The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1972 studio album by David Bowie
MusicAlbum album Q682846
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Summary

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,540 views/month, #126 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's genre is rock music[4].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's genre is glam rock[5].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's genre is rock opera[6].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's genre is proto-punk[7].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was produced by David Bowie[8].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was performed by David Bowie[9].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was performed by The Spiders from Mars[10].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's record label is recorded as RCA Victor[11].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is part of David Bowie's albums in chronological order[13].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was distributed by music streaming[15].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was distributed by music download[16].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's review score is recorded as 5[17].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Trident Studios[18].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was published on June 6, 1972[19].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's tracklist is recorded as Moonage Daydream[20].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's tracklist is recorded as Hang On to Yourself[21].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's tracklist is recorded as Ziggy Stardust[22].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's tracklist is recorded as Suffragette City[23].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's characters is recorded as Ziggy Stardust[24].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's distributed by is recorded as Tidal[25].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's coordinates of the point of view is recorded as {'lat': 51.51117758, 'lon': -0.139814869}[26].
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'}[27].

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[28]

  • First release date: 1972-06-06[29]

  • Genre(s): art rock, classic rock, glam rock, pop rock, rock, rock opera[30]

  • Community tags: album rock, anthemic, art rock, bittersweet, classic rock, concept album, existential, glam rock, lgbt, philosophical, pop rock, rock, rock opera, science fiction, triumphant[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6c9ae3dd-32ad-472c-96be-69d0a3536261[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include David Bowie[9] and The Spiders from Mars[10]. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was produced by David Bowie[8].

Publication

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was published on June 6, 1972[19]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include rock music[4], glam rock[5], rock opera[6], and proto-punk[7]. It is part of David Bowie's albums in chronological order[13]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[15] and music download[16].

Reception

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars's review score is recorded as 5[17].

Why It Matters

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ranks in the top 0.21% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,540 views/month, #126 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Tidal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Musical Maps. Retrieved . musicalmaps.blogspot.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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