Some acts jump right out of the gate with a killer song as their debut. I was thinking of America's debut "A Horse With No Name" and wondered what the first hits (first release that most people heard) of some other acts were. I was struck by how many superstars gave us classics with their first release.
Abba: "Waterloo"
Paula Abdul: "Straight Up"
America: "A Horse With No Name"
Animals: "The House of the Rising Sun"
Beatles: "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
Pat Benatar: "Heartbreaker"
Bon Jovi: "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Boston: "More Than A Feeling
Carpenters: "Close To You"
Chicago: "Make Me Smile"
Petula Clark: "Downtown"
Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Suzie Q"
Deep Purple: "Hush"
Def Leppard: "Photograph"
Doobie Brothers: "Listen To the Music"
Doors: "Light My Fire"
Eagles: "Take It Easy"
Everly Brothers: "Bye Bye Love"
5th Dimension: "Up, Up and Away"
Foreigner: "Feels Like the First Time"
4 Seasons: "Sherry"
Jefferson Airplane: "Somebody To Love"
Billy Joel: "Piano Man"
Elton John: "Your Song"
Mamas & Papas: "California Dreamin'"
Barry Manilow: "Mandy"
McGuire Sisters: "Sincerely"
Don McLean: "American Pie"
Steve Miller: "The Joker"
Elvis Presley: "Heartbreak Hotel"
Rascals: "Good Lovin'"
REO Speedwagon: "Keep On Loving You"
Righteous Brothers: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
Roxette: "The Look"
Del Shannon: "Runaway"
Simon & Garfunkel: "The Sounds Of Silence"
Percy Sledge: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Sonny & Cher: "I've Got You Babe"
Steppenwolf: "Born To Be Wild"
Rod Stewart: "Maggie May"
James Taylor: "Fire and Rain"
Three Dog Night: "One"
Zager & Evans: "In the Year 2525"
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