Rankings / Metro

The Sound of St. Louis

United States · #34 origin · 5 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
178.8
US score
17.1
UK score
7.3
Attributed artists
11

Signature decade 2000s · era-distinctiveness 3.46 · score per artist 16.3

Decade fingerprint

1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Tina Turner71.7
  2. 2Nelly45.8
  3. 3Miles Davis20.6
  4. 4Metro Boomin10.1
  5. 5Chuck Berry7.7
  6. 6Chingy6.1
  7. 7Ike Turner5.3
  8. 8Michael McDonald3.5
  9. 9J-Kwon3.5
  10. 10Gretchen Wilson2.9
  11. 11Luther Ingram1.7

Signature songs

  1. 1“Hot in Herre” — Nelly · UK / US #1 (2002)
  2. 2“What's Love Got to Do with It” — Tina Turner · UK / US #1 (1984)
  3. 3“My Ding-a-Ling” — Chuck Berry · UK / US #1 (1972)
  4. 4“Tipsy” — J-Kwon · UK / US #2 (2004)
  5. 5“Right Thurr” — Chingy · US #2 (2003)
  6. 6“Just a Dream” — Nelly · UK / US #3 (2010)
  7. 7“Dilemma” — Nelly · UK / US #1 (2002)
  8. 8“We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” — Tina Turner · UK / US #2 (1985)
  9. 9“My Place” — Nelly · UK / US #1 (2004)
  10. 10“Over and Over” — Nelly · UK / US #1 (2004)
  11. 11“Ride wit Me” — Nelly · UK / US #3 (2001)
  12. 12“I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)” — Michael McDonald · US #4 (1982)
  13. 13“Creepin'” — Metro Boomin · UK / US #3 (2022)
  14. 14“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right” — Luther Ingram · US #3 (1972)
  15. 15“On My Own” — Michael McDonald · UK / US #1 (1986)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2024“Like That”Metro BoominUS
2006“Nasty Girl”NellyUK
2005“Grillz”NellyUS
2005“Over and Over”NellyUK
2004“My Place”NellyUK
2003“Shake Ya Tailfeather”NellyUS
2002“Dilemma”NellyUK / US
2002“Hot in Herre”NellyUS
1986“On My Own”Michael McDonaldUS
1984“What's Love Got to Do with It”Tina TurnerUS
1972“My Ding-a-Ling”Chuck BerryUK / US
11 of 11 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

5 Master Tape tracks by St. Louis artists: What's Love Got to Do with It (Tina Turner) · Private Dancer - 2015 Remaster (Tina Turner) · Sweet Freedom (Michael McDonald) · We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Tina Turner) · I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) (Michael McDonald)