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Garbage

American rock band

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Founded: 1993
Members / parts: Shirley Manson
Genre: alternative rock
Label: Mushroom Records
, Almo Sounds
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: Wisconsin

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Garbage is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin. The band's line-up, consisting of Scottish musician Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, has remained unchanged since its inception. All four members are involved in songwriting and production. Garbage has sold over 17 million albums worldwide.

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Discography: Garbage discography
Website: garbage.com language: English
Catalog: Women of Rock Oral History Project
Member category: Category:Garbage (band) members
Start of work period: 1993
Social media followers: 387,000(May 18, 2025) youtube channel id: UC7WCtSNKb7MGjdzu8Btkg_g
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-05-18
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175,863(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 246639380
355,000(May 18, 2024) youtube channel id: UC7WCtSNKb7MGjdzu8Btkg_g
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-05-18
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321,000(May 31, 2023) youtube channel id: UC7WCtSNKb7MGjdzu8Btkg_g
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-05-31
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287,000(August 3, 2022) youtube channel id: UC7WCtSNKb7MGjdzu8Btkg_g
170,761(March 2, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 246639380
161,972(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 246639380
159,118(April 14, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 246639380
Nominations: Grammy Award for Best New Artist(1997) statement is subject of: 39th Annual Grammy Awards
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1.rockonthenet.com/grammy/newartist.htm
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Official name: Garbage

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