Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Dublin

Ireland · #16 origin · 1 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
348.9
US score
7.1
UK score
35.9
Attributed artists
22

Signature decade 1990s · era-distinctiveness 1.79 · score per artist 15.9

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1U2217.9
  2. 2Enya49.2
  3. 3Hozier22.6
  4. 4Boyzone14.2
  5. 5Sinéad O'Connor12.9
  6. 6My Bloody Valentine5.5
  7. 7The Bachelors3.3
  8. 8Samantha Mumba3.2
  9. 9The Corrs3.1
  10. 10Ronan Keating2.8
  11. 11Chris de Burgh2.4
  12. 12The Boomtown Rats2.3
  13. 13BWitched2.1
  14. 14The Script1.5
  15. 15Niall Horan1.4

Signature songs

  1. 1Take Me to ChurchHozier · UK / US #2 (2014)
  2. 2Too SweetHozier · UK / US #1 (2024)
  3. 3Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor · UK / US #1 (1990)
  4. 4The Lady in RedChris de Burgh · UK / US #1 (1986)
  5. 5With or Without YouU2 · UK / US #1 (1987)
  6. 6Gotta Tell YouSamantha Mumba · UK / US #2 (2000)
  7. 7DesireU2 · UK / US #1 (1988)
  8. 8DianeThe Bachelors · UK / US #1 (1964)
  9. 9I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForU2 · UK / US #1 (1987)
  10. 10Rat TrapThe Boomtown Rats · UK #1 (1978)
  11. 11Father and SonBoyzone · UK #2 (1995)
  12. 12C'est la VieBWitched · UK / US #1 (1998)
  13. 13I BelieveThe Bachelors · UK #2 (1964)
  14. 14Giving MeJazzy · UK #3 (2023)
  15. 15I Don't Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats · UK #1 (1979)

Chart-topping #1 singles

YearSingleArtistChart
2024Too SweetHozierUK / US
2012Hall of FameThe ScriptUK
2005Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your OwnU2UK
2004I Don't Wanna KnowEnyaUK
2004Real to MeBrian McFaddenUK
2004Take Me to the Clouds AboveU2UK
2004VertigoU2UK
2002If Tomorrow Never ComesRonan KeatingUK
2000Beautiful DayU2UK
2000BreathlessThe CorrsUK
2000Life Is a RollercoasterRonan KeatingUK
1999Blame It on the WeathermanBWitchedUK
1999When You Say Nothing at AllRonan KeatingUK
1999When the Going Gets ToughBoyzoneUK
1999You Needed MeBoyzoneUK
1998All That I NeedBoyzoneUK
1998C'est la VieBWitchedUK
1998No Matter WhatBoyzoneUK
1998RollercoasterBWitchedUK
1998To You I BelongBWitchedUK
1997DiscothèqueU2UK
1996A Different BeatBoyzoneUK
1996WordsBoyzoneUK
1991The FlyU2UK
1990Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'ConnorUK / US
25 of 34 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

1 Master Tape track by Dublin artists: The Lady In Red (Chris de Burgh)