The Sound of Columbia

United States · #91 origin

Combined (3:1)
33.8
US score
4
UK score
0.5
Attributed artists
4

Signature decade 1950s · era-distinctiveness 6.83 · score per artist 8.4

Decade fingerprint

Top artists

  1. 1Hootie & The Blowfish23.3
  2. 2Brook Benton8.1
  3. 3Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs1.8
  4. 4Alexis Jordan0.5

Signature songs

  1. 1“Stay” : Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs · US #1 (1960)
  2. 2“The Boll Weevil Song” : Brook Benton · US #2 (1961)
  3. 3“It's Just a Matter of Time” : Brook Benton · US #3 (1959)
  4. 4“Only Wanna Be With You” : Hootie & The Blowfish · US #6 (1995)
  5. 5“Hotel Happiness” : Brook Benton · US #3 (1962)
  6. 6“Rainy Night in Georgia” : Brook Benton · US #4 (1970)
  7. 7“So Many Ways” : Brook Benton · US #6 (1959)
  8. 8“Happiness” : Alexis Jordan · UK #3 (2010)
  9. 9“Kiddio” : Brook Benton · US #7 (1960)
  10. 10“Good Girl” : Alexis Jordan · UK #6 (2011)
  11. 11“Baby (You've Got What It Takes)” : Brook Benton · US #5 (1960)
  12. 12“Let Her Cry” : Hootie & The Blowfish · US #9 (1995)
  13. 13“A Rockin' Good Way” : Brook Benton · US #7 (1960)
  14. 14“Hold My Hand” : Hootie & The Blowfish · US #10 (1995)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Stay”
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs · US
1960
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