Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Houston

United States · #11 origin · 2 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
437.3
US score
40.2
UK score
19.8
Attributed artists
22

Signature decade 2000s · era-distinctiveness 2.86 · score per artist 19.9

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Beyoncé191.5
  2. 2Destiny's Child65.8
  3. 3Kenny Rogers60.3
  4. 4Travis Scott45.8
  5. 5Selena18.9
  6. 6Megan Thee Stallion12.7
  7. 7B. J. Thomas8.5
  8. 8Kelly Rowland6.1
  9. 9Johnny Nash5.1
  10. 10Joe Tex3.7
  11. 11Solange Knowles3.5
  12. 12Archie Bell & the Drells2.8
  13. 13H-Town2.8
  14. 14ZZ Top2.2
  15. 15Chamillionaire2.1

Signature songs

  1. 1“Sicko Mode” : Travis Scott · UK / US #1 (2018)
  2. 2“Texas Hold 'Em” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2024)
  3. 3“Break My Soul” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2022)
  4. 4“Irreplaceable” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2006)
  5. 5“If I Were a Boy” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2008)
  6. 6“Lose My Breath” : Destiny's Child · UK / US #2 (2004)
  7. 7“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2008)
  8. 8“Survivor” : Destiny's Child · UK / US #1 (2001)
  9. 9“Savage” : Megan Thee Stallion · UK / US #1 (2020)
  10. 10“Independent Women Part I” : Destiny's Child · US #1 (2000)
  11. 11“Say My Name” : Destiny's Child · UK / US #1 (2000)
  12. 12“Highest in the Room” : Travis Scott · UK / US #1 (2019)
  13. 13“Coward of the County” : Kenny Rogers · UK / US #1 (1980)
  14. 14“Jumpin', Jumpin'” : Destiny's Child · UK / US #3 (2000)
  15. 15“Crazy in Love” : Beyoncé · UK / US #1 (2003)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“4x4”
2025
Travis Scott
US
“Hiss”
2024
Megan Thee Stallion
US
“Texas Hold 'Em”
2024
Beyoncé
UK / US
“Break My Soul”
2022
Beyoncé
US
“Franchise”
2020
Travis Scott
US
“Savage”
2020
Megan Thee Stallion
US
“Savage”
2020
Beyoncé
US
“The Scotts”
2020
Travis Scott
US
“WAP”
2020
Megan Thee Stallion
UK / US
“Highest in the Room”
2019
Travis Scott
US
“Sicko Mode”
2018
Travis Scott
US
“Telephone”
2010
Beyoncé
UK
“When Love Takes Over”
2009
Kelly Rowland
UK
“If I Were a Boy”
2008
Beyoncé
UK
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
2008
Beyoncé
US
“Beautiful Liar”
2007
Beyoncé
UK
“Déjà Vu”
2006
Beyoncé
UK
“Irreplaceable”
2006
Beyoncé
US
“Ridin'”
2006
Chamillionaire
US
“Check on It”
2005
Beyoncé
US
“Baby Boy”
2003
Beyoncé
US
“Crazy in Love”
2003
Beyoncé
UK / US
“Dilemma”
2002
Kelly Rowland
UK / US
“Bootylicious”
2001
Destiny's Child
US
“Survivor”
2001
Destiny's Child
UK
25 of 38 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

2 Master Tape tracks by Houston artists: Lady (Kenny Rogers) · She's Like the Wind (feat. Wendy Fraser) - From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack (Patrick Swayze)