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The Upsetters

Jamaican reggae band
Organization musical_group Q286596
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Summary

The Upsetters is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Founder: Lee "Scratch" Perry[3]
  • Genre: reggae[4]
  • Named after: Lee "Scratch" Perry[5]
  • Record label: Island Records[6], Upsetter Records[7]
  • Discography: The Upsetters (Jamaica) discography[8]
  • Country of origin: Jamaica[9]
  • Has part(s): Glen Adams[10], Aston Barrett[11], Carlton Barrett[12], Boris Gardiner[13], Sly Dunbar[14], Earl "Chinna" Smith[15], Keith Sterling[16]
  • Inception: 1968[17]
  • Topic's main category: Q9441656[18], Q140110164[19]
  • Start of work period: 1960[20]
  • Name: The Upsetters[21]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 2,887,456[22]

Why It Matters

The Upsetters has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Bob Marley Island Records Jamaica Lee "Scratch" Perry

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · KimKelting · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spotify artist id → 12CNljuN6DW9e5x61FS03b
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  2. 18w ago · Olaf Studt · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Start of work period → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Number of viewers/listeners → {'amount': '+2887456'}
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