Wikipedia:Partially disambiguated page names

An ambiguous title is an article title that applies to more than one topic described on Wikipedia. Sometimes one of those topics is considered the primary topic for that ambiguous title, and the article for that use is placed at the plain base name title (e.g., Paris is an article about the capital city of France), or if another title is preferred for the article, the plain base name is made to redirect to the preferred title (e.g., redirects to Tropical cyclone). In other cases there is no primary topic, and a disambiguation page is placed at the title (e.g., Thriller is a disambiguation page). Normally the other non-primary uses are placed at titles that are disambiguated naturally (see WP:NATURALDIS), or with a comma (e.g., Paris, Texas), or parenthetically (e.g., Mercury (planet)). Sometimes titles with a commonly used qualifier remain at least somewhat ambiguous. For example, there are 9 different albums and an EP named Thriller that are discussed on Wikipedia, so the name Thriller (album) is somewhat ambiguous. Some editors call these partially disambiguated titles (PDABs), or incompletely disambiguated titles (WP:INCDAB or WP:INCOMPDAB).

The main question about PDABs is whether a PDAB itself can have a primary topic. In the example of Thriller (album), there is one album that is very well known and is considered much more highly notable than the others.

A request for comments concluded on 3 September 2019 that PDABs can have primary topics, but that "the standard for making disambiguated titles such as Foo (bar) a primary topic among all Foo's that are bars should be tougher than the standard for titles that don't have any disambiguator". The Wikipedia guideline section known as WP:INCDAB or WP:INCOMPDAB was modified to reflect this.

WP:INCDAB was previously less specific about this issue. For example, as of December 2017, it said only that "When a more specific title is still ambiguous, but not enough so to call for double disambiguation, it should redirect back to the main disambiguation page (or a section of it). This aids navigation, and helps editors to avoid creating new articles under the ambiguous title by accident. Such redirects should be marked with ."

Further back in time, there was a period of a few months in 2013 when the wording of the guidelines included a stronger discouragement of PDABs having primary topics – e.g., at one point it directly said that "Only non-disambiguated terms are eligible to have primary topics."

Primary topic considerations
Central to disagreements about PDABs is whether the principle of WP:PRIMARYTOPIC applies to incompletely disambiguated titles. The quintessential example is whether should lead to the Michael Jackson album named Thriller or to the disambiguation page at Thriller. As of this writing, it is an article about the Michael Jackson album, which some editors say indicates that the album is recognized by the community to be the primary topic for the term "Thriller (album)". There is also the point that any phrase which can be the title of a dab page could also be a potential candidate for having a primary topic, and does have a primary topic if one of the uses on that page meets the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC criteria for that title relative to the other uses on that page. Others feel that since the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC section does not specifically reference incompletely disambiguated titles like Thriller (album), the concept of "primary topic" doesn't apply to such titles, and so the Michael Jackson album cannot be said to be a proper "primary topic" for this term.

The fundamental question is whether a given PDAB title should be used as the title of an article (or should be a redirect to one specific article) in cases where there is one topic that is arguably the "primary topic" for the PDAB title. If WP:PRIMARYTOPIC does not apply to PDABs, how do we decide whether a PDAB title in question should be the title of a specific article (or a redirect to such an article) or a disambiguation page (or a redirect to a disambiguation page)?

Former WP:Disambiguation guideline content on this issue was established by this May 2013 Village pump policy discussion, which concluded that only non-disambiguated terms should be eligible to have primary topics. However, its wording or inclusion in the Disambiguation editing guideline was disputed. Concurrently with a September 2013 discussion at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation, that conclusion was removed from the guideline, for lack of consensus. See also: The shortcut's redirect for discussion.

Additionally, following a Request for Comment discussion, it was concluded in June 2016 that PDABs should sometimes be used for song and album articles when there are no other standalone articles sharing the same song or album name.

Historically, films have been treated differently from songs and albums per the WP:PRIMARYFILM guideline. However, a discussion to review the guideline was opened on 26 March 2024.

Original version of the former guideline (May 22, 2013)
Partially disambiguated titles: "Only non-disambiguated terms are eligible to have primary topics. Parenthetically disambiguated titles that remain ambiguous are not considered to have a primary topic on Wikipedia. For example, Party (album) can refer to Party (Iggy Pop album), Party (Nick Swardson album), and Party (Pet Shop Boys album), therefore Party (album) redirects to Party (disambiguation); neither article should be considered the primary topic for "Party (album)" because that title employs parenthetical disambiguation. While a partially disambiguated term should not serve as the title of an article, it can redirect to an article in cases when such redirection does not introduce additional ambiguity. For example, New York (city) redirects to New York City, which is only one of several cities called "New York"; however, the term "New York City" does not employ parenthetical disambiguation and that title can itself refer to all the other cities called "New York" as well, therefore no additional ambiguity is introduced by New York (city) redirecting there."

Final version of the former guideline (September 18, 2013)
Partially disambiguated page names: "If a page name containing a parenthetical qualifier is still ambiguous, it might not be a suitable article title. In such an instance, a more precise qualifier should be used. For example, Party (album) is insufficiently precise because Party (Iggy Pop album), Party (Nick Swardson album), and Party (Pet Shop Boys album) exist. Therefore, Party (album) has no primary topic and serves as a redirect to Party (disambiguation), tagged R from incomplete disambiguation. With some naming conventions, it is appropriate to redirect a partially disambiguated term to an article. If so, a hatnote directing readers to other possible targets (or a disambiguation page) should be used."

