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
- 1U2217.9
- 2Enya49.2
- 3Hozier22.6
- 4Boyzone14.2
- 5Sinéad O'Connor12.9
- 6My Bloody Valentine5.5
- 7The Bachelors3.3
- 8Samantha Mumba3.2
- 9The Corrs3.1
- 10Ronan Keating2.8
- 11Chris de Burgh2.4
- 12The Boomtown Rats2.3
- 13BWitched2.1
- 14The Script1.5
- 15Niall Horan1.4
Signature songs
- 1“Take Me to Church” — Hozier · UK / US #2 (2014)
- 2“Too Sweet” — Hozier · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 3“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Sinéad O'Connor · UK / US #1 (1990)
- 4“The Lady in Red” — Chris de Burgh · UK / US #1 (1986)
- 5“With or Without You” — U2 · UK / US #1 (1987)
- 6“Gotta Tell You” — Samantha Mumba · UK / US #2 (2000)
- 7“Desire” — U2 · UK / US #1 (1988)
- 8“Diane” — The Bachelors · UK / US #1 (1964)
- 9“I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” — U2 · UK / US #1 (1987)
- 10“Rat Trap” — The Boomtown Rats · UK #1 (1978)
- 11“Father and Son” — Boyzone · UK #2 (1995)
- 12“C'est la Vie” — BWitched · UK / US #1 (1998)
- 13“I Believe” — The Bachelors · UK #2 (1964)
- 14“Giving Me” — Jazzy · UK #3 (2023)
- 15“I Don't Like Mondays” — The Boomtown Rats · UK #1 (1979)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | “Too Sweet” | Hozier | UK / US |
| 2012 | “Hall of Fame” | The Script | UK |
| 2005 | “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” | U2 | UK |
| 2004 | “I Don't Wanna Know” | Enya | UK |
| 2004 | “Real to Me” | Brian McFadden | UK |
| 2004 | “Take Me to the Clouds Above” | U2 | UK |
| 2004 | “Vertigo” | U2 | UK |
| 2002 | “If Tomorrow Never Comes” | Ronan Keating | UK |
| 2000 | “Beautiful Day” | U2 | UK |
| 2000 | “Breathless” | The Corrs | UK |
| 2000 | “Life Is a Rollercoaster” | Ronan Keating | UK |
| 1999 | “Blame It on the Weatherman” | BWitched | UK |
| 1999 | “When You Say Nothing at All” | Ronan Keating | UK |
| 1999 | “When the Going Gets Tough” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1999 | “You Needed Me” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1998 | “All That I Need” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1998 | “C'est la Vie” | BWitched | UK |
| 1998 | “No Matter What” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1998 | “Rollercoaster” | BWitched | UK |
| 1998 | “To You I Belong” | BWitched | UK |
| 1997 | “Discothèque” | U2 | UK |
| 1996 | “A Different Beat” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1996 | “Words” | Boyzone | UK |
| 1991 | “The Fly” | U2 | UK |
| 1990 | “Nothing Compares 2 U” | Sinéad O'Connor | UK / 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)