Info: «You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. That’s an opportunity that the artists in this gallery didn’t waste. We’re exploring the 50 greatest debut singles in alt. rock. Some of these singles launched incredible albums. Others marked the beginning of remarkable careers. A select few even started an entire genre of music. Read More: Alternative Rock’s 50 Greatest Debut Singles» (diffuser.fm)
Source: diffuser.fm
Date of publication: 29th November 2016
Spotify playlist latest update: 6th February 2017
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Italic songs (2/50) are available on Spotify only in live version. Some songs may be not available in all countries.
Lily Allen - Smile (2006)
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (2004)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (2005)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (1979) (live version)
Björk - Human Behavior (1993)
Blondie - X Offender (1976)
Blur - She's So High (1990)
The Clash - White Riot (1977)
Collective Soul - Shine (1994)
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero (1977)
The Cure - Killing an Arab (1978)
The Damned - New Rose (1976)
Foo Fighters - This is a Call (1995)
The GoGo's - Our Lips Are Sealed (1980)
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2000)
Green Day - Longview (1994)
Interpol - PDA (2002)
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out with Him? (1978)
The Jam - In the City (1977)
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (1988)
Joy Division - Transmission (1978)
The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2003)
The Knack - My Sharona (1979)
LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (2002)
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rise Up With Fists!! (2006)
Living Color - Cult of Personality (1988)
Massive Attack - Daydreaming (1990)
MGMT - Time to Pretend (2008)
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick (1988)
Oasis - Supersonic (1994) (live version)
Pavement - Summer Babe (1991)
Pearl Jam - Alive (1991)
Pixies - Gigantic (1988)
Portishead - Numb (1994)
Radiohead - Creep (1992)
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992)
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)
Scissor Sisters - Laura (2003)
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K. (1976)
Sigur Rós - Svefngenglar (1999)
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (1978)
The Smiths - Hand in Glove (1983)
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing (1992)
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (1969)
The Strokes - Hard to Explain (2001)
Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz (1994)
TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun (2004)
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (1983)
Weezer – Undone - The Sweater Song (1994)
