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Ride the Lightning

1984 studio album by Metallica
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Ride the Lightning

Summary

Ride the Lightning is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,590 views/month, #104 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ride the Lightning's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Ride the Lightning's genre is thrash metal[4].
  • Ride the Lightning was produced by Metallica[5].
  • Ride the Lightning was performed by Metallica[6].
  • Ride the Lightning's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records[7].
  • Ride the Lightning's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • Ride the Lightning is part of Metallica's albums in chronological order[9].
  • Ride the Lightning is part of Metallica studio albums discography[10].
  • Ride the Lightning's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Ride the Lightning was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Ride the Lightning was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Ride the Lightning was distributed by music download[14].
  • Ride the Lightning was released on July 30, 1984[15].
  • Ride the Lightning's official website is recorded as https://www.metallica.com/releases/albums/release-4210.html[16].
  • Ride the Lightning's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ride the Lightning'}[17].
  • Ride the Lightning's different from is recorded as Ride the Lightning[18].
  • Ride the Lightning's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2843'}[19].
  • Ride the Lightning's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[20].
  • Ride the Lightning's recording date is recorded as February 20, 1984[21].
  • Ride the Lightning's recording date is recorded as March 14, 1984[22].

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[23]

  • First release date: 1984-07-27[24]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, thrash metal[25]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, metal, thrash metal[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0da580f2-6768-498f-af9d-2becaddf15e0[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ride the Lightning was performed by Metallica[6]. It was produced by Metallica[5].

Publication

Ride the Lightning was published on July 30, 1984[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is thrash metal[4]. Part of include Metallica's albums in chronological order[9] and Metallica studio albums discography[10]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[12], music streaming[13], and music download[14].

Why It Matters

Ride the Lightning ranks in the top 0.17% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,590 views/month, #104 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

compact disc Megaforce Records Metallica United States

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Apple Music. 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.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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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  1. 19d ago · Leoconbass · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Ride the Lightning
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2843'}
    Part of → —
    Producer → Metallica
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Ride The Lightning CD.png"
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