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 3.59 · score per artist 17

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
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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. 1She Loves YouThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1963)
  2. 2Hey JudeThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1968)
  3. 3I Want to Hold Your HandThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1963)
  4. 4ImagineJohn Lennon · UK / US #1 (1971)
  5. 5(Just Like) Starting OverJohn Lennon · UK / US #1 (1980)
  6. 6A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  7. 7WomanJohn Lennon · UK / US #1 (1981)
  8. 8Hello, GoodbyeThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  9. 9I Feel FineThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  10. 10All You Need Is LoveThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1967)
  11. 11Let It BeThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1970)
  12. 12RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood · UK / US #1 (1984)
  13. 13Can't Buy Me LoveThe Beatles · UK / US #1 (1964)
  14. 14Help!The Beatles · UK / US #1 (1965)
  15. 15Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley · UK / US #1 (1987)

Chart-topping #1 singles

YearSingleArtistChart
2023Now and ThenThe BeatlesUK
2012He Ain't Heavy, He's My BrotherThe Justice CollectiveUK
2002The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)Atomic KittenUK
2001Eternal FlameAtomic KittenUK
2001Whole AgainAtomic KittenUK
2000I Turn to YouMelanie CUK
2000Never Be the Same AgainMelanie CUK
19983 Lions '98Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning SeedsUK
1996Three LionsBaddiel, Skinner & The Lightning SeedsUK
1989Ferry Cross the MerseyThe Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken WatermanUK
1989You'll Never Stop Me Loving YouSoniaUK
1988Together ForeverRick AstleyUS
1987Got My Mind Set on YouGeorge HarrisonUS
1987Never Gonna Give You UpRick AstleyUK / US
1985You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or AliveUK
1984Pipes of PeacePaul McCartneyUK
1984RelaxFrankie Goes to HollywoodUK
1984The Power of LoveFrankie Goes to HollywoodUK
1984Two TribesFrankie Goes to HollywoodUK
1983Say Say SayPaul McCartneyUS
1982Ebony and IvoryPaul McCartneyUK / US
1981WomanJohn LennonUK
1980(Just Like) Starting OverJohn LennonUK / US
1980ImagineJohn LennonUK
1976You to Me Are EverythingThe Real ThingUK
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)