Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Detroit
United States · #4 origin · 13 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
1005.6
US score
113.7
UK score
68.4
Attributed artists
64
Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 1.8 · score per artist 15.7
Decade fingerprint
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Top artists
- 1Madonna241.8
- 2Eminem193.1
- 3Stevie Wonder146.4
- 4The Supremes62.1
- 5Aretha Franklin52.6
- 6Diana Ross41.6
- 7Bob Seger40.4
- 8The Temptations22.3
- 9Aaliyah16.5
- 10Four Tops12.4
- 11Funkadelic11.2
- 12The Spinners9.4
- 13Mike Posner8.7
- 14Anita Baker8.6
- 15The Stooges7
Signature songs
- 1“I Took a Pill in Ibiza” — Mike Posner · UK / US #1 (2016)
- 2“Lose Yourself” — Eminem · UK / US #1 (2002)
- 3“I Just Called to Say I Love You” — Stevie Wonder · UK / US #1 (1984)
- 4“Without Me” — Eminem · UK / US #1 (2002)
- 5“Ghostbusters” — Ray Parker Jr. · UK / US #1 (1984)
- 6“Upside Down” — Diana Ross · UK / US #1 (1980)
- 7“The Tears of a Clown” — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles · UK / US #1 (1970)
- 8“Nobody Knows” — The Tony Rich Project · US #2 (1996)
- 9“The Loco-Motion” — Little Eva · UK / US #1 (1962)
- 10“Being with You” — Smokey Robinson · UK / US #1 (1981)
- 11“Band of Gold” — Freda Payne · UK / US #1 (1970)
- 12“Baby Love” — The Supremes · UK / US #1 (1964)
- 13“Music” — Madonna · UK / US #1 (2000)
- 14“Like a Virgin” — Madonna · UK / US #1 (1984)
- 15“Vogue” — Madonna · UK / US #1 (1990)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | “Dior” | MK | UK |
| 2024 | “Houdini” | Eminem | UK |
| 2020 | “Godzilla” | Eminem | UK |
| 2017 | “Feels” | Big Sean | UK |
| 2017 | “River” | Eminem | UK |
| 2016 | “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” | Mike Posner | UK |
| 2013 | “The Monster” | Eminem | UK / US |
| 2010 | “Love the Way You Lie” | Eminem | US |
| 2010 | “Not Afraid” | Eminem | US |
| 2009 | “Crack a Bottle” | Eminem | US |
| 2008 | “4 Minutes” | Madonna | UK |
| 2008 | “All Summer Long” | Kid Rock | UK |
| 2006 | “Smack That” | Eminem | UK |
| 2006 | “Sorry” | Madonna | UK |
| 2005 | “Hung Up” | Madonna | UK |
| 2005 | “Like Toy Soldiers” | Eminem | UK |
| 2004 | “I Don't Wanna Know” | Mario Winans | UK |
| 2004 | “Just Lose It” | Eminem | UK |
| 2003 | “Make Luv” | Oliver Cheatham | UK |
| 2002 | “Lose Yourself” | Eminem | UK / US |
| 2002 | “More Than a Woman” | Aaliyah | UK |
| 2002 | “Without Me” | Eminem | UK |
| 2000 | “American Pie” | Madonna | UK |
| 2000 | “Music” | Madonna | UK / US |
| 2000 | “Stan” | Eminem | UK |
25 of 98 #1 singles · click a column to sort
Velvet Rock
13 Master Tape tracks by Detroit artists: Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder) · Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Single Version (Diana Ross) · As (Stevie Wonder) · Cruisin' (Smokey Robinson) · Being With You (Smokey Robinson) · Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder) · Sweet Love (Anita Baker) · Caught Up In the Rapture (Anita Baker) · Borderline (Madonna) · Got To Give It Up - Pt. 1 (Marvin Gaye) · Just To See Her (Smokey Robinson) · Why I Came to California (Leon Ware) …