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Yes

English progressive rock band
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Summary

Yes is a musical group[1]. Yes ranks in the top 0.31% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,468 views/month, #64 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3]
  • Genre: progressive rock[4], symphonic rock[5], art rock[6]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[7], Atco Records[8], Elektra[9]
  • Discography: Yes discography[10]
  • Commons category: Yes (musical group)[11]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[12]
  • Has part(s): Jon Anderson[13], Steve Howe[14], Rick Wakeman[15], Bill Bruford[16], Chris Squire[17]
  • Inception: January 1, 1968[18]
  • Location of formation: London[19]
  • Official website: https://yesworld.com[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yes (band)[21]
  • Commons gallery: Yes (musical group)[22]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[23]
  • Topic has template: Template:Yes (band)[24]
  • Different from: Yes[25], Yes![26]
  • Start of work period: 1968[27]
  • Has list: list of band members of Yes[28]
  • Name: Yes[29]

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[30]

  • Country: GB[31]

  • Began / founded: 1968[32]

  • Genre(s): aor, art rock, classic rock, disco, electronic, garage rock, hard rock, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, symphonic prog, synth-pop[33]

  • Community tags: aor, art rock, british, classic rock, disco, electronic, garage rock, hard rock, montreaux, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, symphonic prog, synth-pop[34]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c1d4f2ba-cf39-460c-9528-6b827d3417a1[35]

Why It Matters

Yes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Yes is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Yes has been cited as an influence by Rush[38], a musical group[39], founded in 1968[40] and Spock's Beard[41], a rock band[42], founded in 1992[43].

FAQs

What awards did Yes receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].

Who did Yes influence?

Yes has been cited as an influence by Rush[38] and Spock's Beard[41].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Bill Bruford Elektra Jon Anderson London Rick Wakeman Rush Steve Howe Trevor Horn United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Peter Banks"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Start of work period → +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Imdb id → nm2898703
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: k0003967-Yes-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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