Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Sydney

Australia · #25 origin · 2 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
237.9
US score
9.3
UK score
10.2
Attributed artists
12

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 2.53 · score per artist 19.8

Decade fingerprint

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2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1AC/DC119
  2. 2INXS48.5
  3. 3The Kid Laroi14.4
  4. 4Natalie Imbruglia12.8
  5. 5Iggy Azalea11.4
  6. 65 Seconds of Summer8.8
  7. 7Frank Ifield8.6
  8. 8Rick Springfield7.9
  9. 9Delta Goodrem3.6
  10. 10Masked Wolf1.8
  11. 11Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP0.7
  12. 12Baz Luhrmann0.3

Signature songs

  1. 1“Stay” — The Kid Laroi · UK / US #1 (2021)
  2. 2“I Remember You” — Frank Ifield · UK / US #1 (1962)
  3. 3“Jessie's Girl” — Rick Springfield · US #1 (1981)
  4. 4“Need You Tonight” — INXS · UK / US #1 (1987)
  5. 5“Lovesick Blues” — Frank Ifield · UK #1 (1962)
  6. 6“Don't Talk to Strangers” — Rick Springfield · US #2 (1982)
  7. 7“Problem” — Iggy Azalea · UK / US #1 (2014)
  8. 8“Fancy” — Iggy Azalea · UK / US #1 (2014)
  9. 9“Without You” — The Kid Laroi · UK / US #2 (2021)
  10. 10“Youngblood” — 5 Seconds of Summer · UK / US #4 (2018)
  11. 11“Confessin' (That I Love You)” — Frank Ifield · UK #1 (1963)
  12. 12“The Wayward Wind” — Frank Ifield · UK #1 (1963)
  13. 13“Black Widow” — Iggy Azalea · UK / US #3 (2014)
  14. 14“We No Speak Americano” — Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP · UK #1 (2010)
  15. 15“Torn” — Natalie Imbruglia · UK #2 (1997)

Chart-topping #1 singles

Year ▼SingleArtistChart
2021“Stay”The Kid LaroiUS
2014“Fancy”Iggy AzaleaUS
2014“Problem”Iggy AzaleaUK
2014“She Looks So Perfect”5 Seconds of SummerUK
2010“We No Speak Americano”Yolanda Be Cool & DCUPUK
1999“Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”Baz LuhrmannUK
1987“Need You Tonight”INXSUS
1981“Jessie's Girl”Rick SpringfieldUS
1963“Confessin' (That I Love You)”Frank IfieldUK
1963“The Wayward Wind”Frank IfieldUK
1962“I Remember You”Frank IfieldUK
1962“Lovesick Blues”Frank IfieldUK
12 of 12 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

2 Master Tape tracks by Sydney artists: Never Tear Us Apart (INXS) · Mystify (INXS)