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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Top artists

  1. 1Lewis Capaldi26.7
  2. 2Wet Wet Wet12.7
  3. 3Sheena Easton12.4
  4. 4Donovan7.4
  5. 5Gerry Rafferty6.7
  6. 6Travis6.3
  7. 7Simple Minds4.7
  8. 8Lulu4.2
  9. 9Belle and Sebastian4
  10. 10Snow Patrol3.1
  11. 11Marmalade2.7
  12. 12Fairground Attraction2.6
  13. 13Franz Ferdinand2.3
  14. 14The Fratellis2.1
  15. 15Big Country2

Signature songs

  1. 1Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi · UK / US #1 (2019)
  2. 2Baker StreetGerry Rafferty · UK / US #2 (1978)
  3. 3Before You GoLewis Capaldi · UK / US #1 (2019)
  4. 4Sunshine SupermanDonovan · UK / US #1 (1966)
  5. 5Love Is All AroundWet Wet Wet · UK #1 (1994)
  6. 6Chasing CarsSnow Patrol · UK / US #5 (2006)
  7. 7Forget MeLewis Capaldi · UK #1 (2022)
  8. 8Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds · UK / US #1 (1985)
  9. 9Chirpy Chirpy Cheep CheepMiddle of the Road · UK #1 (1971)
  10. 10Wish You the BestLewis Capaldi · UK #1 (2023)
  11. 11Young at HeartThe Bluebells · UK #1 (1984)
  12. 12To Sir, with LoveLulu · US #1 (1967)
  13. 13Hold Me While You WaitLewis Capaldi · UK #4 (2019)
  14. 14Hurdy Gurdy ManDonovan · UK / US #4 (1968)
  15. 15Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaMarmalade · UK #1 (1968)

Chart-topping #1 singles

YearSingleArtistChart
2025SurviveLewis CapaldiUK
2023PointlessLewis CapaldiUK
2023Wish You the BestLewis CapaldiUK
2022Forget MeLewis CapaldiUK
2019Before You GoLewis CapaldiUK
2019Someone You LovedLewis CapaldiUK / US
2007When You BelieveLeon JacksonUK
2003Stop Living the LieDavid SneddonUK
2002ColourblindDariusUK
1996Knockin' on Heaven's DoorDunblaneUK
1994InsideStiltskinUK
1994Love Is All AroundWet Wet WetUK
1993Relight My FireLuluUK
1993Young at HeartThe BluebellsUK
1992Goodnight GirlWet Wet WetUK
1989Belfast ChildSimple MindsUK
1988PerfectFairground AttractionUK
1985Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple MindsUS
1985If I WasMidge UreUK
1984I Should Have Known BetterJim DiamondUK
1981Morning Train (Nine to Five)Sheena EastonUS
1980Feels Like I'm in LoveKelly MarieUK
1979One Day at a TimeLena MartellUK
1976Forever and EverSlikUK
1975D.I.V.O.R.C.E.Billy ConnollyUK
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)