Artists That Hit #1 With Their Debut Single (2008-2014)

And now we have the final segment of our feature.  Artists who went all the way to #1 with their first hit from 2008 to the present. 

You may wonder why there were so many earlier in the Rock Era, and now, we can fit seven years' worth on one page now.  Two things--1) the quality of music is far inferior now than earlier, and 2) the level of competition is much weaker now.  In the 60's and 70's, and in most years of the Rock Era, there were simply too many songs vying for airplay, and songs didn't last 52, 60, and 70 weeks the way they do now.  There were great songs to replace them, but such is not the case now, so a song will sit there on the chart because there aren't enough good songs to knock them out.

2008

"Low"

Flo Rida

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

"Bleeding Love"
Leona Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

"I Kissed A Girl"

Katy Perry

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

"Just Dance"

Lady Gaga

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

"Down"

Jay Sean

 

2009

"Whatcha' Say"

Jason DeRulo
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

"Fireflies"

Owl City







2010
"Tik Tok"
Ke$ha







2010
"Break Your Heart"
Taio Cruz







2010
"Nothin' On You"
B.o.B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

"Just The Way You Are"

Bruno Mars

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

"Like A G6"

Far East Movement







2011
"Black And Yellow"
Wiz Khalifa







2012
"We Are Young"
fun







2012
"Call Me Maybe"
Carly Rae Jepsen







2013
"Thrift Shop"
Macklemore







2013
"Harlem Shake"
Baauer







2013
"Royals"
Lorde