Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Hartford

United States · #146 origin

Combined (3:1)
10.5
US score
2.3
UK score
3.5
Attributed artists
2

Signature decade 1950s · era-distinctiveness 10.67 · score per artist 5.2

Decade fingerprint

1950
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Top artists

  1. 1Gene Pitney7.1
  2. 2The Playmates3.3

Signature songs

  1. 1“Beep Beep” — The Playmates · US #4 (1958)
  2. 2“I'm Gonna Be Strong” — Gene Pitney · UK / US #2 (1964)
  3. 3“Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart” — Gene Pitney · UK #1 (1967)
  4. 4“Only Love Can Break a Heart” — Gene Pitney · US #2 (1962)
  5. 5“Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa” — Gene Pitney · UK #5 (1963)
  6. 6“Nobody Needs Your Love” — Gene Pitney · UK #2 (1966)
  7. 7“Looking Through the Eyes of Love” — Gene Pitney · UK #3 (1965)
  8. 8“(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” — Gene Pitney · US #4 (1962)
  9. 9“Backstage” — Gene Pitney · UK #4 (1966)
  10. 10“I Must Be Seeing Things” — Gene Pitney · UK #6 (1965)
  11. 11“It Hurts to Be in Love” — Gene Pitney · US #7 (1964)
  12. 12“That Girl Belongs to Yesterday” — Gene Pitney · UK #7 (1964)
  13. 13“Just One Smile” — Gene Pitney · UK #8 (1966)
  14. 14“Princess in Rags” — Gene Pitney · UK #9 (1965)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
1989“Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart”Gene PitneyUK
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