Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Philadelphia
United States · #13 origin · #7 production (Secondary) · 9 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
409.1
US score
68
UK score
26.5
Attributed artists
42
Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 1.37 · score per artist 9.7
Decade fingerprint
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2010
2020
Top artists
- 1Pink72.3
- 2Boyz II Men65.2
- 3Sabrina Carpenter54.5
- 4Hall & Oates48.2
- 5Chubby Checker26.5
- 6Will Smith13.6
- 7Lil Uzi Vert12.2
- 8Jim Croce10.1
- 9Michael Sembello8.7
- 10Bradley Cooper8.5
- 11The Stylistics7
- 12Frankie Avalon6.6
- 13Bobby Rydell6.5
- 14Eve4.8
- 15The Orlons4.5
Signature songs
- 1“Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 2“Please Please Please” — Sabrina Carpenter · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 3“End of the Road” — Boyz II Men · UK / US #1 (1992)
- 4“I'll Make Love to You” — Boyz II Men · UK / US #1 (1994)
- 5“Taste” — Sabrina Carpenter · UK / US #1 (2024)
- 6“So What” — Pink · UK / US #1 (2008)
- 7“The Twist” — Chubby Checker · US #1 (1960)
- 8“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter · UK / US #1 (2025)
- 9“On Bended Knee” — Boyz II Men · US #1 (1994)
- 10“Harlem Shake” — Baauer · UK / US #1 (2013)
- 11“Maneater” — Hall & Oates · UK / US #1 (1982)
- 12“Let's Twist Again” — Chubby Checker · UK / US #2 (1961)
- 13“Water Runs Dry” — Boyz II Men · US #2 (1995)
- 14“Raise Your Glass” — Pink · US #1 (2010)
- 15“Time in a Bottle” — Jim Croce · US #1 (1973)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | “Manchild” | Sabrina Carpenter | UK / US |
| 2024 | “Espresso” | Sabrina Carpenter | UK |
| 2024 | “Please Please Please” | Sabrina Carpenter | UK / US |
| 2024 | “Taste” | Sabrina Carpenter | UK |
| 2018 | “Freaky Friday” | Lil Dicky | UK |
| 2018 | “Shallow” | Bradley Cooper | UK / US |
| 2017 | “Bad and Boujee” | Lil Uzi Vert | US |
| 2013 | “Harlem Shake” | Baauer | US |
| 2013 | “Just Give Me a Reason” | Pink | US |
| 2010 | “Raise Your Glass” | Pink | US |
| 2008 | “So What” | Pink | UK / US |
| 2002 | “Just Like a Pill” | Pink | UK |
| 2001 | “Lady Marmalade” | Pink | US |
| 2000 | “Never Be the Same Again” | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | UK |
| 1999 | “Wild Wild West” | Will Smith | US |
| 1998 | “Gettin' Jiggy wit It” | Will Smith | US |
| 1997 | “4 Seasons of Loneliness” | Boyz II Men | US |
| 1997 | “Men in Black” | Will Smith | UK |
| 1995 | “One Sweet Day” | Boyz II Men | US |
| 1994 | “I'll Make Love to You” | Boyz II Men | US |
| 1994 | “On Bended Knee” | Boyz II Men | US |
| 1993 | “Boom! Shake the Room” | Will Smith | UK |
| 1992 | “End of the Road” | Boyz II Men | UK / US |
| 1985 | “Frankie” | Sister Sledge | UK |
| 1985 | “Move Closer” | Phyllis Nelson | UK |
25 of 47 #1 singles · click a column to sort
Velvet Rock
Production capital · index 55 · SecondarySigma Sound; Philadelphia International catalog, Hall and Oates, Bowie's Young Americans
9 Master Tape tracks by Philadelphia artists: Sara Smile (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · One On One (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · She's Gone (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · Private Eyes (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · Out of Touch (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · Method of Modern Love (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · Say It Isn't So (Daryl Hall & John Oates) · You Know How to Love Me (Phyllis Hyman)