The Sound of Liverpool

United Kingdom · #9 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
685.8
US score
36.8
UK score
74.9
Attributed artists
40

Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 3.74 · score per artist 17.1

Decade fingerprint

Top artists

  1. 1The Beatles442.1
  2. 2John Lennon53.7
  3. 3Paul McCartney43.6
  4. 4Rick Astley33
  5. 5George Harrison32
  6. 6Ringo Starr13.6
  7. 7Frankie Goes to Hollywood12.6
  8. 8Gerry and the Pacemakers8.8
  9. 9Billy Fury7.3
  10. 10The Searchers4.9
  11. 11Cilla Black3.8
  12. 12Julian Lennon3.3
  13. 13Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark3
  14. 14Atomic Kitten2.9
  15. 15Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas2.4

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“(Just Like) Starting Over” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1980)
  5. 5“Hello, Goodbye” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  6. 6“Imagine” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1971)
  7. 7“I Feel Fine” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  8. 8“A Hard Day's Night” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  9. 9“Can't Buy Me Love” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  10. 10“Never Gonna Give You Up” : Rick Astley · UK / US #1 (1987)
  11. 11“Help!” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1965)
  12. 12“All You Need Is Love” : The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  13. 13“Woman” : John Lennon · UK / US #1 (1981)
  14. 14“Relax” : Frankie Goes to Hollywood · UK / US #1 (1984)
  15. 15“My Sweet Lord” : George Harrison · UK #1 (1971)

Chart-topping #1 singles

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