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:
- The Killers Mr. Brightside
- Lily Allen Smile
- New Order Ceremony
- Interpol Pda
- Gang Of Four Damaged Goods
- LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge
- The Cure Killing an Arab
- TV on the Radio Staring at the Sun
- Leonard Cohen Suzanne
- Massive Attack Daydreaming
- MGMT Time to Pretend
- Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man
- Björk Human Behaviour
- The Velvet Underground All Tomorrow's Parties
- Nine Inch Nails Down in It
- Radiohead Creep
- Dinosaur Jr. Repulsion
- Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop
- Depeche Mode Dreaming of Me
- Duran Duran Planet Earth
- Oasis Supersonic
- The Replacements I'm in Trouble
- Lorde Royals
- Joy Division Digital
- Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
- Green Day Longview
- Superchunk Slack Motherfucker
- Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe
- Alabama Shakes Hold On
- M.I.A. Galang
- Queens Of The Stone Age If Only
- Blondie X Offender
- The xx Crystalised
- Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe
- Big Star In the Street
- Foo Fighters This Is A Call
- Rage Against the Machine Killing in the Name
- R.E.M. Radio Free Europe
- Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
- Frank Ocean Novacane
- Pearl Jam Alive
- Blur She's So High
- Lana Del Rey Video Games
- Vampire Weekend Mansard Roof
- The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog
- The New York Dolls Personality Crisis
- Smashing Pumpkins I Am One
- Gorillaz Clint Eastwood
- Sex Pistols Anarchy In The U.K.
- The Smiths Hand in Glove
