Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Los Angeles

United States · #3 origin · #1 production (Primary) · 38 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
3338.1
US score
310.2
UK score
130.2
Attributed artists
243

Signature decade 1970s · era-distinctiveness 1.22 · score per artist 13.7

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1Billie Eilish167.2
  2. 2Eagles153.1
  3. 3Kendrick Lamar142.9
  4. 4Janet Jackson109.2
  5. 5Maroon 5103.8
  6. 6The Carpenters94.8
  7. 7Guns N' Roses93.4
  8. 8The Beach Boys88.5
  9. 9The Black Eyed Peas86.7
  10. 10The Doors79.6
  11. 11Olivia Rodrigo77.6
  12. 12Red Hot Chili Peppers75.5
  13. 13Linkin Park64.9
  14. 14Van Halen60.3
  15. 15Toto56.5

Signature songs

  1. 1OrdinaryAlex Warren · UK / US #1 (2025)
  2. 2Bad GuyBillie Eilish · UK / US #1 (2019)
  3. 3Smoke Gets in Your EyesThe Platters · UK / US #1 (1958)
  4. 4To Know Him Is to Love HimThe Teddy Bears · UK / US #1 (1958)
  5. 5Birds of a FeatherBillie Eilish · UK / US #2 (2024)
  6. 6Poor Little FoolRicky Nelson · UK / US #1 (1958)
  7. 7Paint the Town RedDoja Cat · UK / US #1 (2023)
  8. 8The BoxRoddy Ricch · UK / US #1 (2020)
  9. 9Not Like UsKendrick Lamar · UK / US #1 (2024)
  10. 10I Gotta FeelingThe Black Eyed Peas · UK / US #1 (2009)
  11. 11VampireOlivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2023)
  12. 12Good 4 UOlivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2021)
  13. 13Say SoDoja Cat · UK / US #1 (2020)
  14. 14I SwearAll-4-One · UK / US #1 (1994)
  15. 15Drivers LicenseOlivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2021)

Chart-topping #1 singles

YearSingleArtistChart
2026Drop DeadOlivia RodrigoUK / US
2025OrdinaryAlex WarrenUK / US
2024CarnivalTy Dolla SignUS
2024GuessBillie EilishUK
2024Like ThatKendrick LamarUS
2024LutherKendrick LamarUS
2024Not Like UsKendrick LamarUK / US
2024Squabble UpKendrick LamarUS
2024That's So TrueGracie AbramsUK
2023Paint the Town RedDoja CatUK / US
2023VampireOlivia RodrigoUK / US
2023What Was I Made For?Billie EilishUK
2022Bad HabitSteve LacyUS
2022We Don't Talk About BrunoCarolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto castUS
2022We Don't Talk About BrunoCarolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & cast of EncantoUK
2021Drivers LicenseOlivia RodrigoUK / US
2021Good 4 UOlivia RodrigoUK / US
2021PeachesGiveonUS
2020No Time to DieBillie EilishUK
2020RockstarRoddy RicchUK / US
2020Say SoDoja CatUS
2020The BoxRoddy RicchUS
2019Bad GuyBillie EilishUS
2018Girls Like YouMaroon 5US
2018PsychoTy Dolla SignUS
25 of 216 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

Production capital · index 81 · PrimaryVillage Recorder, Sunset Sound, Westlake; Aja, Thriller, Toto IV; Quincy Jones / David Foster axis

38 Master Tape tracks by Los Angeles artists: Superstar (Carpenters) · Rainy Days And Mondays (Carpenters) · One Less Bell To Answer (The 5th Dimension) · Help Me (Joni Mitchell) · Free Man in Paris (Joni Mitchell) · One of These Nights - 2013 Remaster (Eagles) · Perfect Day (Harry Nilsson) · I Can't Tell You Why - 2013 Remaster (Eagles) · Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne) · The Boys Of Summer (Don Henley) · You Belong To The City (Glenn Frey) · Let's Wait Awhile (Janet Jackson)