The dream of every beginner artist of pop music is releasing a single to impact on listeners, paving the way for a successful career. Whether in the age of physical formats or in the digital age, the single, as working music, is a bet by an artist to score a big hit.
We have compiled some artists that debuted with impactful singles or that, at least, left a good impression for a promising future.
Featured Tracks:
- Lorde Royals
- Blondie X Offender
- Arcade Fire Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
- The Weeknd Wicked Games
- Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
- Smashing Pumpkins I Am One
- Alabama Shakes Hold On
- Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe
- Foo Fighters This Is A Call
- Living Colour Cult Of Personality
- Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop
- Duran Duran Planet Earth
- Depeche Mode Dreaming of Me
- Weezer Undone (The Sweater Song)
- The Cure Killing an Arab
- Massive Attack Daydreaming
- The New York Dolls Personality Crisis
- Leonard Cohen Suzanne
- Joy Division Digital
- Gorillaz Clint Eastwood
- The Replacements I'm in Trouble
- TV on the Radio Staring at the Sun
- The xx Crystalised
- Vampire Weekend Mansard Roof
- The Killers Mr. Brightside
- Radiohead Creep
- Lily Allen Smile
- Oasis Supersonic
- Björk Human Behaviour
- Sex Pistols Anarchy In The U.K.
- Pearl Jam Alive
- New Order Ceremony
- The Smiths Hand in Glove
- Superchunk Slack Motherfucker
- Frank Ocean Novacane
- LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge
- Green Day Longview
- Dinosaur Jr. Repulsion
- Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man
- Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
- M.I.A. Galang
- Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe
- Mudhoney Touch Me I'm Sick
- Blur She's So High
- Lana Del Rey Video Games
- The Velvet Underground All Tomorrow's Parties
- Big Star In the Street
- a-ha Take On Me
- R.E.M. Radio Free Europe
- MGMT Time to Pretend
