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 4.72 · 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. 9Ace1.1
  10. 10Heaven 171.1
  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

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2006“When the Sun Goes Down”Arctic MonkeysUK
2005“(Is This the Way to) Amarillo”Tony ChristieUK
2005“I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”Arctic MonkeysUK
1989“Let's Party”Jive Bunny and the MastermixersUK
1989“Swing the Mood”Jive Bunny and the MastermixersUK
1989“That's What I Like”Jive Bunny and the MastermixersUK
1988“Love Bites”Def LeppardUS
1986“Human”The Human LeagueUS
1982“Up Where We Belong”Joe CockerUS
1981“Don't You Want Me”The Human LeagueUK / US
1968“With a Little Help from My Friends”Joe CockerUK
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)