Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Los Angeles
United States · #3 origin · #1 production (Primary) · 38 Velvet Rock tracks
Signature decade 1970s · era-distinctiveness 1.22 · score per artist 13.7
Decade fingerprint
Top artists
- 1Billie Eilish167.2
- 2Eagles153.1
- 3Kendrick Lamar142.9
- 4Janet Jackson109.2
- 5Maroon 5103.8
- 6The Carpenters94.8
- 7Guns N' Roses93.4
- 8The Beach Boys88.5
- 9The Black Eyed Peas86.7
- 10The Doors79.6
- 11Olivia Rodrigo77.6
- 12Red Hot Chili Peppers75.5
- 13Linkin Park64.9
- 14Van Halen60.3
- 15Toto56.5
Signature songs
- 1“Ordinary” — Alex Warren · UK / US #1 (2025)
- 2“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish · UK / US #1 (2019)
- 3“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” — The Platters · UK / US #1 (1958)
- 4“To Know Him Is to Love Him” — The Teddy Bears · UK / US #1 (1958)
- 5“Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish · UK / US #2 (2024)
- 6“Poor Little Fool” — Ricky Nelson · UK / US #1 (1958)
- 7“Paint the Town Red” — Doja Cat · UK / US #1 (2023)
- 8“The Box” — Roddy Ricch · UK / US #1 (2020)
- 9“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 10“I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas · UK / US #1 (2009)
- 11“Vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2023)
- 12“Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2021)
- 13“Say So” — Doja Cat · UK / US #1 (2020)
- 14“I Swear” — All-4-One · UK / US #1 (1994)
- 15“Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo · UK / US #1 (2021)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | “Drop Dead” | Olivia Rodrigo | UK / US |
| 2025 | “Ordinary” | Alex Warren | UK / US |
| 2024 | “Carnival” | Ty Dolla Sign | US |
| 2024 | “Guess” | Billie Eilish | UK |
| 2024 | “Like That” | Kendrick Lamar | US |
| 2024 | “Luther” | Kendrick Lamar | US |
| 2024 | “Not Like Us” | Kendrick Lamar | UK / US |
| 2024 | “Squabble Up” | Kendrick Lamar | US |
| 2024 | “That's So True” | Gracie Abrams | UK |
| 2023 | “Paint the Town Red” | Doja Cat | UK / US |
| 2023 | “Vampire” | Olivia Rodrigo | UK / US |
| 2023 | “What Was I Made For?” | Billie Eilish | UK |
| 2022 | “Bad Habit” | Steve Lacy | US |
| 2022 | “We Don't Talk About Bruno” | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto cast | US |
| 2022 | “We Don't Talk About Bruno” | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & cast of Encanto | UK |
| 2021 | “Drivers License” | Olivia Rodrigo | UK / US |
| 2021 | “Good 4 U” | Olivia Rodrigo | UK / US |
| 2021 | “Peaches” | Giveon | US |
| 2020 | “No Time to Die” | Billie Eilish | UK |
| 2020 | “Rockstar” | Roddy Ricch | UK / US |
| 2020 | “Say So” | Doja Cat | US |
| 2020 | “The Box” | Roddy Ricch | US |
| 2019 | “Bad Guy” | Billie Eilish | US |
| 2018 | “Girls Like You” | Maroon 5 | US |
| 2018 | “Psycho” | Ty Dolla Sign | US |
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) …