Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Liverpool

United Kingdom · #9 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
679.5
US score
35.1
UK score
71.3
Attributed artists
40

Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 3.6 · score per artist 17

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1The Beatles434.5
  2. 2John Lennon56.9
  3. 3Paul McCartney43.1
  4. 4Rick Astley32.8
  5. 5George Harrison31.4
  6. 6Ringo Starr13.9
  7. 7Frankie Goes to Hollywood12.1
  8. 8Gerry and the Pacemakers8.6
  9. 9Billy Fury7.6
  10. 10The Searchers4.9
  11. 11Cilla Black3.7
  12. 12Julian Lennon3.4
  13. 13Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3.2
  14. 14Atomic Kitten2.7
  15. 15Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas2.3

Signature songs

  1. 1“She Loves You” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1963)
  2. 2“Hey Jude” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1968)
  3. 3“I Want to Hold Your Hand” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1963)
  4. 4“Imagine” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1971)
  5. 5“(Just Like) Starting Over” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1980)
  6. 6“A Hard Day's Night” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  7. 7“Woman” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1981)
  8. 8“Hello, Goodbye” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  9. 9“I Feel Fine” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  10. 10“All You Need Is Love” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  11. 11“Let It Be” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1970)
  12. 12“Relax” : Frankie Goes to Hollywood · UK / US #1 (1984)
  13. 13“Can't Buy Me Love” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  14. 14“Help!” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1965)
  15. 15“Never Gonna Give You Up” : Rick Astley · UK / US #1 (1987)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Now and Then”
2023
The Beatles
UK
“He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother”
2012
The Justice Collective
UK
“The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)”
2002
Atomic Kitten
UK
“Eternal Flame”
2001
Atomic Kitten
UK
“Whole Again”
2001
Atomic Kitten
UK
“I Turn to You”
2000
Melanie C
UK
“Never Be the Same Again”
2000
Melanie C
UK
“3 Lions '98”
1998
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
UK
“Three Lions”
1996
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
UK
“Ferry Cross the Mersey”
1989
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman
UK
“You'll Never Stop Me Loving You”
1989
Sonia
UK
“Together Forever”
1988
Rick Astley
US
“Got My Mind Set on You”
1987
George Harrison
US
“Never Gonna Give You Up”
1987
Rick Astley
UK / US
“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”
1985
Dead or Alive
UK
“Pipes of Peace”
1984
Paul McCartney
UK
“Relax”
1984
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
UK
“The Power of Love”
1984
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
UK
“Two Tribes”
1984
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
UK
“Say Say Say”
1983
Paul McCartney
US
“Ebony and Ivory”
1982
Paul McCartney
UK / US
“Woman”
1981
John Lennon
UK
“(Just Like) Starting Over”
1980
John Lennon
UK / US
“Imagine”
1980
John Lennon
UK
“You to Me Are Everything”
1976
The Real Thing
UK
25 of 71 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

4 Master Tape tracks by Liverpool artists: Blow Away (George Harrison) · Woman - Remastered 2010 (John Lennon) · Got My Mind Set on You (George Harrison) · Space Age Love Song (A Flock Of Seagulls)