Columbia Records

American record label owned by Sony
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Columbia Records
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Columbia Records was founded on January 15, 1889. It operates in the music industry.

Its headquarters are in New York City. Its parent organization is Sony Music.

Columbia Records

Summary

Columbia Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,876 views/month, #3 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbia Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Columbia Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Columbia Records's instance of is recorded as trademark[5].
  • Columbia Records's founder is recorded as Edward D. Easton[6].
  • Columbia Records is operated by Columbia Records, Inc.[7].
  • Columbia Records is operated by EMI Italiana S.p.A.[8].
  • Columbia Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[9].
  • Columbia Records's discography is recorded as Columbia catalog[10].
  • Columbia Records's Commons category is recorded as Columbia Records[11].
  • Columbia Records's industry is recorded as music[12].
  • January 15, 1889 marks the founding of Columbia Records[13].
  • Columbia Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music[14].
  • Columbia Records's distributed by is recorded as Sony Music[15].
  • Columbia Records's official website is recorded as http://www.columbiarecords.com[16].
  • Columbia Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columbia Records[17].
  • Columbia Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbia'}[18].
  • Columbia Records's different from is recorded as Columbia Records[19].
  • Columbia Records's different from is recorded as Nippon Columbia[20].
  • Columbia Records's different from is recorded as Columbia Record[21].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+653847'}[22].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11100'}[23].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+725648'}[24].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+766534'}[25].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11400'}[26].
  • Columbia Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11900'}[27].

Body

Founding

Columbia Records's founder is recorded as Edward D. Easton[6]. January 15, 1889 marks the founding of it[13].

Identity

Columbia Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbia'}[18].

Operations

Columbia Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music[14]. Operators include it, Inc.[7] and EMI Italiana S.p.A.[8].

Industry

Columbia Records's industry is recorded as music[12].

Why It Matters

Columbia Records ranks in the top 0.13% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,876 views/month, #3 of 2,290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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