Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Boston
United States · #15 origin · 5 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
357.5
US score
33.7
UK score
18.6
Attributed artists
29
Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 2.16 · score per artist 12.3
Decade fingerprint
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Top artists
- 1Aerosmith83.6
- 2New Kids on the Block59.8
- 3Donna Summer44.4
- 4Boston36.3
- 5Bobby Brown23
- 6Paula Cole15.4
- 7Vaughn Meader12.5
- 8The Cars10.4
- 9Noah Kahan10.4
- 10Pixies8.8
- 11The J. Geils Band5.6
- 12New Edition5.1
- 13Freddy Cannon5.1
- 14Vertical Horizon4.1
- 15Extreme3.9
Signature songs
- 1“The Day the Rains Came” — Jane Morgan · UK #1 (1958)
- 2“Stick Season” — Noah Kahan · UK / US #1 (2023)
- 3“I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” — Aerosmith · UK / US #1 (1998)
- 4“Centerfold” — The J. Geils Band · UK / US #1 (1982)
- 5“Spirit in the Sky” — Norman Greenbaum · UK / US #1 (1970)
- 6“Everything You Want” — Vertical Horizon · US #1 (2000)
- 7“End of Beginning” — Djo · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 8“More Than Words” — Extreme · UK / US #1 (1991)
- 9“Drive” — The Cars · UK / US #3 (1984)
- 10“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” — Freddy Cannon · UK / US #3 (1959)
- 11“Fight Song” — Rachel Platten · UK / US #1 (2015)
- 12“Monster Mash” — Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers · UK / US #1 (1962)
- 13“MacArthur Park” — Donna Summer · UK / US #1 (1978)
- 14“Hot Stuff” — Donna Summer · US #1 (1979)
- 15“Hangin' Tough” — New Kids on the Block · UK / US #1 (1989)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | “End of Beginning” | Djo | UK |
| 2023 | “Stick Season” | Noah Kahan | UK |
| 2015 | “Fight Song” | Rachel Platten | UK |
| 2009 | “Bonkers” | Armand van Helden | UK |
| 2000 | “Everything You Want” | Vertical Horizon | US |
| 1999 | “You Don't Know Me” | Armand van Helden | UK |
| 1998 | “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” | Aerosmith | US |
| 1991 | “Good Vibrations” | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | US |
| 1991 | “More Than Words” | Extreme | US |
| 1990 | “She Ain't Worth It” | Bobby Brown | US |
| 1990 | “Step by Step” | New Kids on the Block | US |
| 1989 | “Hangin' Tough” | New Kids on the Block | UK / US |
| 1989 | “I'll Be Loving You (Forever)” | New Kids on the Block | US |
| 1989 | “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” | New Kids on the Block | UK |
| 1988 | “My Prerogative” | Bobby Brown | US |
| 1986 | “Amanda” | Boston | US |
| 1983 | “Candy Girl” | New Edition | UK |
| 1982 | “Centerfold” | The J. Geils Band | US |
| 1979 | “Bad Girls” | Donna Summer | US |
| 1979 | “Hot Stuff” | Donna Summer | US |
| 1979 | “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” | Donna Summer | US |
| 1978 | “MacArthur Park” | Donna Summer | US |
| 1977 | “I Feel Love” | Donna Summer | UK |
| 1970 | “Spirit in the Sky” | Norman Greenbaum | UK |
| 1962 | “Monster Mash” | 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)