List of reported partially disambiguated article titles and their characteristics
The following is a manually updated list of article titles with parenthetical partial disambiguation on the English language Wikipedia. Cases where there is no other standalone article involved in the ambiguity are treated in separate subsections at the end of this section.

(actor) or (actress)

 * , a Malayalam actress – also Bhavana (Kannada actress) and five other actresses at (RM closed as no consensus 28 February 2024, and not moved 6 June 2024). Bhavana (Kannada actress) is also partially disambiguated, since the other actress also acted in Kannada films.
 * , an English actor – also Sam Peter Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson (a much more well-known actor who is sometimes credited as "Sam Jackson") (RM closed as no consensus to move on 16 July 2023)
 * , an Indian actor – also Rahman (Bengali actor) (RM closed as not moved 30 October 2022, page view ratio more than 200:1)
 * , a British actor – also David Ross (actor, born 1728) (no record of article title discussion, 180:1 pageview ratio)
 * (an English-American actress) – also Jane Seymour (Canadian actress) (second actress identified as Canadian although most of her life and all of her career were in the U.S., RM discussion closed as not moved 24 January 2023, more than 100:1 pageview ratio)
 * , a British actor – also Robert Gottschall, a relatively obscure American actor who was sometimes, although not consistently, called Robert Shaw (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 23 August 2017 noting the obscurity and inconsistent crediting of the American actor, proposal to move to simply Robert Shaw failed 6 May 2021 due to lack of clearly greater notability than all the 33 other Robert Shaw topics combined, pageview ratio more than 500:1)
 * , a Telugu actor – also Sunil (Kannada actor) (RM closed as no consensus 21 August 2023, pageview ratio 69:1 ratio).

(album), (EP), (soundtrack), other music releases

 * (by Taylor Swift) – also 1989 (Ryan Adams album) (a cover of the album), 1989 (Taylor's Version) (a re-recording of the album) and four other albums listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 30 August 2023, pageview ratio about 51:1 relative to the Ryan Adams album)
 * (by Adele) – also 30 (Harry Connick Jr. album) and five other albums listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 4 January 2024, pageview ratio about 200:1)
 * (by Santana) – also Abraxas: Book of Angels Volume 19 (69:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by Lady Gaga) – also Born This Way (Cookie Crew album) and Born This Way: The Remix (a Lady Gaga remix album) and Born This Way: The Collection (a Lady Gaga compilation containing Born This Way and The Remix) (PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs, which have been about whether disambiguation is needed at all for the album, 4:1 pageview ratio relative to the other three albums combined, two of which are arguably only partial title matches based on the other album of the same artist)
 * (by Charli XCX) – also Brat (Nnamdï album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 23 June 2024)
 * (by Tame Impala) – also Currents (Eisley album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 30 April 2024, pageview ratio 90:1)
 * (by Paul Simon) – also Graceland (Kierra Sheard album) (233:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by Kanye West) – also Graduation (Deen album) and Graduation: Singles (RM closed as not moved 19 October 2022, pageview ratio more than 1000:1)
 * (by Doja Cat) – also Hot Pink (The Pink Spiders album) (pageview ratio about 100:1)
 * (by the Eagles) – also Hotel California (Tyga album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 29 December 2023, pageview ratio about 100:1)
 * (by J. Cole) – also K.O.D. (Tech N9ne album) (30:1 pageview ratio; punctuation may be seen as sufficient disambiguation)
 * (by Beyoncé) – also Lemonade (G. Love album), Lemonade (EP), Lemonade (Mucky Pup album), and five other albums listed at Lemonade (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 4 August 2023, pageview ratio 88:1 relative to the three other albums with articles combined)
 * (by the Beatles) – also Let It Be (Bud Shank album), Let It Be (Laibach album) and Let It Be (The Replacements album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 19 December 2023)
 * (by Madonna) – also Madonna (Alisha Chinai album) (a Madonna cover album) and Madonna (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 4 July 2023 with a pageview ratio of around 24:1, previous RMs in 2016 and 2017 closed as no consensus before the 2019 RFC)
 * (by The Who) – also My Generation: The Very Best of The Who and Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation in the Sakura Gakuin discography (title never discussed, the Best of topic is clearly derivative and both other topics are only a partial title match)
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also Reputation (Dusty Springfield album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 21 December 2021, not moved 20 October 2022 after another RM, 56:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by Donovan) – also Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom and Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan (~46:1 pageview ratio relative to the two other albums with articles combined)
 * – also The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event (44:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by Michael Jackson) – also eight other albums and one EP named Thriller (and an album named Thr!!!er) listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 13 November 2019 after seven RM discussions that were all about whether partial disambiguation was preferred or not; 92:1 pageview ratio over the sum of all other albums with exact title matches)
 * (by Marvin Gaye) – also What's Going On (Dirty Dozen Brass Band album) and What's Going On (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 22 February 2024, pageview ratio of roughly 200:1 relative to the exact title matches)

