The Sound of Memphis

United States · #14 origin

Combined (3:1)
387.6
US score
37.2
UK score
38.4
Attributed artists
18

Signature decade 1950s · era-distinctiveness 5.6 · score per artist 21.5

Decade fingerprint

Top artists

  1. 1Elvis Presley140.5
  2. 2Justin Timberlake78.6
  3. 3Johnny Cash66.8
  4. 4B.B. King26.6
  5. 5Charlie Rich13.9
  6. 6Isaac Hayes12
  7. 7Al Green11.1
  8. 8Conway Twitty10
  9. 9Big Star5.4
  10. 10The Box Tops4.7
  11. 11Johnnie Taylor4
  12. 12Anita Ward3.6
  13. 13Juicy J2.9
  14. 14Booker T. & the M.G.'s2.8
  15. 15Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots2.7

Signature songs

  1. 1“It's Only Make Believe” : Conway Twitty · UK / US #1 (1958)
  2. 2“It's Now or Never” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1960)
  3. 3“Can't Stop the Feeling!” : Justin Timberlake · UK / US #1 (2016)
  4. 4“Are You Lonesome Tonight?” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1960)
  5. 5“One Night” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1958)
  6. 6“Good Luck Charm” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1962)
  7. 7“SexyBack” : Justin Timberlake · UK / US #1 (2006)
  8. 8“Mirrors” : Justin Timberlake · UK / US #1 (2013)
  9. 9“Return to Sender” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1962)
  10. 10“Surrender” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1961)
  11. 11“The Most Beautiful Girl” : Charlie Rich · UK / US #1 (1973)
  12. 12“Ring My Bell” : Anita Ward · UK / US #1 (1979)
  13. 13“King Creole” : Elvis Presley · UK #2 (1958)
  14. 14“Stuck on You” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1960)
  15. 15“She's Not You” : Elvis Presley · UK / US #1 (1962)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Can't Stop the Feeling!”
Justin Timberlake · US
2016
“Dark Horse”
Juicy J · US
2014
“Mirrors”
Justin Timberlake · UK
2013
“4 Minutes”
Justin Timberlake · UK
2008
“Give It to Me”
Justin Timberlake · UK / US
2007
“What Goes Around... Comes Around”
Justin Timberlake · US
2007
“My Love”
Justin Timberlake · US
2006
“SexyBack”
Justin Timberlake · UK / US
2006
“Jailhouse Rock”
Elvis Presley · UK
2005
“A Little Less Conversation”
Elvis · UK
2002
“Ring My Bell”
Anita Ward · UK / US
1979
“Way Down”
Elvis Presley · UK
1977
“Disco Duck”
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots · US
1976
“Disco Lady”
Johnnie Taylor · US
1976
“The Most Beautiful Girl”
Charlie Rich · US
1973
“Let's Stay Together”
Al Green · US
1972
“Theme from Shaft”
Isaac Hayes · US
1971
“The Wonder of You”
Elvis Presley · UK
1970
“Suspicious Minds”
Elvis Presley · US
1969
“The Letter”
The Box Tops · US
1967
“Crying in the Chapel”
Elvis Presley · UK
1965
“(You're the) Devil in Disguise”
Elvis Presley · UK
1963
“Good Luck Charm”
Elvis Presley · UK / US
1962
“Return to Sender”
Elvis Presley · UK
1962
“Rock-A-Hula Baby”
Elvis Presley · UK
1962
25 of 36 #1 singles · click a column to sort