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The Sound of Pittsburgh

United States · #26 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
214.9
US score
22.6
UK score
15
Attributed artists
14

Signature decade 1960s · era-distinctiveness 2.33 · score per artist 15.3

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Christina Aguilera54.5
  2. 2Perry Como38.7
  3. 3George Benson31.7
  4. 4Bobby Vinton31.6
  5. 5Dean Martin25.6
  6. 6Wiz Khalifa11.1
  7. 7Wild Cherry4.3
  8. 8The Vogues3.5
  9. 9The Marcels3.1
  10. 10Lou Christie2.9
  11. 11Daya2.7
  12. 12The Jaggerz1.8
  13. 13Adam Wade1.7
  14. 14Gabby Barrett1.6

Signature songs

  1. 1“Return to Me” — Dean Martin · UK #2 (1958)
  2. 2“Volare” — Dean Martin · UK #2 (1958)
  3. 3“Genie in a Bottle” — Christina Aguilera · UK / US #1 (1999)
  4. 4“Beautiful” — Christina Aguilera · UK / US #1 (2002)
  5. 5“Blue Moon” — The Marcels · UK / US #1 (1961)
  6. 6“Black and Yellow” — Wiz Khalifa · UK / US #1 (2011)
  7. 7“See You Again” — Wiz Khalifa · UK / US #1 (2015)
  8. 8“Don't Let Me Down” — Daya · UK / US #2 (2016)
  9. 9“Blue Velvet” — Bobby Vinton · UK / US #1 (1963)
  10. 10“What a Girl Wants” — Christina Aguilera · UK / US #1 (2000)
  11. 11“Play That Funky Music” — Wild Cherry · UK / US #1 (1976)
  12. 12“Payphone” — Wiz Khalifa · UK / US #1 (2012)
  13. 13“Love Makes the World Go Round” — Perry Como · UK #6 (1958)
  14. 14“Love Makes the World Go 'Round” — Perry Como · UK #6 (1958)
  15. 15“Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)” — Christina Aguilera · UK / US #1 (2000)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2015“See You Again”Wiz KhalifaUK / US
2012“Payphone”Wiz KhalifaUK
2011“Black and Yellow”Wiz KhalifaUS
2011“Moves like Jagger”Christina AguileraUS
2003“Beautiful”Christina AguileraUK
2002“Dirrty”Christina AguileraUK
2001“Lady Marmalade”Christina AguileraUS
2000“Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”Christina AguileraUS
2000“What a Girl Wants”Christina AguileraUS
1999“Genie in a Bottle”Christina AguileraUK / US
1976“Play That Funky Music”Wild CherryUS
1966“Lightnin' Strikes”Lou ChristieUS
1964“Everybody Loves Somebody”Dean MartinUS
1964“Mr. Lonely”Bobby VintonUS
1963“Blue Velvet”Bobby VintonUS
1963“There! I've Said It Again”Bobby VintonUS
1962“Roses Are Red (My Love)”Bobby VintonUS
1961“Blue Moon”The MarcelsUK / US
18 of 18 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

4 Master Tape tracks by Pittsburgh artists: Breezin' (George Benson) · Give Me the Night (George Benson) · Turn Your Love Around (George Benson) · Lady Love Me (One More Time) (George Benson)