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The Sound of Cleveland

United States · #24 origin · 2 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
243.8
US score
14.5
UK score
4.2
Attributed artists
20

Signature decade 1990s · era-distinctiveness 2.01 · score per artist 12.2

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1Henry Mancini83.7
  2. 2Tracy Chapman58
  3. 3Nine Inch Nails17
  4. 4Macy Gray12.8
  5. 5James Ingram9.3
  6. 6The Black Keys9.1
  7. 7The Pretenders7.5
  8. 8Marc Cohn7.4
  9. 9The O'Jays6.4
  10. 10Bone Thugs-N-Harmony6.2
  11. 11Devo5.6
  12. 12Eric Carmen4.1
  13. 13Kid Cudi4.1
  14. 14LSG2.5
  15. 15The Poni-Tails2.2

Signature songs

  1. 1“Born Too Late” — The Poni-Tails · UK / US #5 (1958)
  2. 2“Tha Crossroads” — Bone Thugs-N-Harmony · UK / US #1 (1996)
  3. 3“Give Me One Reason” — Tracy Chapman · US #3 (1996)
  4. 4“Day 'n' Nite” — Kid Cudi · UK / US #2 (2009)
  5. 5“I Try” — Macy Gray · UK / US #5 (1999)
  6. 6“My Body” — LSG · US #4 (1997)
  7. 7“Ridin'” — Krayzie Bone · UK / US #1 (2006)
  8. 8“Yummy Yummy Yummy” — Ohio Express · UK / US #4 (1968)
  9. 9“Fast Car” — Tracy Chapman · UK / US #4 (1988)
  10. 10“Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” — Henry Mancini · US #1 (1969)
  11. 11“Little Bit O' Soul” — The Music Explosion · US #2 (1967)
  12. 12“Love Train” — The O'Jays · UK / US #1 (1973)
  13. 13“Brass in Pocket” — The Pretenders · UK #1 (1979)
  14. 14“Look Into My Eyes” — Bone Thugs-N-Harmony · US #4 (1997)
  15. 15“I Don't Have the Heart” — James Ingram · US #1 (1990)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2020“The Scotts”Kid CudiUS
2006“Ridin'”Krayzie BoneUS
1996“Tha Crossroads”Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyUS
1990“I Don't Have the Heart”James IngramUS
1985“I Got You Babe”Chrissie HyndeUK
1983“Baby, Come to Me”James IngramUS
1979“Brass in Pocket”The PretendersUK
1973“Love Train”The O'JaysUS
1969“Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet”Henry ManciniUS
1963“Our Day Will Come”Ruby & the RomanticsUS
10 of 10 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

2 Master Tape tracks by Cleveland artists: Yah Mo B There (James Ingram) · Hungry Eyes - From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack (Eric Carmen)