(AM)
Per WP:NCBC, current radio stations are considered the primary topic over former ones with the same callsign, resulting in partial disambiguation when an AM radio station callsign is ambiguous with non-radio topics or FM radio stations.
 * KOLT (AM) (current radio station in Terrytown, Nebraska) – also KOLT (1320 AM) (defunct radio station in Scottsbluff, Nebraska)
 * WAYS (AM) (current radio station in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) – also WAYS (1500 AM) (defunct radio station in Macon, Georgia) and WFNZ (AM) (current radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina that previously held the callsign WAYS)
 * WCHI (AM) (current radio station in Chillicothe, Ohio) – also WCHI (1490 AM) (defunct radion station in Chicago, Illinois)
 * WLEE (AM) (current radio station in Winona, Mississippi) – also WLEE (1480 AM) (defunct radio station in Richmond, Virginia) and two other defunct radio stations that previously held the callsign WLEE
 * WZUM (AM) (current radio station in Pittsburgh, Pensylvania) – also WZUM (1590 AM) (defunct radio station in Carnegie, Pennsylvania)

(band), (singer), other music artists

 * (an American band) – also Alabama (Canadian band) (RM closed as not moved 26 March 2019, 100:1 pageview ratio)
 * (an English band) – also Caravan (Thai band) (RM closed 30 October 2022 with no consensus, 39:1 pageview ratio)
 * (an American band) – see also Exodus (Polish band) (more than 100:1 pageview ratio; RM closed as moved to the partially disambiguated name 20 October 2022)
 * (an English band) – three other bands with similar or identical names at Free (disambiguation) (more than 10:1 pageview ratio over the others combined, which are primarily known by somewhat different names, RM closed as not moved 16 August 2022)
 * (an English band) – also Génesis (band) and the original name of Vixen (band) (the accent is a distinguishing feature, and Vixen may not have been notable when they were called Genesis, 440:1 pageview ratio between the non-accented and accented bands)
 * (an American band) – also Hanson (British band) (no RM discussion history, pageview ratio around 300:1)
 * (an Australian band) – also Jet (British band) (RM closed as moved to the partially disambiguated name 17 February 2024)
 * (an American band) – also Kiss (South Korean group) (RM closed as not moved 13 January 2016, the South Korean group was not exactly a band, 85:1 pageview ratio)
 * (born 1980) – also Lisa (rapper) (born 1997), a Thai rapper and singer who is a member of a South Korean girl group (RM closed as no consensus 14 March 2024)
 * (an American band) – also Nirvana (British band) and Nirvana 2002 (RM closed as not moved 15 May 2013 and again 6 November 2018, 53:1 pageview ratio relative to the other two combined)
 * (a 1990s English band) – also Oasis (American band) and Oasis (1980s band) (another English band) (no discussion of the PDAB issue is evident, more than 100:1 pageview ratio versus the other two combined)
 * (a Korean-New Zealand singer, born 1997) – also Rosé (drag queen) (a Scottish-American drag queen, born 1989), who is also a singer (RM closed as not moved 6 June 2024, 15:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a German techno music group) – also Scooter (Belgian band) (no RM discussion history, 99:1 pageview ratio)

(cat), (dog), other animals

 * (a pet of the Clinton family) – also the protagonist of Socks (novel), the short name of the cat Sockington, and a prominent Blue Peter pet, RM closed as no consensus on 13 January 2024 (pageview ratio about 7:1 relative to those other three combined)

(cricketer), (footballer), other sports players

 * (an English cricketer born in 1982) – also James Anderson (Australian cricketer) and Duncan Anderson, an Australian cricketer who was also known as James Anderson (RM closed as not moved 16 September 2022)
 * (Hall of Fame cornerback) – also Willie Brown (American football, born 1942) (RM closed as no consensus 1 January 2020, 27:1 pageview ratio)
 * – also Ronaldo (footballer, born 1962), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1977), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1980), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1990), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1991), Ronaldo (footballer, born August 1996), Ronaldo (footballer, born October 1996), and Ronaldo (footballer, born December 2000) (RM closed as not moved 4 August 2023, 178:1 pageview ratio relative to the other eight combined)
 * , a 2010s Major League pitcher – also Joe Smith (1910s pitcher), who played five games in the Negro leagues (RM closed as not moved 23 November 2021, 310:1 pageview ratio)
 * (an Australian cricketer born in 1989) – also Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1961) and Stephen Smith (cricketer) (RM closed as no consensus 23 July 2019; 88:1 pageview ratio versus the other two combined)

(film)

 * (a 2009 American film directed by Roland Emmerich) – five other films listed at (~99:1 pageview ratio relative to the four other films with articles combined)
 * (an American film directed by Teddy Newton) – also Tag und Nacht (film) (a 2010 Austrian film directed by Sabine Derflinger), which translates to Day and Night (~27:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 1985 American-Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco) – also Kiss of the Spider Woman (upcoming film) (an upcoming American film directed by Bill Condon) (RM closed as not moved 31 March 2024)
 * (a 2025 American film directed by Jared Hess) – also Minecraft: The Story of Mojang (a 2012 film directed by Paul Owens) (RM closed as not moved 22 March 2024, ~48:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 2018 American film directed by Brian A. Miller) – also Reprisal! (a 1956 American film directed by George Sherman) (~9:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 1993 American film directed by David Anspaugh) – also Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (a 2003 American film directed by Robert Dornhelm) (~50:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 1958 American film directed by Alfred Hitchcock) – four other films listed at (RM closed as not moved 11 October 2023, 480:1 pageview ratio relative to the other four films combined)
 * (a 2023 American film directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn) – also Hope (2013 film) (a South Korean film directed by Lee Joon-ik), which was also known as Wish (RM closed as not moved 8 June 2024, ~23:1 pageview ratio)

