Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Glasgow
United Kingdom · #44 origin · 7 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
116.7
US score
9.8
UK score
38.7
Attributed artists
43
Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 1.7 · score per artist 2.7
Decade fingerprint
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2020
Top artists
- 1Lewis Capaldi26.7
- 2Wet Wet Wet12.7
- 3Sheena Easton12.4
- 4Donovan7.4
- 5Gerry Rafferty6.7
- 6Travis6.3
- 7Simple Minds4.7
- 8Lulu4.2
- 9Belle and Sebastian4
- 10Snow Patrol3.1
- 11Marmalade2.7
- 12Fairground Attraction2.6
- 13Franz Ferdinand2.3
- 14The Fratellis2.1
- 15Big Country2
Signature songs
- 1“Someone You Loved” — Lewis Capaldi · UK / US #1 (2019)
- 2“Baker Street” — Gerry Rafferty · UK / US #2 (1978)
- 3“Before You Go” — Lewis Capaldi · UK / US #1 (2019)
- 4“Sunshine Superman” — Donovan · UK / US #1 (1966)
- 5“Love Is All Around” — Wet Wet Wet · UK #1 (1994)
- 6“Chasing Cars” — Snow Patrol · UK / US #5 (2006)
- 7“Forget Me” — Lewis Capaldi · UK #1 (2022)
- 8“Don't You (Forget About Me)” — Simple Minds · UK / US #1 (1985)
- 9“Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” — Middle of the Road · UK #1 (1971)
- 10“Wish You the Best” — Lewis Capaldi · UK #1 (2023)
- 11“Young at Heart” — The Bluebells · UK #1 (1984)
- 12“To Sir, with Love” — Lulu · US #1 (1967)
- 13“Hold Me While You Wait” — Lewis Capaldi · UK #4 (2019)
- 14“Hurdy Gurdy Man” — Donovan · UK / US #4 (1968)
- 15“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” — Marmalade · UK #1 (1968)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | “Survive” | Lewis Capaldi | UK |
| 2023 | “Pointless” | Lewis Capaldi | UK |
| 2023 | “Wish You the Best” | Lewis Capaldi | UK |
| 2022 | “Forget Me” | Lewis Capaldi | UK |
| 2019 | “Before You Go” | Lewis Capaldi | UK |
| 2019 | “Someone You Loved” | Lewis Capaldi | UK / US |
| 2007 | “When You Believe” | Leon Jackson | UK |
| 2003 | “Stop Living the Lie” | David Sneddon | UK |
| 2002 | “Colourblind” | Darius | UK |
| 1996 | “Knockin' on Heaven's Door” | Dunblane | UK |
| 1994 | “Inside” | Stiltskin | UK |
| 1994 | “Love Is All Around” | Wet Wet Wet | UK |
| 1993 | “Relight My Fire” | Lulu | UK |
| 1993 | “Young at Heart” | The Bluebells | UK |
| 1992 | “Goodnight Girl” | Wet Wet Wet | UK |
| 1989 | “Belfast Child” | Simple Minds | UK |
| 1988 | “Perfect” | Fairground Attraction | UK |
| 1985 | “Don't You (Forget About Me)” | Simple Minds | US |
| 1985 | “If I Was” | Midge Ure | UK |
| 1984 | “I Should Have Known Better” | Jim Diamond | UK |
| 1981 | “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” | Sheena Easton | US |
| 1980 | “Feels Like I'm in Love” | Kelly Marie | UK |
| 1979 | “One Day at a Time” | Lena Martell | UK |
| 1976 | “Forever and Ever” | Slik | UK |
| 1975 | “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.” | Billy Connolly | UK |
25 of 29 #1 singles · click a column to sort
Velvet Rock
7 Master Tape tracks by Glasgow artists: Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) · Right Down the Line (Gerry Rafferty) · Tinseltown in the Rain (The Blue Nile) · The Downtown Lights (The Blue Nile) · For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) · Year of the Cat (Al Stewart) · Mary's Prayer (Danny Wilson)