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The Sound of Washington-Baltimore

United States · #22 origin · 1 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
274.2
US score
35
UK score
11.6
Attributed artists
25

Signature decade 1990s · era-distinctiveness 1.85 · score per artist 11

Decade fingerprint

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1970
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1990
2000
2010
2020

Top artists

  1. 1Roberta Flack67.5
  2. 2Marvin Gaye56.3
  3. 3Toni Braxton42.4
  4. 4Billie Holiday13.7
  5. 5Starland Vocal Band13.3
  6. 6Shaboozey12.8
  7. 7Sisqó8.8
  8. 8Mario7.3
  9. 9Peaches & Herb7.1
  10. 10Dru Hill5.7
  11. 11Ginuwine4.7
  12. 12Mýa4.5
  13. 13Arizona Zervas4.2
  14. 14Tommy Richman4.1
  15. 15Benny Blanco4.1

Signature songs

  1. 1“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” : Shaboozey · UK / US #1 (2024)
  2. 2“Un-Break My Heart” : Toni Braxton · UK / US #1 (1996)
  3. 3“Let Me Love You” : Mario · UK / US #1 (2004)
  4. 4“Roxanne” : Arizona Zervas · UK / US #4 (2019)
  5. 5“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” : Marvin Gaye · UK / US #1 (1968)
  6. 6“Breathe Again” : Toni Braxton · UK / US #2 (1993)
  7. 7“Million Dollar Baby” : Tommy Richman · UK / US #2 (2024)
  8. 8“You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow” : Toni Braxton · US #1 (1996)
  9. 9“Reunited” : Peaches & Herb · UK / US #1 (1979)
  10. 10“Thong Song” : Sisqó · UK / US #3 (2000)
  11. 11“Incomplete” : Sisqó · US #1 (2000)
  12. 12“Sexual Healing” : Marvin Gaye · UK / US #3 (1982)
  13. 13“If I Ever Fall in Love” : Shai · US #2 (1992)
  14. 14“Knock on Wood” : Amii Stewart · UK / US #1 (1979)
  15. 15“Killing Me Softly with His Song” : Roberta Flack · UK / US #1 (1973)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
2024
Shaboozey
US
“Eastside”
2018
Benny Blanco
UK
“Let Me Love You”
2004
Mario
US
“Lady Marmalade”
2001
Mýa
US
“Incomplete”
2000
Sisqó
US
“Wild Wild West”
1999
Dru Hill
US
“Professional Widow (It's Got to Be Big)”
1997
Tori Amos
UK
“Un-Break My Heart”
1996
Toni Braxton
US
“You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow”
1996
Toni Braxton
US
“Knock on Wood”
1979
Amii Stewart
US
“Reunited”
1979
Peaches & Herb
US
“Got to Give It Up”
1977
Marvin Gaye
US
“Afternoon Delight”
1976
Starland Vocal Band
US
“The Hustle”
1975
Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
US
“Feel Like Makin' Love”
1974
Roberta Flack
US
“Killing Me Softly with His Song”
1973
Roberta Flack
US
“Let's Get It On”
1973
Marvin Gaye
US
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
1972
Roberta Flack
US
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
1968
Marvin Gaye
UK / US
19 of 19 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

1 Master Tape track by Washington-Baltimore artists: Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack)