Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Cardiff

United Kingdom · #30 origin

Combined (3:1)
191.1
US score
4.2
UK score
31.9
Attributed artists
18

Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 2.37 · score per artist 10.6

Decade fingerprint

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2020

Top artists

  1. 1Shirley Bassey91.1
  2. 2Tom Jones48.3
  3. 3Shakin' Stevens13
  4. 4Manic Street Preachers9.8
  5. 5Duffy8.7
  6. 6Mary Hopkin4.3
  7. 7Donna Lewis4.1
  8. 8Stereophonics3.8
  9. 9Dave Edmunds2.9
  10. 10Amen Corner1.6
  11. 11Malcolm Vaughan1.2
  12. 12Ricky Valance0.8
  13. 13Catatonia0.5
  14. 14Charlotte Church0.4
  15. 15Sian Evans0.3

Signature songs

  1. 1“I Love You Always Forever” — Donna Lewis · UK / US #2 (1996)
  2. 2“Those Were the Days” — Mary Hopkin · UK / US #1 (1968)
  3. 3“Merry Christmas Everyone” — Shakin' Stevens · UK #1 (1985)
  4. 4“I Hear You Knocking” — Dave Edmunds · UK / US #1 (1970)
  5. 5“More Than Ever” — Malcolm Vaughan · UK #5 (1958)
  6. 6“As I Love You” — Shirley Bassey · UK #1 (1959)
  7. 7“I'll Never Fall in Love Again” — Tom Jones · UK / US #2 (1967)
  8. 8“As Long as He Needs Me” — Shirley Bassey · UK #2 (1960)
  9. 9“Green, Green Grass of Home” — Tom Jones · UK #1 (1966)
  10. 10“Mercy” — Duffy · UK #1 (2008)
  11. 11“Tell Laura I Love Her” — Ricky Valance · UK #1 (1960)
  12. 12“Reach For The Stars” — Shirley Bassey · UK #1 (1961)
  13. 13“Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me” — Shirley Bassey · UK #3 (1959)
  14. 14“She's a Lady” — Tom Jones · US #2 (1971)
  15. 15“Till” — Tom Jones · UK #2 (1971)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2011“Louder”Sian EvansUK
2009“(Barry) Islands in the Stream”Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn WestUK
2009“(Barry) Islands in the Stream”Tom JonesUK
2008“Mercy”DuffyUK
2005“Dakota”StereophonicsUK
2000“The Masses Against the Classes”Manic Street PreachersUK
1998“If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next”Manic Street PreachersUK
1985“Merry Christmas Everyone”Shakin' StevensUK
1982“Oh Julie”Shakin' StevensUK
1981“Green Door”Shakin' StevensUK
1981“This Ole House”Shakin' StevensUK
1970“I Hear You Knocking”Dave EdmundsUK
1969“(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice”Amen CornerUK
1968“Those Were the Days”Mary HopkinUK
1966“Green, Green Grass of Home”Tom JonesUK
1965“It's Not Unusual”Tom JonesUK
1961“Reach For The Stars”Shirley BasseyUK
1960“Tell Laura I Love Her”Ricky ValanceUK
1959“As I Love You”Shirley BasseyUK
19 of 19 #1 singles · click a column to sort