Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Sheffield

United Kingdom · #43 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
117.5
US score
6
UK score
15.6
Attributed artists
14

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 4.73 · score per artist 8.4

Decade fingerprint

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Top artists

  1. 1Def Leppard43.3
  2. 2Arctic Monkeys40.8
  3. 3The Human League12
  4. 4Pulp4.5
  5. 5Thompson Twins4.4
  6. 6Joe Cocker3.3
  7. 7Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers2.1
  8. 8ABC1.9
  9. 9Heaven 171.1
  10. 10Ace1.1
  11. 11Tony Christie1
  12. 12Dave Berry0.9
  13. 13Living in a Box0.6
  14. 14Moloko0.4

Signature songs

  1. 1“Don't You Want Me” : The Human League · UK / US #1 (1981)
  2. 2“Hold Me Now” : Thompson Twins · UK / US #3 (1983)
  3. 3“Human” : The Human League · UK / US #1 (1986)
  4. 4“Swing the Mood” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)
  5. 5“I Did What I Did for Maria” : Tony Christie · UK #2 (1971)
  6. 6“(Keep Feeling) Fascination” : The Human League · UK / US #2 (1983)
  7. 7“That's What I Like” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)
  8. 8“Love Bites” : Def Leppard · US #1 (1988)
  9. 9“With a Little Help from My Friends” : Joe Cocker · UK #1 (1968)
  10. 10“Pour Some Sugar on Me” : Def Leppard · US #2 (1988)
  11. 11“Up Where We Belong” : Joe Cocker · UK / US #1 (1982)
  12. 12“When Love & Hate Collide” : Def Leppard · UK #2 (1995)
  13. 13“You Take Me Up” : Thompson Twins · UK #2 (1984)
  14. 14“Temptation” : Heaven 17 · UK #2 (1983)
  15. 15“Let's Party” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“When the Sun Goes Down”
2006
Arctic Monkeys
UK
“(Is This the Way to) Amarillo”
2005
Tony Christie
UK
“I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”
2005
Arctic Monkeys
UK
“Let's Party”
1989
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
UK
“Swing the Mood”
1989
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
UK
“That's What I Like”
1989
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
UK
“Love Bites”
1988
Def Leppard
US
“Human”
1986
The Human League
US
“Up Where We Belong”
1982
Joe Cocker
US
“Don't You Want Me”
1981
The Human League
UK / US
“With a Little Help from My Friends”
1968
Joe Cocker
UK
11 of 11 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

4 Master Tape tracks by Sheffield artists: How Long (Ace) · The Look Of Love, Pt.1 (ABC) · Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins) · Human (The Human League)