglers's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Stranglers's genre is punk rock[4].
  • The Stranglers's genre is new wave[5].
  • The Stranglers's record label is recorded as United Artists Records[6].
  • The Stranglers's record label is recorded as EMI[7].
  • The Stranglers's record label is recorded as Epic Records[8].
  • The Stranglers's record label is recorded as Castle Communications[9].
  • The Stranglers's discography is recorded as The Stranglers discography[10].
  • The Stranglers's Commons category is recorded as The Stranglers (band)[11].
  • The Stranglers's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • January 1, 1974 marks the founding of The Stranglers[13].
  • The Stranglers's location of formation is recorded as Guildford[14].
  • The Stranglers's official website is recorded as http://www.stranglers.org.uk/[15].
  • The Stranglers's official website is recorded as https://thestranglers.co.uk/[16].
  • The Stranglers's official website is recorded as http://www.thestranglers.net[17].
  • The Stranglers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Stranglers[18].
  • The Stranglers's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Stranglers[19].
  • The Stranglers's start of work period is recorded as 1974[20].
  • The Stranglers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Stranglers'}[21].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13088'}[22].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9530'}[23].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32600'}[24].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15348'}[25].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+45100'}[26].
  • The Stranglers's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17645'}[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

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1974[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, art punk, baroque pop, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, pub rock, punk, punk rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, art punk, baroque pop, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, pub rock, punk, punk rock, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a96d82a0-cdca-40bf-b4c8-3d7ec178d85b[33]

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Founding

January 1, 1974 marks the founding of The Stranglers[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Guildford[14].

Why It Matters

The Stranglers ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,476 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

EMI Epic Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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