The Sound of Sheffield

United Kingdom · #45 origin · 4 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
118.2
US score
6
UK score
15.6
Attributed artists
14

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 4.85 · score per artist 8.4

Decade fingerprint

Top artists

  1. 1Def Leppard43.3
  2. 2Arctic Monkeys41.4
  3. 3The Human League12.4
  4. 4Pulp4.4
  5. 5Thompson Twins4.2
  6. 6Joe Cocker3.4
  7. 7Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers2.3
  8. 8ABC1.8
  9. 9Heaven 171.1
  10. 10Tony Christie1.1
  11. 11Ace1
  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“Swing the Mood” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)
  4. 4“Human” : The Human League · UK / US #1 (1986)
  5. 5“That's What I Like” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)
  6. 6“Love Bites” : Def Leppard · US #1 (1988)
  7. 7“With a Little Help from My Friends” : Joe Cocker · UK #1 (1968)
  8. 8“I Did What I Did for Maria” : Tony Christie · UK #2 (1971)
  9. 9“Up Where We Belong” : Joe Cocker · UK / US #1 (1982)
  10. 10“(Keep Feeling) Fascination” : The Human League · UK / US #2 (1983)
  11. 11“Pour Some Sugar on Me” : Def Leppard · US #2 (1988)
  12. 12“Let's Party” : Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers · UK #1 (1989)
  13. 13“I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” : Arctic Monkeys · UK #1 (2005)
  14. 14“When Love & Hate Collide” : Def Leppard · UK #2 (1995)
  15. 15“You Take Me Up” : Thompson Twins · UK #2 (1984)

Chart-topping #1 singles

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