(magazine)

 * - also MW (Indian magazine) which was previously named Man's World (RM closed as not moved 5 July 2024)
 * (an American magazine) – also People (Australian magazine) (RM closed as no consensus in January 2014 and as not moved in February 2015, 84:1 pageview ratio)
 * – also Punch (Danish magazine), Adelaide Punch, Melbourne Punch and Sydney Punch (no discussion of the title evident, pageview ratio about 45:1 relative to the four others combined)
 * – four other magazines at Vanity Fair (disambiguation) and an article about the family at Vanity Fair (magazines) (21:1 pageview ratio between the current magazine and the family of magazines)

(opera)

 * (by Gounod) – also Faust (Spohr) (RM closed as not moved July 2019, 37:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by Wagner) – also Lohengrin (Sciarrino) (RM closed as not moved July 2019, 100:1 pageview ratio)

(song)

 * (by Taylor Swift) – also "Anti Hero (Brave New World)" (by Marlon Roudette) (pageview ratio over 300:1)
 * (by John Lennon) – also "Imagine" (Ariana Grande song), "Imagine" (Shola Ama song), "Imagine" (Snoop Dogg song), "Imagine" (Tone Damli song) and nine other songs at Imagine (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 24 April 2023; ~11:1 pageview ratio relative to the four other songs with articles combined)
 * (by the Beatles) – also "Let It Be" (Labrinth song) and three other songs listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 19 December 2023)
 * (by Lady Gaga) – also "Poker Face" (Ayumi Hamasaki song) and two other songs listed at Poker face (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 10 November 2021; 37:1 pageview ratio)
 * (written and originally recorded by Otis Redding, popularized by Aretha Franklin) – also "Respect" (Alliance Ethnik song), "Respect" (Joel Turner song) and others at Respect (disambiguation) (no discussion of the title evident, more than 100:1 pageview ratio between the Otis Redding song and the other two songs with dedicated articles combined)
 * (by Duran Duran) – also "Rio" (Ledri Vula song) and three other songs at (no discussion of the title evident; more than 100:1 pageview ratio between the two song articles)
 * (by Lorde) – also "Royals" (Paul Rey song) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 14 June 2024; ~171:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – also "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" (by O.A.R.) and five other songs listed at Shattered (RM discussion closed 24 January 2019 with no consensus to move, noting that the other song with an article is not an exact match for its complete title, 2:1 pageview ratio between the two song articles)
 * (written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler, sung by various artists) – also "Stormy Weather" (Echo & the Bunnymen song) and at least three other songs at Stormy Weather (RM closed as not moved 6 March 2024, 62:1 pageview ratio between the two articles)
 * (by Britney Spears) – also "Toxic" (BoyWithUke song), "Toxic" (YG song) and five other songs listed at (RM closed as not moved 28 May 2024; ~11:1 pageview ratio relative to the two other songs with articles combined)
 * (by ABBA) – also "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson song) (RFD closed as keep to Waterloo (ABBA song) 6 February 2024)
 * (by Marvin Gaye) – also "What's Going On" (Casey Donovan song), "What's Going On" (Taste song) and other songs at What's Going On (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 22 June 2022; 30:1 pageview ratio over those other two combined)
 * (by the Beatles) – also "Yesterday" (Black Eyed Peas song), "Yesterday" (Toni Braxton song), "Yesterday" (Shanice song), and other songs listed at Yesterday (disambiguation) (33:1 pageview ratio over the three other songs that have articles devoted to them combined, 36% of outgoing links from Yesterday (disambiguation), historic influence importance asserted, RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 21 May 2023)

(TV series) or similar

 * (a 1989 American documentary series) – also COPS (animated TV series) (a 1988 American series) and three other TV series with slightly different names at (RM closed as no consensus 6 October 2015 and not moved 13 February 2018)
 * (a British TV series) – also Taskmaster (American TV series) (RM closed as no consensus 27 June 2024)
 * (a 2019 American superhero series) – also The Boys (1993 TV series) (an American sitcom) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 24 January 2022; 120:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 2005 NBC sitcom) – also The Office (1995 TV series) (a CBS sitcom) (RM closed as not moved in July 2018 and again in August 2020, 40:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 2013 Canadian historical drama series) – also Vikings (2012 TV series) (a British documentary series) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB 19 March 2022, 100:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a 1975 syndicated game show) – also Wheel of Fortune (1952 game show) (a CBS game show) (~55:1 pageview ratio)

(video game)

 * – also Apprentice (Magic: The Gathering software), which may or may not be considered a video game (RM closed as not moved 3 December 2023)
 * (a 2007 game by Valve) – also Portal (series), Portal (1986 video game), Portal 2, Portal (video game element), etc. (2:1 pageview ratio relative to the series, RM closed as not moved 6 March 2022, another closed as not moved again 4 June 2023)
 * – also Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit video game) (also released in 1991, a result from a tricky RM on 14 December 2019, a subsequent RM was closed as not moved 22 February 2021, and a third RM closed as not moved 12 April 2024, 6:1 pageview ratio)

