Rankings / Metro
The Sound of San Francisco-San Jose
United States · #6 origin · 14 Velvet Rock tracks
Combined (3:1)
815.6
US score
52.6
UK score
14.7
Attributed artists
43
Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 1.93 · score per artist 19
Decade fingerprint
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Top artists
- 1Metallica110.2
- 2Santana95.8
- 3Green Day83.5
- 4Creedence Clearwater Revival73.9
- 5The Doobie Brothers54.3
- 6Journey47.3
- 7MC Hammer42.8
- 8The Pointer Sisters35.4
- 92Pac34
- 10Huey Lewis and the News31.1
- 11H.E.R.29.9
- 12Grateful Dead24.7
- 13En Vogue24.7
- 14Sly and the Family Stone18.6
- 15Train12.2
Signature songs
- 1“Tom Dooley” — The Kingston Trio · UK / US #1 (1958)
- 2“Abracadabra” — Steve Miller Band · UK / US #1 (1982)
- 3“Don't Let Go (Love)” — En Vogue · UK / US #2 (1996)
- 4“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” — Green Day · UK / US #2 (2004)
- 5“A Certain Smile” — Johnny Mathis · UK #4 (1958)
- 6“Mood” — 24kGoldn · UK / US #1 (2020)
- 7“Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now” — Starship · UK / US #1 (1987)
- 8“My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)” — En Vogue · UK / US #2 (1992)
- 9“Bad Moon Rising” — Creedence Clearwater Revival · UK / US #1 (1969)
- 10“The Joker” — Steve Miller Band · UK / US #1 (1973)
- 11“Hey, Soul Sister” — Train · US #3 (2010)
- 12“Smooth” — Santana · UK / US #1 (1999)
- 13“Semi-Charmed Life” — Third Eye Blind · US #4 (1997)
- 14“Slow Hand” — The Pointer Sisters · UK / US #2 (1981)
- 15“Open Arms” — Journey · US #2 (1982)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | “Mood” | 24kGoldn | UK / US |
| 2011 | “She Makes Me Wanna” | Dev | UK |
| 2010 | “Like a G6” | Dev | US |
| 2005 | “Ghetto Gospel” | 2Pac | UK |
| 2000 | “Maria Maria” | Santana | US |
| 1999 | “Smooth” | Santana | US |
| 1996 | “How Do U Want It / California Love” | 2Pac | US |
| 1987 | “Jacob's Ladder” | Huey Lewis and the News | US |
| 1987 | “Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now” | Starship | UK / US |
| 1986 | “Sara” | Starship | US |
| 1986 | “Stuck with You” | Huey Lewis and the News | US |
| 1985 | “The Power of Love” | Huey Lewis and the News | US |
| 1985 | “We Built This City” | Starship | US |
| 1982 | “Abracadabra” | Steve Miller Band | US |
| 1979 | “What a Fool Believes” | The Doobie Brothers | US |
| 1978 | “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” | Johnny Mathis | US |
| 1976 | “Rock'n Me” | Steve Miller Band | US |
| 1976 | “When a Child Is Born” | Johnny Mathis | UK |
| 1975 | “Black Water” | The Doobie Brothers | US |
| 1973 | “The Joker” | Steve Miller Band | UK / US |
| 1971 | “Family Affair” | Sly and the Family Stone | US |
| 1970 | “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is a Star” | Sly and the Family Stone | US |
| 1969 | “Bad Moon Rising” | Creedence Clearwater Revival | UK |
| 1969 | “Everyday People” | Sly and the Family Stone | US |
| 1958 | “Tom Dooley” | The Kingston Trio | US |
25 of 25 #1 singles · click a column to sort
Velvet Rock
14 Master Tape tracks by San Francisco-San Jose artists: Lowdown (Boz Scaggs) · What Can I Say (2023 Remaster) (Boz Scaggs) · Fly Like An Eagle (Steve Miller Band) · Takin' It to the Streets (The Doobie Brothers) · What a Fool Believes (The Doobie Brothers) · Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers) · JoJo (Boz Scaggs) · Automatic (The Pointer Sisters) · Slow Hand (The Pointer Sisters) · He's so Shy (The Pointer Sisters) · Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do (Huey Lewis & The News) · Sara (Starship) …