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The Sound of Boston

United States · #15 origin · 5 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
356.8
US score
33.6
UK score
18.4
Attributed artists
29

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 2.17 · score per artist 12.3

Decade fingerprint

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2020

Top artists

  1. 1Aerosmith83.6
  2. 2New Kids on the Block59.8
  3. 3Donna Summer44.4
  4. 4Boston36.3
  5. 5Bobby Brown23
  6. 6Paula Cole15.4
  7. 7Vaughn Meader12.5
  8. 8The Cars10.4
  9. 9Noah Kahan10.2
  10. 10Pixies8.8
  11. 11The J. Geils Band5.6
  12. 12New Edition5.1
  13. 13Freddy Cannon5.1
  14. 14Vertical Horizon4.1
  15. 15Extreme3.9

Signature songs

  1. 1“The Day the Rains Came” : Jane Morgan · UK #1 (1958)
  2. 2“Stick Season” : Noah Kahan · UK / US #1 (2023)
  3. 3“I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” : Aerosmith · UK / US #1 (1998)
  4. 4“Centerfold” : The J. Geils Band · UK / US #1 (1982)
  5. 5“Spirit in the Sky” : Norman Greenbaum · UK / US #1 (1970)
  6. 6“Everything You Want” : Vertical Horizon · US #1 (2000)
  7. 7“More Than Words” : Extreme · UK / US #1 (1991)
  8. 8“Drive” : The Cars · UK / US #3 (1984)
  9. 9“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” : Freddy Cannon · UK / US #3 (1959)
  10. 10“Fight Song” : Rachel Platten · UK / US #1 (2015)
  11. 11“Monster Mash” : Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers · UK / US #1 (1962)
  12. 12“MacArthur Park” : Donna Summer · UK / US #1 (1978)
  13. 13“Hot Stuff” : Donna Summer · US #1 (1979)
  14. 14“Hangin' Tough” : New Kids on the Block · UK / US #1 (1989)
  15. 15“End of Beginning” : Djo · UK / US #1 (2024)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“End of Beginning”
2026
Djo
UK
“Stick Season”
2023
Noah Kahan
UK
“Fight Song”
2015
Rachel Platten
UK
“Bonkers”
2009
Armand van Helden
UK
“Everything You Want”
2000
Vertical Horizon
US
“You Don't Know Me”
1999
Armand van Helden
UK
“I Don't Want to Miss a Thing”
1998
Aerosmith
US
“Good Vibrations”
1991
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
US
“More Than Words”
1991
Extreme
US
“She Ain't Worth It”
1990
Bobby Brown
US
“Step by Step”
1990
New Kids on the Block
US
“Hangin' Tough”
1989
New Kids on the Block
UK / US
“I'll Be Loving You (Forever)”
1989
New Kids on the Block
US
“You Got It (The Right Stuff)”
1989
New Kids on the Block
UK
“My Prerogative”
1988
Bobby Brown
US
“Amanda”
1986
Boston
US
“Candy Girl”
1983
New Edition
UK
“Centerfold”
1982
The J. Geils Band
US
“Bad Girls”
1979
Donna Summer
US
“Hot Stuff”
1979
Donna Summer
US
“No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)”
1979
Donna Summer
US
“MacArthur Park”
1978
Donna Summer
US
“I Feel Love”
1977
Donna Summer
UK
“Spirit in the Sky”
1970
Norman Greenbaum
UK
“Monster Mash”
1962
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
US
25 of 26 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

5 Master Tape tracks by Boston artists: Her Town Too (with J.D. Souther) (James Taylor) · With You All The Way (New Edition) · Voices Carry ('Til Tuesday) · Drive - 2017 Remaster (The Cars) · Rock Wit'cha (Bobby Brown)