Comma disambiguation

 * (a town) – also Hunter (village), New York (~7:1 pageview ratio)
 * (Chicago neighborhood) – also Lincoln Park (Chicago park)
 * (an unincorporated community) – also Midway (ghost town), Howard County, Arkansas
 * (a city in Wales) and Newport, Pembrokeshire (a town in Wales) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title from bare Newport 27 February 2014, a subsequent RM reverted an undiscussed move 26 December 2018. This name was used partly due to the fact that a suitable alternative qualifier, such as Newport, Gwent or Newport, South Wales, was problematic. 12:1 pageview ratio.)
 * (in Hart) and Fleet, Hayling Island (which is also in Hampshire) (RM closed as no consensus 8 September 2019, more than 100:1 pageview ratio)
 * (in Stoke-on-Trent) and Tunstall, Stafford (which also in Staffordshire) (RM closed as no consensus 8 September 2019, both infrequently read topics, 37:1 pageview ratio)

Canada and United States page names
860 partially-disambiguated titles of US and Canada municipalities exist in the format Municipality, State when other articles in the format Municipality, County, State also exist. The following is a list of those partially-disambiguated articles whose titles have been the subject of an RM:
 * (a census-designated place in San Diego County) – also Alpine, Los Angeles County, California (an unincorporated community) (RM closed as not moved 8 April 2021)
 * (a village in Fond du Lac County) – also Eden (town), Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and Eden, Iowa County, Wisconsin (a town) (RM closed as no consensus 8 March 2017)
 * (a city in Contra Costa County) – also El Cerrito, Riverside County, California (a census-designated place) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 31 July 2010)
 * (a census-designated place in Christian and Todd Counties) – also Fairview, Kenton County, Kentucky (a city) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 26 August 2013)
 * (a borough in Bergen County) – also six other locations at Fairview, New Jersey (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 5 October 2021)
 * (a city in Webster County) – also Providence, Simpson County, Kentucky (an unincorporated community) and Providence, Trimble County, Kentucky (an unincorporated community) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 5 October 2013)
 * (an abandoned former town in Calhoun County) – also St. Joseph, Pasco County, Florida (an unincorporated community) and three other places at St. Joseph, Florida (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 10 July 2023)
 * (a city in Chippewa and Clark Counties) – also Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin (a town) (RM closed as no consensus 14 June 2014)
 * (a city in Will County) – also Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois (a village) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 17 April 2024, ~18:1 pageview ratio)

Other

 * – also 911 (Philippines) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 31 January 2024)
 * – also Al Ahly Benghazi (basketball), which was previously called Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi, basketball)
 * – also ACS Ladies Târgu Mureș which was previously named CSM Târgu Mureș (women's football)
 * - also David Hill (music manager) which was previously named David Hill (musician and businessman)
 * (Cryptoprocta ferox) – also Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana)
 * (American TV channel) – also FX (Asian TV channel), FX (Australian TV channel), FX (Canadian TV channel), FX (Greek TV channel), FX (Indian TV channel), FX (Italian TV channel), FX (Latin American TV channel); see also FX (international) (8:1 pageview ratio relative to the other eight combined)
 * (marque used by Chrysler Corporation) – also Imperial (British automobile) (no record of article title discussion, more than 200:1 pageview ratio)
 * (by DC Comics) – also the name of video game characters Joker (Persona) and Joker (Mass Effect) (long RM history, most recently not moved 15 November 2021)
 * - three other uses at Jonathan Kent (RM closed as no consensus 19 May 2024)
 * (a river in France and Belgium) – also Lys (Dora Baltea) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 11 August 2017, 12:1 pageview ratio)
 * (a New York–Toronto service 1981–present) – also Maple Leaf (GTW train) and Maple Leaf (Lehigh Valley Railroad train) (no record of article title discussion, more than 100:1 pageview ratio relative to the two others combined)
 * – also Michael H. Cohen, who is also a lawyer (RM closed as no consensus 22 May 2024)
 * (speaker of the United States House of Representatives) – also Michael T. Johnson (member of the Louisiana House of Representatives) (PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs, which most recently found a lack of consensus to move to the more-ambiguous Mike Johnson (politician) 25 December 2023) (RM opened 20 July 2024)
 * (a team in the National League, later moved to San Francisco) – also New York Giants (Players' League) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 16 May 2022, pageview ratio 123:1)
 * (by Richard Bachman, alias of Stephen King) – also The Running Man (Bauer novel) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB 19 October 2012, 54:1 pageview ratio)
 * – also Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979), Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988–1990), and Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) (pageview ratio 1:1 relative to Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)), RMs in 2021 and 2023 closed as not moved
 * – also Southeastern (train operating company, 2006–2021) (pageview ratio 3:1, RM closed as not moved 4 March 2024)
 * (established in 2002, renamed to its current name in 2024) – also World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)

Album and song articles with no other standalone article
Following a Request for Comment discussion, it was concluded in June 2016 that when a song or album is the only song or album that has a standalone article on Wikipedia, but other songs or albums of the same name are listed on the disambiguation page for that name per MOS:DABMENTION, the article title of the song or album that has a standalone article should not include the artist name. This conclusion has since been included in a footnote of the guideline at WP:ALBUMDAB.

