Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Grand Rapids

United States · #127 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
17
US score
3
UK score
4.4
Attributed artists
3

Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 3.87 · score per artist 5.7

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1Del Shannon11
  2. 2Adina Howard3.5
  3. 3DeBarge2.5

Signature songs

  1. 1“Runaway” — Del Shannon · UK / US #1 (1961)
  2. 2“Freak like Me” — Adina Howard · US #2 (1995)
  3. 3“Rhythm of the Night” — DeBarge · UK / US #3 (1985)
  4. 4“The Swiss Maid” — Del Shannon · UK #2 (1962)
  5. 5“Hey! Little Girl” — Del Shannon · UK #2 (1962)
  6. 6“Hats Off to Larry” — Del Shannon · UK / US #5 (1961)
  7. 7“Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)” — Del Shannon · UK / US #3 (1965)
  8. 8“Little Town Flirt” — Del Shannon · UK #4 (1963)
  9. 9“Two Kinds of Teardrops” — Del Shannon · UK #5 (1963)
  10. 10“Who's Holding Donna Now” — DeBarge · US #6 (1985)
  11. 11“What's Love Got to Do with It” — Adina Howard · UK #2 (1996)
  12. 12“So Long, Baby” — Del Shannon · UK #10 (1962)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
1961“Runaway”Del ShannonUK / US
1 of 1 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

4 Master Tape tracks by Grand Rapids artists: All This Love (DeBarge) · Time Will Reveal (DeBarge) · Stay With Me (DeBarge) · Rhythm Of The Night (DeBarge)