The Buggles

Summary

The Buggles is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,358 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to The Buggles is Video Killed the Radio Star^[3].
• The Buggles's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• The Buggles's genre is new wave^[5].
• The Beatles is named after The Buggles^[6].
• The Buggles's record label is recorded as Island Records^[7].
• The Buggles's discography is recorded as The Buggles discography^[8].
• The Buggles's Commons category is recorded as The Buggles^[9].
• The Buggles's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• The Buggles comprises Trevor Horn^[11].
• The Buggles comprises Geoff Downes^[12].
• The Buggles comprises Bruce Woolley^[13].
• 1977 marks the founding of The Buggles^[14].
• The Buggles's location of formation is recorded as Wimbledon^[15].
• The Buggles's start of work period is recorded as 1977^[16].
• The Buggles's end of work period is recorded as 1982^[17].
• The Buggles's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Buggles'}^[18].
• The Buggles's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buggles'}^[19].
• The Buggles's member category is recorded as Category:The Buggles members^[20].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34000'}^[21].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+40400'}^[22].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+48800'}^[23].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+58400'}^[24].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+68100'}^[25].
• The Buggles's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+75200'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1977^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1981^[30]

• Genre(s): art pop, electronic, new wave, progressive pop, synth-pop^[31]

• Community tags: art pop, british, electronic, new wave, progressive pop, synth pop, synth-pop, synthpop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 20278bbd-271a-4a1c-b6fd-43a13d43203d^[33]

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Founding

1977 marks the founding of The Buggles^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Wimbledon^[15].

Why It Matters

The Buggles ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,358 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]