Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Birmingham
United Kingdom · #20 origin · 5 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
307.3
US score
14.7
UK score
42.8
Attributed artists
39
Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 3.12 · score per artist 7.9
Decade fingerprint
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2020
Top artists
- 1Duran Duran57.7
- 2UB4041.2
- 3Steve Winwood40.3
- 4Black Sabbath38.6
- 5Electric Light Orchestra36.4
- 6Slade22.2
- 7Ozzy Osbourne18
- 8Fine Young Cannibals15.4
- 9Nick Drake3.8
- 10The Moody Blues3.3
- 11The Move2.9
- 12Dexys Midnight Runners2.8
- 13The Streets2.7
- 14Musical Youth2.5
- 15The Spencer Davis Group2.4
Signature songs
- 1“The Reflex” — Duran Duran · UK / US #1 (1984)
- 2“Can't Help Falling in Love” — UB40 · US #1 (1993)
- 3“Red Red Wine” — UB40 · UK / US #1 (1983)
- 4“The Wild Boys” — Duran Duran · UK / US #2 (1984)
- 5“A View to a Kill” — Duran Duran · UK / US #1 (1985)
- 6“Ordinary World” — Duran Duran · UK / US #3 (1993)
- 7“Hungry Like the Wolf” — Duran Duran · UK / US #3 (1982)
- 8“Is There Something I Should Know?” — Duran Duran · UK / US #1 (1983)
- 9“She Drives Me Crazy” — Fine Young Cannibals · UK / US #1 (1989)
- 10“Union of the Snake” — Duran Duran · UK / US #3 (1983)
- 11“Don't Bring Me Down” — Electric Light Orchestra · UK / US #3 (1979)
- 12“(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You” — UB40 · UK #1 (1993)
- 13“Coz I Luv You” — Slade · UK #1 (1971)
- 14“Come On Eileen” — Dexys Midnight Runners · US #1 (1983)
- 15“Good Thing” — Fine Young Cannibals · UK / US #1 (1989)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | “Swagger Jagger” | Cher Lloyd | UK |
| 2004 | “Dry Your Eyes” | The Streets | UK |
| 1998 | “Brimful of Asha” | Cornershop | UK |
| 1997 | “Your Woman” | White Town | UK |
| 1996 | “Spaceman” | Babylon Zoo | UK |
| 1994 | “Baby Come Back” | Pato Banton | UK |
| 1994 | “Baby Come Back” | Ali & Robin Campbell | UK |
| 1993 | “(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You” | UB40 | UK |
| 1993 | “Can't Help Falling in Love” | UB40 | US |
| 1989 | “Good Thing” | Fine Young Cannibals | US |
| 1989 | “She Drives Me Crazy” | Fine Young Cannibals | US |
| 1988 | “Roll with It” | Steve Winwood | US |
| 1986 | “Higher Love” | Steve Winwood | US |
| 1985 | “A View to a Kill” | Duran Duran | US |
| 1985 | “I Got You Babe” | UB40 | UK |
| 1984 | “The Reflex” | Duran Duran | UK / US |
| 1983 | “Come On Eileen” | Dexys Midnight Runners | US |
| 1983 | “Is There Something I Should Know?” | Duran Duran | UK |
| 1983 | “Red Red Wine” | UB40 | UK / US |
| 1982 | “Come On Eileen” | Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express | UK |
| 1982 | “Pass the Dutchie” | Musical Youth | UK |
| 1980 | “Geno” | Dexys Midnight Runners | UK |
| 1980 | “Xanadu” | Electric Light Orchestra | UK |
| 1973 | “Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)” | Wizzard | UK |
| 1973 | “Cum On Feel the Noize” | Slade | UK |
25 of 35 #1 singles · click a column to sort
Velvet Rock
5 Master Tape tracks by Birmingham artists: Valerie (Steve Winwood) · Higher Love (Steve Winwood) · Back In The High Life Again (Steve Winwood) · Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra) · While You See A Chance (Steve Winwood)