Greatest debut singles (March 2019)
Some artists take awhile to develop or to get their first big hit song. Some, on the other hand, come out with a classic right out of the gate. I tried not to include one hit wonders here because that is a different category all together. These songs are mainly from artists who went on to have solid careers afterwards as well. It is remarkable that some of these songs came from debuting artists.
80. Skid Row- Youth gone wild
79. Blur- She’s so high
78. Lauryn Hill- Doo wop (that thing)
76. Snoop Dogg- What’s my name
75. The Eagles- Take it easy
74. Foo Fighters- This is a call
73. Lady Gaga- Just Dance
72. James Brown- Please, please, please, please
71. Girls Aloud- Sound of the Underground
70. The Breeders- Cannonball
69. Peter Gabriel- Solsbury Hill
68. Prince- Soft and wet
67. Elvis Costello- Less than zero
66. The Spice Girls- Wannabe
65. The Travelling Wilburys- Handle with care
64. The Killers- Mr. Brightside
63. Kings of Leon- Molly’s Chambers
62. Jackson Browne- Doctor my eyes
61. Lonnie Donegan- Rock Island Line
60. Eminem- My name is
59. Rihanna- Pon de Replay
58. Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood
57. Greenday- Longview
56. Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
55. Living Color- Cult of Personality
54. Frankie goes to Hollywood- Relax
53. Dire Straits- Sultans of swing
52. Janis Joplin- Kozmic Blues
51. Beyonce- Crazy in Love
50. Lily Allen- Smile
49. The Stooges- I wanna be your dog
48. Tracy Chapman- Fast Car
47. Bjork- Human Behavior
46. Chuck Berry- Maybellene
45. The Zombies- She’s not there
44. Dusty Springfield- I only wanna be with you
43. REM- Radio free Europe
42. The Monkees- Last train to Clarksville
41. John Lennon- Give peace a chance
40. James Taylor- Carolina in my mind
39. The Go Gos’- our lips are sealed
38. Alicia Keys- Fallin’
37. Kaiser Chiefs- Oh my God
36. Percy Sledge- When a man loves a woman
35. Arctic Monkeys- I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
34. The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine man
33. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Breakdown
32. Britney Spears- Baby… one more time
31. The Counting Crows- Mr. Jones
30. A-ha- Take on me
29. Led Zeppelin- Good times, bad times
28. The Clash- White Riot
27. Radiohead- Creep
26. Velvet Underground- All tomorrow’s parties
25. New York Dolls- Personality Crisis
24. The Cars- Just what I needed
23. Pet Shop Boys- West end girls
22. Procol Harum- Whiter shade of pale
21. Sugar Hill Gang- Rapper’s Delight
20. Elvis Presley- That’s alright
19. Aerosmith- Dream on
18. The Band- The Weight
17. Pearl Jam- Alive
16. The Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
15. Run DMC- It’s like that
14. Kate Bush- Wuthering Heights
13. Van Morrison- Brown eyed girl
12. Phil Collins- In the air tonight
11. Jackson 5- I want you back
10. George Harrison- My sweet lord
9. Jimi Hendrix- Hey Joe
8. Mamas and the Papas- California Dreaming
7. Oasis- Supersonic
6. Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the name
5. The Beatles- Love me do
4. Guns N’ Roses- Welcome to Jungle
3. Queen- Keep yourself alive
2. Sex Pistols- Anarchy in the UK
1. The Doors- Break on through
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