Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Seattle

United States · #19 origin · 1 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
313.4
US score
14.6
UK score
7.3
Attributed artists
16

Signature decade 1950s · era-distinctiveness 3.66 · score per artist 19.6

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Nirvana73.7
  2. 2Jimi Hendrix70
  3. 3Pearl Jam49.3
  4. 4Foo Fighters39.1
  5. 5Benson Boone15.3
  6. 6Macklemore14.8
  7. 7Ryan Lewis14.6
  8. 8Heart10.2
  9. 9The Fleetwoods5.5
  10. 10Sleater-Kinney4.1
  11. 11The Ventures3.9
  12. 12The Brothers Four3.9
  13. 13Sir Mix-a-Lot3.6
  14. 14Kenny G2
  15. 15Wanz1.9

Signature songs

  1. 1“Beautiful Things” : Benson Boone · UK / US #1 (2024)
  2. 2“Baby Got Back” : Sir Mix-a-Lot · US #1 (1992)
  3. 3“Come Softly to Me” : The Fleetwoods · UK / US #1 (1959)
  4. 4“Alone” : Heart · UK / US #1 (1987)
  5. 5“Last Kiss” : Pearl Jam · US #2 (1999)
  6. 6“Mr. Blue” : The Fleetwoods · US #1 (1959)
  7. 7“Walk, Don't Run” : The Ventures · UK / US #2 (1960)
  8. 8“Thrift Shop” : Macklemore · UK / US #1 (2013)
  9. 9“Thrift Shop” : Ryan Lewis · UK / US #1 (2013)
  10. 10“Thrift Shop” : Wanz · UK / US #1 (2013)
  11. 11“All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You” : Heart · UK / US #2 (1990)
  12. 12“Greenfields” : The Brothers Four · US #2 (1960)
  13. 13“Can't Hold Us” : Macklemore · UK / US #1 (2013)
  14. 14“Can't Hold Us” : Ryan Lewis · UK / US #1 (2013)
  15. 15“Can't Hold Us” : Ray Dalton · UK / US #1 (2013)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“Beautiful Things”
2024
Benson Boone
UK
“These Days”
2018
Macklemore
UK
“Can't Hold Us”
2013
Macklemore
US
“Can't Hold Us”
2013
Ryan Lewis
US
“Can't Hold Us”
2013
Ray Dalton
US
“Thrift Shop”
2013
Macklemore
UK / US
“Thrift Shop”
2013
Ryan Lewis
UK / US
“Thrift Shop”
2013
Wanz
UK / US
“Baby Got Back”
1992
Sir Mix-a-Lot
US
“Alone”
1987
Heart
US
“These Dreams”
1986
Heart
US
“Voodoo Chile”
1970
Jimi Hendrix
UK
“Come Softly to Me”
1959
The Fleetwoods
US
“Mr. Blue”
1959
The Fleetwoods
US
14 of 14 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

1 Master Tape track by Seattle artists: These Dreams (Heart)