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10 songs that feel like Radio America

Matched to Radio America by The Libertines on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Radio America
The Libertines
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Get Innocuous! — LCD Soundsystem moderate 125 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Tomorrow's Dream — Black Sabbath moderate 142 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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St. Vitus Dance — Black Sabbath moderate 142 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike.

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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — John Lee Hooker moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Whitehouse Road — Tyler Childers moderate 118 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Mustang Sally — Wilson Pickett moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Hidden Charms — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Oh L'Amour — Erasure moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Memorabilia — Soft Cell moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cut a Long Story Short — Spandau Ballet moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Radio America is more than you want right now.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 49.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ramblin' Fever by Merle Haggard
Ramblin' Fever — Merle Haggard safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A. — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Apache — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Telstar — The Ventures safe 132 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

High by the Beach by Lana Del Rey
High by the Beach — Lana Del Rey safe 94 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Radio America” by The Libertines?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Get Innocuous!” by LCD Soundsystem, “Tomorrow's Dream” by Black Sabbath, “St. Vitus Dance” by Black Sabbath — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Radio America” but calmer?

“Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, “Ramblin' Fever” by Merle Haggard keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Radio America”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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