The following is a manually updated list of such instances:


 * (by Tomomi Itano) – four other songs at
 * (by David Garrett) – also an album by Charli XCX
 * (by Kate Voegele) – also an album by David Baerwald
 * (by A Taste of Honey) – also an album by James Booker
 * (by John Maus) – also an album by Assemblage 23
 * (by Luciano) – two other albums at
 * (by Maggie Rogers) – six other songs at
 * (by Alias) – also an album by The Magic Numbers
 * (by Virginia Astley) – also an album by Bukas Palad Music Ministry
 * (by George Harrison) – five other songs at
 * (by Don McLean) – also a song by Shea Diamond
 * (by Green Day) – two other songs at
 * (by Rihanna) – also Anti EP and another album listed at
 * (by Mark Lindsay) – six other songs at
 * (by Eva Ware Barnett) – also a song on Arkansas (Glen Campbell album)
 * (by Eric Clapton) – two other albums at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – two other songs at
 * (by Green Day) – four other songs at
 * (by Tove Lo) – three other songs at
 * (by Soul Asylum) – five other songs at
 * (by Kotoko) – two other songs at
 * (by Bebo Norman) – also a song on Busted (2002 Busted album)
 * (by BTS) – three other songs at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also another song by Don Toliver on Heaven or Hell (album)
 * (by Sia) – two other songs at Chandelier (disambiguation)
 * (by Sia) – three other songs listed at
 * (by Twenty One Pilots) – two other songs at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 29 April 2021)
 * (by Guns N' Roses) – also a song on Captain America: Civil War (soundtrack)
 * (by Taylor Swift) – two other songs listed at
 * (by Juice Wrld and Marshmello) – three other songs at Come and Go (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 17 July 2023)
 * (by the Paul Horn Quintet) – two other albums at, and various albums called Cycles
 * (by Gerry Goffin and Carole King) – also a song by the Kinks on Kinda Kinks
 * (by Taylor Swift) – two other songs listed at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – six other songs listed at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – three other songs listed at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also a song by Harry Belafonte from Love Is a Gentle Thing and two other songs titled "15" at
 * (by Judas Priest) – two other albums at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 20 December 2018)
 * (by Girls' Generation) – four other songs at (RM closed as not moved 9 December 2013)
 * (by Superfly), nine other songs at Hello Hello with similar or identical titles
 * (written by Paul McCartney, recorded by the Beatles) – at least five other songs at
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – also a song by Gin Blossoms on the 1996 album Congratulations I'm Sorry
 * (by Taylor Swift) – four other songs listed at
 * (by the Zac Brown Band) – also a Neil Young song on American Stars 'n Bars and as the title track of Homegrown (Neil Young album)
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – eight other songs at I Am Waiting (disambiguation)
 * (by the Beatles) – three other songs at I'll Be Back (disambiguation)
 * (by Gina Thompson) – also an album by Jimmy Scott
 * (by Dua Lipa) – fourteen other songs at
 * (by Cypress Hill) – eight other songs at
 * (by Sarsa) – two other songs at
 * (by the Goo Goo Dolls) – six other songs at
 * (by Bob Dylan) – also "ISIS" (song) and two other songs at
 * (by Randy Newman) – also a song by Three Dog Night on the album It's a Jungle
 * (by Imagine Dragons) – five other songs listed at, including the most popular song on an Elvis Costello album (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 28 July 2016)
 * (by Famous Dex) – nine other songs listed at
 * (by Dolly Parton) – at least five other songs at
 * (by Paul McCartney) – also a song by Zico Chain
 * (by Larry Willis) – two other albums listed at
 * (by Kygo) – also an album by the Mowgli's
 * (by Grizzly Bear) – also a song by Rockwell on Somebody's Watching Me (album)
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – also two other songs at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also a song by Lim Young-woong
 * (by X Japan) – four other songs at
 * (by Cole Porter) – four other songs at
 * (by Eliane Elias) – also an album by ABBA
 * (by Taylor Swift) – three other albums at
 * (by the Beautiful South) – also a song by The Times
 * (by Rodgers and Hart) – three other songs at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – four other songs listed at
 * (by Carl Perkins) – also a song by the Kooks on Inside In / Inside Out
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also a song on Funhouse (Pink album)
 * (by the Beatles) – two other songs at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also "Mirror Ball" (song) and four other songs at Mirror ball (disambiguation)
 * (by the Amity Affliction) – also an album by Disentomb
 * (by Jon Pardi) – also an album by Julian Velard
 * (by YoungBoy Never Broke Again) – three other songs at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also a song by Hands Like Houses from Dissonants
 * (by Lou Reed) – also an album by Antti Tuisku
 * (by Bonnie Raitt) – two other songs listed at
 * (by Inna) – nine other songs at
 * (by the Beatles) – also a song by Buzzcocks from Another Music in a Different Kitchen
 * (by Taylor Swift) – four other songs at Nothing New
 * (by the Beatles) – also a song by Anti-Nowhere League from We Are...The League
 * (by Taylor Swift) – five other songs listed at
 * (by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner) – two other songs listed at
 * (by Billy Joel) – three other songs listed at
 * (by Sylvia Robinson) – also a song by Doris Day from Pillow Talk
 * (by Zayn) – also a song by Isolée from We Are Monster
 * (by the Beatles) – also a song on State of Mind (Holly Valance album)
 * (by the Coasters) – also a song by the same name by Faster Pussycat on Wake Me When It's Over
 * (by BTS) – two other albums listed at
 * (by J. J. Johnson) – also an album by the same name by Steve Roach
 * (by Mr. Children) – also an album by Krokofant
 * (by the Future Sound of London) – also a song by AAA
 * (by Run-DMC) – also an album by Fatback Band
 * (by the Ramones) – two other albums listed at Ramones (disambiguation)
 * (written by Ian Tyson, recorded by Johnny Cash) – also a song by OutKast on Stankonia
 * (written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, recorded by Lea Salonga) – seven other songs at
 * (by Madonna featuring Lil Wayne) – five other songs at
 * (by Elton John) – two other songs listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 17 December 2013)
 * (by Paramore) – eleven other songs listed at
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – seven other songs listed at
 * (by Adellitas Way) – ten other songs listed at
 * (by Mansun) – three other songs listed at
 * (by Sons of Alpha Centauri) – also an eponymous demo album
 * (by Taylor Swift) – five other songs listed at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also a song by Leslie Odom Jr. from One Night in Miami...
 * (by No Rome, Charli XCX and The 1975) – three other songs by the same name at
 * (by the Street Dogs) – two other albums listed at
 * (by Taylor Swift) – five other songs listed at
 * (by the Paper Kites) – also an album by Klinik
 * (by Sigrid) – seven other songs listed at
 * (by Blackpink) – also a song by Midwxst and Denzel Curry
 * (by Paramore) – two other songs listed at
 * (written by Nik Kershaw, recorded by Chesney Hawkes) – two other songs at
 * (by Twenty One Pilots) – also a song on Taylor Swift (album)
 * (by the Rolling Stones) – also a song by Myra Taylor (singer)
 * (by Taylor Swift) – also song by Charlotte Church from Back to Scratch
 * (by Johnny Duhan) – also an album by Haywyre
 * (by Johnny Duhan) – also a song by the Moody Blues on On the Threshold of a Dream
 * (by the Beatles) – three other songs at
 * (by Kim Weston) – also an album by Ashton Shepherd
 * (by Childish Gambino) – two other songs at
 * (by Michael Jackson) – also a song on Thriller (Lambchop album)
 * (by the Lords of the Underground) – five other songs at
 * (by the Beatles) – also a song on Stronger (Sara Evans album)
 * (by Kesha) – two other songs at
 * (by Unrest) – two other albums listed at
 * (by Rihanna) – six other songs listed at
 * (by Kris Kross Amsterdam and The Boy Next Door) – three other songs listed at
 * (by (G)I-dle) – also a song on Lush (Mitski album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 13 June 2024)
 * (by Taylor Swift) – At least five other songs with the same title at
 * (by Rush) – five other songs listed at (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 21 August 2023)
 * (by Travis Scott) – also a song by Lana Del Rey from Chemtrails over the Country Club

