The Waterboys

Summary

The Waterboys is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,734 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Waterboys's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Waterboys's genre is Celtic music^[4].
• The Waterboys's genre is folk rock^[5].
• The Waterboys's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[6].
• The Waterboys's discography is recorded as The Waterboys discography^[7].
• The Waterboys's Commons category is recorded as The Waterboys^[8].
• The Waterboys's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• 1983 marks the founding of The Waterboys^[10].
• The Waterboys's location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• The Waterboys's official website is recorded as http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com^[12].
• The Waterboys's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Waterboys^[13].
• The Waterboys's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Waterboys'}^[14].
• The Waterboys's start of work period is recorded as 1983^[15].
• The Waterboys's has list is recorded as list of Waterboys members^[16].
• The Waterboys's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Waterboys'}^[17].
• The Waterboys's member category is recorded as Category:The Waterboys members^[18].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18600'}^[19].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21300'}^[20].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26500'}^[21].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29600'}^[22].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+33900'}^[23].
• The Waterboys's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+37800'}^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: GB^[26]

• Began / founded: 1983^[27]

• Genre(s): celtic rock, folk rock, pop rock^[28]

• Community tags: big music, british, celtic rock, folk rock, pop rock, scotland, uk^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 21666405-49f8-44f6-94bb-e064f202f7ba^[30]

Body

Founding

1983 marks the founding of The Waterboys^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].

Why It Matters

The Waterboys ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,734 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]