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The Kinks

British rock band (1963-1996)
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Summary

The Kinks is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,311 views/month, #145 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: You Really Got Me[3], Waterloo Sunset[4], Lola[5]
  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[6]
  • Genre: rock music[7], rock opera[8], garage rock[9], proto-punk[10], power pop[11], hard rock[12]
  • Record label: Arista Records[13], Pye Records[14], RCA Records[15], Reprise Records[16], London Records[17], MCA Records[18], Konk[19], Universal Music Group[20], Sony Music[21]
  • Discography: The Kinks discography[22]
  • Commons category: The Kinks[23]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[24]
  • Has part(s): Dave Davies[25], Ray Davies[26], Mick Avory[27], Pete Quaife[28]
  • Inception: January 1, 1964[29]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1996[30]
  • Location of formation: London[31]
  • Official website: http://thekinks.info[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Kinks[33]
  • Commons gallery: The Kinks[34]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Kinks[35]
  • Official name: The Kinks[36]
  • Start of work period: 1963[37]
  • End of work period: 1996[38]

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[39]

  • Country: GB[40]

  • Began / founded: 1964[41]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1996[42]

  • Genre(s): beat music, classic rock, garage rock, mod, pop, pop rock, proto-punk, rock, rock and roll[43]

  • Community tags: 60's, beat music, british, british invasion, classic rock, english, garage rock, mod, pop, pop rock, proto-punk, rock, rock & roll, rock and roll[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 17b53d9f-5c63-4a09-a593-dde4608e0db9[45]

Why It Matters

The Kinks has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

It has been cited as an influence by Oasis[48], a rock band[49], founded in 1991[50]; Deep Purple[51], a rock band[52], in United Kingdom[53], founded in 1968[54]; Kiss[55], a musical group[56], founded in 1973[57]; Sex Pistols[58], a rock band[59], founded in 1975[60]; The Who[61], a musical group[62], in United Kingdom[63], founded in 1964[64]; and Van Halen[65], a musical group[66], founded in 1972[67].

FAQs

What awards did The Kinks receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[6].

Who did The Kinks influence?

The Kinks has been cited as an influence by Oasis[48], Deep Purple[51], Kiss[55], and Sex Pistols[58].

Related Entities

Arista Records Electric Light Orchestra Kiss London Pixies RCA Records Reprise Records The Stooges The Who United Kingdom Universal Music Group Van Halen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [3] ↑ . acclaimedmusic.net. acclaimedmusic.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . acclaimedmusic.net. acclaimedmusic.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . acclaimedmusic.net. acclaimedmusic.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Svkkl authority id → k0004273-Kinks-hudebni-skupina
    Notable work → You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Lola
    Topic has template → Template:The Kinks
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