The template Incomplete disambiguation should not be used in such articles. That template is intended for use only on disambiguation pages.

Band articles with no other standalone article

 * (an American band) – also a fictional band called Afterglow in the BanG Dream! franchise and a similarly named Italian band called The Afterglow
 * (an American band) – also a fictional band called Eagles in Love Forever (film) and a similarly named American group The Eagles (rhythm and blues group) and a similarly named UK group The Eagles (British band) (the only other one that is an exact title match being barely mentioned and not having an article, PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs in April 2010, March 2013 and January 2017 which moved it from the base name Eagles to the current title)
 * (an English band) – also an Australian band that recorded the album What the Hell Is Going On?

Film articles with no other standalone article

 * (a 1918 British film directed by Sidney Morgan) – also a 1990 German film directed by Tom Tykwer
 * (a 1988 American film directed by Penny Marshall) – also a 2023 Taiwanese film directed by Te-Sheng Wei
 * (an American film directed by Adam Green) – also a Hong Kong film directed by Derek Kwok
 * (a 2023 American film directed by George C. Wolfe) – also a 2001 American film directed by Rick Johnson (quarterback) (the other film is only a subtopic and doesn't seem very notable, although some famous people were involved in it) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 23 October 2022)
 * (a 1983 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola) – also a 1998 British film directed by Tony Davies

Other articles with no other standalone article

 * (Japanese professional wrestler born in 1981) – also Veny (also a Japanese professional wrestler, formerly under the name of Asuka) and Lioness Asuka (also a Japanese professional wrestler) (10:1 pageview ratio between the top two, RM closed as not moved 15 April 2023, a subsequent RM proposing moving to Asuka closed as not moved 20 October 2023)
 * , also Eagle (Acidalia Planitia crater)
 * (in Devdas) – also eponymous characters in Chandramukhi and Chandramukhi (2022 film)
 * , a 2019 novel by Jo Nesbø – also a 2009 novel by R. J. Anderson
 * – also Pal the Wonder Dog
 * – also Progress Party (Norway, 1957) which redirects to 1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
 * , a 1978 British music show – also a 2001 British comedy sketch show featuring John Inman
 * , an English sailor executed in 1797 – also a character in the 1838 Edgar Allan Poe novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (it is possible that Poe based his character on the historical person, but no reliable source has been found that offers an opinion on that; Poe character not noticed in RM discussion closed 19 April 2021)
 * - also Substrate (chemistry) which has specific uses in biochemistry
 * (1997 British drama series) – also The Lakes with Paul Rose (2018 British TV documentary series)
 * (by Marvel Comics) – also the name of minor characters in Zookeeper (film), The Guild (web series), Rounin (TV series), American Gladiators (2008 TV series), and Guilty Gear (RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 5 October 2021)
 * – another footballer with the same name was among the top scorers in 2020 China League Two (RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 19 March 2024)

