Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Newcastle

United Kingdom · #46 origin · 3 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
110.9
US score
2.3
UK score
20.5
Attributed artists
18

Signature decade 2010s · era-distinctiveness 1.64 · score per artist 6.2

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Sting67.3
  2. 2Little Mix27.2
  3. 3The Animals4.5
  4. 4Cheryl Cole2.7
  5. 5Sam Fender1.8
  6. 6Jimmy Nail1.5
  7. 7Lighthouse Family0.9
  8. 8The Alan Price Set0.8
  9. 9Lindisfarne0.7
  10. 10Bryan Ferry0.6
  11. 11Joe McElderry0.5
  12. 12Gerry Monroe0.5
  13. 13John Miles0.4
  14. 14PJ & Duncan0.4
  15. 15Dave Stewart0.3

Signature songs

  1. 1“The House of the Rising Sun” : The Animals · UK / US #1 (1964)
  2. 2“Sweet Melody” : Little Mix · UK #1 (2020)
  3. 3“Shout Out to My Ex” : Little Mix · UK #1 (2016)
  4. 4“Seventeen Going Under” : Sam Fender · UK #3 (2021)
  5. 5“Touch” : Little Mix · UK #4 (2016)
  6. 6“Ain't No Doubt” : Jimmy Nail · UK #1 (1992)
  7. 7“Black Magic” : Little Mix · UK #1 (2015)
  8. 8“Rein Me In” : Sam Fender · UK #1 (2025)
  9. 9“All for Love” : Sting · UK / US #1 (1993)
  10. 10“Fight for This Love” : Cheryl Cole · UK #1 (2009)
  11. 11“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” : The Animals · UK #2 (1965)
  12. 12“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” : Sting · US #3 (1985)
  13. 13“Crocodile Shoes” : Jimmy Nail · UK #4 (1994)
  14. 14“Call My Name” : Cheryl Cole · UK #1 (2012)
  15. 15“Wings” : Little Mix · UK #1 (2012)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Rein Me In”
2025
Sam Fender
UK
“Sweet Melody”
2020
Little Mix
UK
“Shout Out to My Ex”
2016
Little Mix
UK
“Black Magic”
2015
Little Mix
UK
“Crazy Stupid Love”
2014
Cheryl Cole
UK
“I Don't Care”
2014
Cheryl Cole
UK
“Let's Get Ready to Rhumble”
2013
PJ & Duncan
UK
“Call My Name”
2012
Cheryl Cole
UK
“Wings”
2012
Little Mix
UK
“Cannonball”
2011
Little Mix
UK
“Promise This”
2010
Cheryl Cole
UK
“Fight for This Love”
2009
Cheryl Cole
UK
“The Climb”
2009
Joe McElderry
UK
“All for Love”
1993
Sting
US
“Ain't No Doubt”
1992
Jimmy Nail
UK
“Living Doll”
1986
Hank Marvin
UK
“It's My Party”
1981
Dave Stewart
UK
“The House of the Rising Sun”
1964
The Animals
UK / US
18 of 18 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

3 Master Tape tracks by Newcastle artists: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Sting) · Englishman In New York (Sting) · When Love Breaks Down (Prefab Sprout)