The Sound of Bristol

United Kingdom · #64 origin · 6 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
60.3
US score
4.1
UK score
15.6
Attributed artists
15

Signature decade 1950s · era-distinctiveness 4.29 · score per artist 4

Decade fingerprint

Top artists

  1. 1Massive Attack13.3
  2. 2Tears for Fears9.5
  3. 3George Ezra8.6
  4. 4PJ Harvey7
  5. 5Portishead6.5
  6. 6PinkPantheress4.4
  7. 7Russ Conway3.7
  8. 8Mr. Acker Bilk3.6
  9. 9Racey1
  10. 10The Wurzels1
  11. 11Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band0.6
  12. 12Cozy Powell0.5
  13. 13Naked Eyes0.4
  14. 14Blonde0.2
  15. 15Kosheen0.2

Signature songs

  1. 1“Stranger on the Shore” : Mr. Acker Bilk · UK / US #1 (1961)
  2. 2“Side Saddle” : Russ Conway · UK #1 (1959)
  3. 3“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” : Tears for Fears · UK / US #1 (1985)
  4. 4“Shotgun” : George Ezra · UK #1 (2018)
  5. 5“Roulette” : Russ Conway · UK #1 (1959)
  6. 6“Shout” : Tears for Fears · UK / US #1 (1984)
  7. 7“Stateside” : PinkPantheress · UK / US #3 (2026)
  8. 8“Paradise” : George Ezra · UK #2 (2018)
  9. 9“Boy's a Liar” : PinkPantheress · UK #2 (2023)
  10. 10“Green Green Grass” : George Ezra · UK #3 (2022)
  11. 11“Sowing the Seeds of Love” : Tears for Fears · UK / US #2 (1989)
  12. 12“The Combine Harvester” : The Wurzels · UK #1 (1976)
  13. 13“Budapest” : George Ezra · UK #3 (2014)
  14. 14“Lay Your Love on Me” : Racey · UK #3 (1978)
  15. 15“Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2” : PinkPantheress · US #3 (2023)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Shotgun”
George Ezra · UK
2018
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
Tears for Fears · US
1985
“Shout”
Tears for Fears · US
1985
“The Combine Harvester”
The Wurzels · UK
1976
“Stranger on the Shore”
Mr. Acker Bilk · US
1962
“Roulette”
Russ Conway · UK
1959
“Side Saddle”
Russ Conway · UK
1959
7 of 7 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

6 Master Tape tracks by Bristol artists: Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears) · Head Over Heels (Tears For Fears) · Woman In Chains (Tears For Fears) · Promises, Promises - US Single Version (Naked Eyes) · Advice For The Young At Heart (Tears For Fears) · Sowing The Seeds Of Love (Tears For Fears)