List of partially disambiguated article redirects
Among the options for how to categorize partially disambiguated article redirects are (multiple categories may be appropriate):
 * If the destination of the redirect is a disambiguation page, R from incomplete disambiguation, Category:Redirects from incomplete disambiguation;
 * If the destination of the redirect is not a disambiguation page:
 * If the destination of the redirect is a disambiguated name, R from other disambiguation, Category:Redirects from other disambiguation
 * If the destination of the redirect is a longer name, R from short name, Category:Redirects from short names
 * If the destination of the redirect is a shorter name, R from long name, Category:Redirects from long names
 * If mentioned in a hatnote of the target article, R mentioned in hatnote, Category:Redirects mentioned in hatnotes
 * If the redirect resulted from a renaming, R from move, Category:Redirects from moves

The following is a manually updated list of WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT article redirects with parenthetical partial disambiguation on the English language Wikipedia.

(band), (singer), other music artists

 * – redirects to Mike Hall (bassist) – see also Michael Hall (Texas musician) and Michael Hall (English musician) (RM closed as moved with no consensus on whether to retarget the redirect 19 April 2024)
 * – redirects to Tricky (rapper) – see also Tricky Stewart
 * – redirects to Paul McCartney and Wings – see also Wings (1968 band) (161:1 pageview ratio)

(cricketer), (footballer), other sports players

 * – redirects to List of Bradford City A.F.C. players (1–49 league appearances) – also two other footballers who played in the 1900s at (RM closed as no consensus 7 January 2024, largely due to the lack of a suitable alternate title; AfD closed as redirect 7 March 2024)

(Disney)

 * – redirects to Belle (Disney character) – see also "Belle" (Disney song)
 * – redirects to Bolt (2008 film) – see also Bolt (Disney character)
 * – redirects to Moana (character) – see also Moana (2016 film)
 * – redirects to Robin Hood (1973 film) – see also Robin Hood (Disney character)
 * – redirects to Tinker Bell (Disney character) – see also Tinker Bell (film) and Tinker Bell (film series)
 * – redirects to Wish (film) – see also Disney Wish

(film)

 * – redirects to Casino (1995 film) – see also Casino (1980 film) and Casino (2023 film) (~62:1 pageview ratio relative to the two other films combined)
 * – redirects to Chicago (2002 film) – see also Chicago (1927 film) (~23:1 pageview ratio)
 * – redirects to Drama (film and television) – see also Drama (2010 film), Drama (2012 film) and Drama (2018 film) (~8:1 pageview ratio relative to the three other films combined)
 * – redirects to Hey Arnold!: The Movie – see also Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie
 * – redirects to Hot Shots! – see also Hot Shots (1956 film) (~69:1 pageview ratio)
 * – redirects to Le Silence de la mer (1949 film) – see also Le Silence de la Mer (2004 film)
 * – redirects to Serial film – see also Serial (1980 film)
 * – redirects to Shot (filmmaking) – see also Shot (2017 film) (~6:1 pageview ratio)
 * – redirects to The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr – see also The Smashing Machine (2025 film)

(song)

 * – redirects to ? (XXXTentacion album) – also a song on One of Wun
 * – redirects to Dirt Femme – also a song on AR (EP)
 * – redirects to "Careless Whisper" – also a song on Change (Sugababes album) (RfD closed as keep 31 May 2024)

(TV series) or similar

 * – redirects to Pyramid (franchise) – see also Pyramid (Australian game show)
 * – redirects to The Face (franchise) – see also The Face (American TV series), The Face (Australian TV series), The Face (British TV series) and The Face (Vietnamese TV series)

Comma disambiguation

 * – redirects to Arlington County, Virginia – see also Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia

Other

 * n (year) – redirects to AD n – see also n BC (where n is a non-primary topic year number – see WP:YEARDAB. Instances of n include the integers 1–150, 311, 360, 365, 383, 404, 411, 420, 442, 500, 666 and 747.)
 * – redirects to The Canadian – see also Canadian (NYC train) (57:1 pageview ratio)
 * – redirects to Jewel-Osco – see also Jewel Food Stores (Australia) (20:1 pageview ratio)

Partially disambiguated article titles detected but not yet studied
These two tables contain a list of cases where one title has a partial qualifier which is a prefix or suffix of one or more other title's full qualifier. For the example of "John Doe (footballer)", the first table might pair him with "John Doe (footballer, born 1987)" and the second with "John Doe (Irish footballer)". False positives have been filtered out by automated elimination of set indices etc. and by manual checking, but some may remain. The correct course of action is not obvious and varies between cases. Some partial qualifiers should be made more precise, with the partially qualified name becoming a new dab or a redirect to an existing dab; other cases may be moved to the lists above once they have been studied. There should be no overlap between the tables, but some cases in the prefix table may also have undetected matches of the suffix kind.