Rankings / Metro

The Sound of New York

United States · #2 origin · #2 production (Primary) · 35 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
4683.2
US score
391.4
UK score
180.4
Attributed artists
301

Signature decade 1990s · era-distinctiveness 1.36 · score per artist 15.6

Decade fingerprint

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2020

Top artists

  1. 1Mariah Carey214.3
  2. 2Frank Sinatra180.4
  3. 3Whitney Houston166.9
  4. 4Billy Joel166.5
  5. 5Simon & Garfunkel137.5
  6. 6Lady Gaga134.6
  7. 7Barbra Streisand133.2
  8. 8Bruce Springsteen132.8
  9. 9Neil Diamond102.1
  10. 10Bob Dylan97.7
  11. 11Bon Jovi93
  12. 12Paul Simon87.6
  13. 13Alicia Keys79.2
  14. 14Jay-Z77.4
  15. 15Tony Bennett76.2

Signature songs

  1. 1All I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah Carey · UK #1 (1994)
  2. 2WhenKalin Twins · UK / US #1 (1958)
  3. 3I Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston · UK / US #1 (1992)
  4. 4Kill BillSZA · UK / US #1 (2022)
  5. 5Without MeHalsey · UK / US #1 (2018)
  6. 6Stupid CupidConnie Francis · UK #1 (1958)
  7. 7SuckerJonas Brothers · UK / US #1 (2019)
  8. 8Poker FaceLady Gaga · UK / US #1 (2009)
  9. 9Mack the KnifeBobby Darin · UK / US #1 (1959)
  10. 10We Belong TogetherMariah Carey · UK / US #1 (2005)
  11. 11Bad RomanceLady Gaga · UK / US #1 (2009)
  12. 12Trap QueenFetty Wap · UK / US #2 (2015)
  13. 13Dream LoverBobby Darin · UK / US #1 (1959)
  14. 14RosesSaint Jhn · UK / US #1 (2020)
  15. 15In da Club50 Cent · UK / US #1 (2003)

Chart-topping #1 singles

YearSingleArtistChart
2024Die with a SmileLady GagaUS
2024LutherSZAUS
2023Slime You OutSZAUS
2022Escapism070 ShakeUK
2022Kill BillSZAUS
2022Super Freaky GirlNicki MinajUS
2021UpCardi BUS
2020Rain on MeLady GagaUK / US
2020RosesSaint JhnUK
2020Trollz6ix9ineUS
2020TrollzNicki MinajUS
2020WAPCardi BUK / US
2019All I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah CareyUK
2019SuckerJonas BrothersUS
2018Girls Like YouCardi BUS
2018ShallowLady GagaUK / US
2018Without MeHalseyUS
2017Bodak YellowCardi BUS
2016CloserThe ChainsmokersUK / US
2016CloserHalseyUK / US
2016PandaDesiignerUS
2015Marvin GayeCharlie PuthUK
2015See You AgainCharlie PuthUK / US
2014Bang BangNicki MinajUK
2013Look Right Through (MK Remix)Storm QueenUK
25 of 285 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

Production capital · index 75 · PrimaryPower Station, A&R, Hit Factory; The Nightfly tracked here, Avalon and Brothers in Arms mixed; the network's mixing capital

35 Master Tape tracks by New York artists: New York State of Mind (Billy Joel) · Deacon Blues (Steely Dan) · Peg (Steely Dan) · Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) · Too Hot (Kool & The Gang) · Hey Nineteen (Steely Dan) · Guilty (feat. Barry Gibb) (Barbra Streisand) · Out Here On My Own (Irene Cara) · I.G.Y. (Donald Fagen) · An Innocent Man (Billy Joel) · Friends (Whodini) · Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston)