The Runaways

Summary

The Runaways is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,467 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Runaways's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Runaways's genre is hard rock^[4].
• The Runaways's genre is punk rock^[5].
• The Runaways's genre is glam rock^[6].
• The Runaways's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[7].
• The Runaways's record label is recorded as Phonogram International B.V.^[8].
• The Runaways's discography is recorded as The Runaways discography^[9].
• The Runaways's Commons category is recorded as The Runaways^[10].
• The Runaways's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• 1975 marks the founding of The Runaways^[12].
• The Runaways's location of formation is recorded as California^[13].
• The Runaways's official website is recorded as http://www.therunaways.com^[14].
• The Runaways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Runaways^[15].
• The Runaways's catalog is recorded as Women of Rock Oral History Project^[16].
• The Runaways's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Runaways^[17].
• The Runaways's different from is recorded as The Runaways^[18].
• The Runaways's start of work period is recorded as 1975^[19].
• The Runaways's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Runaways'}^[20].
• The Runaways's member category is recorded as Category:The Runaways members^[21].
• The Runaways's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14662'}^[22].
• The Runaways's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14899'}^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[24]

• Country: US^[25]

• Began / founded: 1975^[26]

• Ended / dissolved: 1979^[27]

• Genre(s): classic rock, glam, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock^[28]

• Community tags: classic rock, female vocals, glam, glam punk, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, los angeles, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock, usa^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: ded0d67a-eb71-4fe9-83c0-1d18b8ed497e^[30]

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Founding

1975 marks the founding of The Runaways^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as California^[13].

Why It Matters

The Runaways ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,467 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]