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Teenage Kicks
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Debut Singles That Hit the Spot
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A recent poll/battle on BBC Radio 6 Music…
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asked listeners to cast their vote regarding the best debut single from music. The final pitched The Undertones’ Teenage Kicks against Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights. I won’t spoil the result but those two, disparate, introductions show what a truly great artist can do from the off. I have collated the best debut singles from all-time; from The Beatles’ 1962 gem to more-recent efforts. Here is a list of the finest opening salvos ever…
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The Beatles – Love Me Do
Album: Please Please Me
Year of Release: 1962 (Album Released in 1963)
Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
Album: The Kick Inside
Year of Release: 1978
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
Year of Release: 1978 (Single, Non-Album Release)
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Year of Release: 1998
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
Album: Are You Experienced?
Year of Release: 1966 (Single Release From the North American L.P. release)
Lorde – Royals
Album: Pure Heroine
Year of Release: 2013
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Album: Ramones
Year of Release: 1976
Blur – She’s So High
Album: Leisure
Year of Release: 1990 (Album Released in 1991)
Nirvana – Love Buzz
Album: Bleach
Year of Release: 1988 (Album Released in 1989)
Suede – The Drowners
Album: Suede
Year of Release: 1992 (Album Released in 1993)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Year of Release: 2005 (Album Released in 2006)
Lily Allen - Smile
Album: Alright, Still
Year of Release: 2006