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 1.65 · score per artist 6.2

Decade fingerprint

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1970
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1990
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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. 11Gerry Monroe0.5
  12. 12Joe McElderry0.5
  13. 13PJ & Duncan0.4
  14. 14John Miles0.4
  15. 15Hank Marvin0.3

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

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2025“Rein Me In”Sam FenderUK
2020“Sweet Melody”Little MixUK
2016“Shout Out to My Ex”Little MixUK
2015“Black Magic”Little MixUK
2014“Crazy Stupid Love”Cheryl ColeUK
2014“I Don't Care”Cheryl ColeUK
2013“Let's Get Ready to Rhumble”PJ & DuncanUK
2012“Call My Name”Cheryl ColeUK
2012“Wings”Little MixUK
2011“Cannonball”Little MixUK
2010“Promise This”Cheryl ColeUK
2009“Fight for This Love”Cheryl ColeUK
2009“The Climb”Joe McElderryUK
1993“All for Love”StingUS
1992“Ain't No Doubt”Jimmy NailUK
1986“Living Doll”Hank MarvinUK
1981“It's My Party”Dave StewartUK
1964“The House of the Rising Sun”The AnimalsUK / 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)